Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat 785 013 (Assam).
Forty ramie genotypes were raised in a randomized block design with three replications considering three dates of cuttings as three environments to study the correlation and path coefficients among nine morphological traits and yield attributes. The correlation studies revealed that every characters showed a highly significant positive correlation with fibre yield and among themselves both at phenotypic and genotypic levels. The path coefficient analysis at genotypic level revealed that number of effective canes had the maximum positive direct effects on fibre yield while the maximum negative direct effect was produced by fresh weight of plant.
Ramie, Boehemeria nivea, correlation, fibre yield, path coefficient
