Variability, correlation and path analysis in ginger germplasm

One hundred collections of ginger evaluated for plant height, leaf number, tiller number, leaflength and width, days to maturity, dry recovery as well as rhizome yield/plant revealed good variability for tiller number and rhizome yield/plant. Moderate variation was observed for plant height, leaf number, days to maturity and dry matter recovery. Plant height, leaf number, tiller number as well as length and width of leaves had positive significant association with rhizome yield. Plant height, followed by leaf length, had maximum direct effects on rhizome yield.