Correlation and Path Coefficient Analysis in Indian Oil Palm Genotypes

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P. Balakrishna^1,2, Rajasekhar Pinnamaneni^3,4 , K.V. Pavani⁵ and R.K. Mathur¹

¹ICAR-Indian Institute of Oil Palm Research, Pedavegi-534 450, Andhra Pradesh, India.

²Department of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India.

³Department of Biotechnology, Sreenidhi Institute of Science and Technology,Yamnampet, Ghatkesar, Hyderabad-501 301, India.

⁴Department of Biotechnology, K L University, Greenfields, Vaddeswaram, Guntur District-522 502, Andhra Pradesh, India.

⁵Department of Biotechnology, Gokaraju Rangaraju Institute of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad-500 090, India.

J Pure Appl Microbiol. 2018;12(1):195-206

https://doi.org/10.22207/JPAM.12.1.25 | © The Author(s). 2018

Received: 05/01/2018 | Accepted: 19/02/2018 | Published: 31/03/2018

Abstract

Oil palm Elaeis guineensis Jacq is the highest oil-yielding perennial plant. In this paper, Genotypic and phenotypic correlation coefficients and path analysis study was discussed conducted on 58 Indian Oil palm genotypes for twenty four characters. Fresh fruit bunch yield (FFBY) was found to be significantly and positively correlated with bunch dry weight, bunch index, average bunch weight, number of bunches, total dry matter, number of leaflets and oil to bunch ratio. Path coefficient analysis also showed that bunch dry weight, bunch index, average bunch weight, number of bunches and total dry matter had maximum positive effect on FFBY. Hence these are the most potent characters influencing FFBY per palm in the selection programme.

Keywords

Oil palm, Fresh fruit bunch yield, path analysis, correlation.

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