1Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Rajasthan Agricultural University, SKN College of Agriculture, Johner, Jaipur-303 329 (Rajasthan).
2Agricultural Research Station, Durgapura, Jaipur-302 018 (Rajasthan).
* Present Address: NBPGR Regional Station, Phagli, Shimla-171 004 (Himachal Pradesh).
Genetic variability, character association and path analysis between yield and its component traits were carried out in 55 genotypes of six-rowed barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). Highly significant differences between genotypes were recorded for all the characters studied. High phenotypic and genotypic coefficient of variation coupled with high heritability and high genetic advance in grain yield/plant and moderate for grains/spike, spikelets/spike, tillers/plant, flag leaf area and plant height. Correlation and path coefficient analysis revealed that harvest index, tillers/plant, grains/spike and 1000-grain weight, were the most important characters for realizing improvement in grain yield in six-rowed barley.
Barley, GCV, Genetic Variability, PCV, Path Analysis
