Department of Plant Breeding, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, Nainital, 263145, India
1Present Address: Dept. of Plant Breeding and Genetics, B.H.U. Varanasi-221 005.
Forty-nine pure strains of lentil (Lens culinaris Medic.) emanating from different sources were grown and genotypic and phenotypic correlation and path analysis were done for yield and yield components. Correlation and path studies indicated that number of pods/plant and number of branches/plant have larger effect on grain yield than any other component. The efficiency of index selection over straight selection for grain yield was as high as 22%.
