Association and path analysis studies for yield contributing and fibre quality traits in the F1 population of Gossypium hirsutum L.

The present investigation on correlation and path analysis studies helps to study the relationship among yield contributing traits along with quality parameters. observations were taken in F1 population of 35 hybrids lines (7 lines) testers (5 testers) for viz. plant height (cm), number sympodial branches per plant, bolls boll weight (g), lint index single cotton ginning outturn (%), upper half mean length elongation percent (%) micronaire value (µg inch). results revealed that seed had strong positive association namely (0.646), (0.633) (0.652). Path (1.5396), (0.6285), (1.3526) (0.3392) high direct effects indirect very through viz., via., (1.5125) (1.0121). Hence selection based these are positively associated effect would produce best outcome genotypes further breeding programmes.