Forage Section, Department of Plant Breeding, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar-125 004, Haryana
Twenty seven promising genotypes of berseem were evaluated for seed yield and its component traits. The range of variation was from 3.60 to 5.97 for tillers/plant: 13.60 to 24.7 for number of heads/plant and 0.85 to 2.49 g for seed yield/plant. The estimates of GCV and PCV was maximum for seed yield and primary branches/plant, whereas, low estimates were observed for head length and head breadth. High estimates of heritability coupled with high genetic gain were observed for seed yield/plant and primary branches/plant. Tillers/plant, primary branches/plant, number of heads/plant and seeds/head showed significant and positive association with seed yield/plant. However, based on path coefficient analysis, number of seeds/head and tillers/plant were found to be the best characters for bringing desired improvement in seed yield/plant in berseem.
Berseem, Correlation and Path Analysis, Seed Yield, Trifolium alexandrinum, Variability
