Correlation and Path Analysis in Elite Maize (Zea mays L.) Lines

Aim: To study the association between characters through correlation and path analysis for 30 elite maize lines
 Study Design: Randomized Block Design with three replications.
 Place Duration of Study: The experiment was conducted at Seed Research Technology Centre Rabi 2020-21.
 Methodology: Character studies will help to assess relationship yield its contributing traits enhancing efficiency selection. Because this, present research work carried out coefficient among thirty inbred lines eighteen yield, seedling vigour in (Zea mays L.).
 Results: Correlation revealed that plant height (0.3566**), ear (0.2135**), length (0.3505**), diameter (0.4973**), number kernel rows (0.3471**), 100-seed weight (0.5359**), cob per (0.9883**) seed index-2 (0.3412**) were significant positively correlated grain plant. Path showed had highest positive direct effect on followed by shelling percentage (0.0094), index -1 (0.0131), (0.0125), 100 (0.0122), days tasseling (0.0108), germination first count speed (0.0060), kernels row (0.0058), (0.0057) suggesting could be indirectly enhanced selection these characters.