Genetic variability, character association and path analysis between yield and its contributing traits were studied in 29 single plant selection progeny of Gossypium arboreum race cernullm collections made from north-east region and two local checks RG-8 and LD-327. Highly significant differences between the selections were recorded for all the traits. High heritability coupled with high genetic advance for boll weight indicated predominance of additive gene effects controlling this trait and low heritability associated with low genetic advance for yield per plant and boll number per plant revealed high effect of environment on these traits. Correlation and path co-efficient analysis revealed that boll number per plant and boll weight were the most important characters for realizing improvement in seed cotton yield per plant.
Character association, Cotton, North-east, Path analysis
