Study on character association and path-analysis in turnip (Brassica rapa L)

The present study was conducted during rabi season of 2020 at the experimental research farm of the Department of Vegetable Science, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Neri, Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. Twelve genotypes of turnip were evaluated in randomized complete block design to check the extent of character association and pathcoefficient analysis for various horticultural traits including average root yield with leaves. The trait, average root yield with leaves had positive and significant character association with the trait average root yield without leaves both at genotypic and phenotypic levels. Path-analysis had positive direct effect on average root yield with leaves observed by the characters leaf length, leaf width, average root yield without leaves, days to first harvest, days to 50 per cent germination, TSS and number of leaves per plant.