Path Coefficient Analysis and Relative Importance of Some Fodder Yield Components in Pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.]

This study was carried out at Kharabu Station, General Commission for Scientific Agricultural Research (GCSAR), during the growing seasons 2011 and 2012, to estimate phenotypic correlation, and path coefficient of some morphological and green fodder yield components (days to flowering, plant height (cm), number of leaves per plant, number of tillers per plant, and green fodder yield (ton/ha)). Fifteen pearl millet crosses resulted from half diallel mating system between six inbred lines. The experiment was arranged in a randomized complete block design (RCBD), with three replications.

Inheritance of grain yield and its components in line by tester method of maize (Zea mays L.)

This study was carried out at the Scientific Agriculture Research Center, Al-Ghab, Syria, during 2013 –2014 growing seasons to estimate heterosis, combining ability, phenotypic correlation and path analysis for plant and ear height, ear length, ear diameter, number of rows per ear, number of kernels per row, 100 kernel weight and grain yield per plant for eighteen hybrids produced by the line × tester method, the major findings were: inbred lines, testers, hybrids and combining ability mean squares were significant for all traits, indicating that additive and non-additive gene actions were the important in inheritance of all traits. The ratios of σ2 GCA/σ2 SCA showed that non-additive gene action was more important in controlling all traits except of number of kernel per row. Heterosis percentage for all traits were significant compared with the check variety except of ear height trait. GCA effects showed that the lines P1 and P7 were good combiners for grain yield per plant, also, SCA effects showed that P2×P8, P5×P8, P4×P9 and P1×P7 crosses were the best F1 combiners for grain yield per plant. Results of phenotypic correlation and path analysis values showed that ear length, ear diameter and number of kernel per row were positively and significantly associated with grain yield per plant, also, these traits can be considered as selection criteria may lead to the improvement of grain yield in maize.

Variability, Correlation and Path Coefficient Analysis of Yield and Some Yield Components in Faba Bean (Vicia faba L.) Populations

In a study conducted at Research Center of Dara'a, General Commission for Scientific Agricultural Research during two growth seasons 2007/2008 and 2008/2009. 11 faba bean (Vicia faba L.) populations were planted in an experiment designed randomized complete blocks design with three replications. The objectives were investigation of phenotypic variance among populations studied, to determine the relationship among number of yielded branches plant -1, number of pods plant -1 , number of seeds pod -1, 10- green pod weight (g) and yield of green pods plant -1 (g) using correlation and path coefficient analysis. The combined analysis of variance showed highly significant differences among populations under study and for all characteristics studied, except number of yielded branches plant-1 where differences were only significant. The correlation and path analysis studies revealed that negative and highly significant relationship was found between number of yielded branches plant -1 and yield of green pods plant-1, while was positive and highly significant between yield of green pods plant-1 and 10-green pod weight. All direct effects of components studied were negative in both seasons, except 10-green pod weight, and these results suggested adopting the last component as a selection index during making selection of high yielding genotypes in faba bean populations. .