Interrelationship of Curd Weight and Other Characters in November Cauliflower

Net curd weight showed significant and positive correlations with plant height, plant spread, whole plant weight, harvest index and curd diameter both at phenotypic as well as genotypic level. Values for genotypic correlations for most of the character combinations were higher than phenotypic ones. Path coefficient analysis at genotypic as well as phenotypic level revealed that whole plant weight, harvest index, curd diameter, days to curd maturity, plant height and number of leaves per plant had the positive direct effects on net curd weight. Further plant spread, plant height, number of leaves per plant, days to curd maturity, curd diameter and curd depth showed indirect effect via whole plant weight on net curd weight. Thus, the selection based on whole plant weight, harvest index and curd diameter will be helpful in increasing the net curd weight in cauliflower.