Department of Plant Breeding & Genetics, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur-313 001 (Rajasthan).
Variability and path coefficient analysis were carried out in 130 germplasm lines of sorghum for stover yield and its components. The study revealed high estimates of PCV, GCV, heritability and genetic gain for number of leaves per plant and high estimates of PCV, GCV and moderate values of heritability and genetic gain were observed for panicle length. Stover yield exhibited positive and significant correlation with days to flowering, plant height, stem girth and green fodder yield per plot. Characters like plant height and stem girth, revealed high and positive direct effects on stover yield in path coefficient analysis. Germplasm lines Raj-20 and Raj-119 were found superior on the basis of per se performance.
Germplasm, Sorghum, Variability
