Magnitude and nature of associations in foxtail millet [Setaria italica (L.) Beauv.]

Abstract

The experimental material consisting of forty diverse varieties/strains of foxtail millet was planted in three set of environments viz Kharif, 91 (Udaipur : E1 : Rainfed); Rabi, 1992-93 (Banswara : E2 : Irrigated); and Kharif, 1993 (Udaipur: E3 : Rainfed), in randomized block design with three replications in each environment. Observations were recorded on ten randomly selected plants in each environment for thirteen yield characters viz days to flower, days to maturity, plant height, effective tillers per plant, panicle length, peduncle length, weight of panicle, flag leaf area, seed yield per panicle, 1000-seed weight, biological yield per plant, seed yield per plant and harvest index. Quality characters like seed protein and seed oil content were also analysed in all the three environments following standard biochemical procedures. Correlations and path coefficients were computed for each environment separately.