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<strong>Research</strong> Notes<br />

J.Res. <strong>ANGRAU</strong> 41(1) 105-108, 2013<br />

CORRELATION AND PATH COEFFICIENT ANALYSIS FOR YIELD AND<br />

PHYSIOLOGICAL ATTRIBUTES IN RICE (Oryza sativa L.) HYBRIDS UNDER<br />

SALINE SOIL CONDITIONS<br />

M.SUDHARANI, P.RAGHAVA REDDY, G.HARIPRASAD REDDY and CH.SURENDRA RAJU<br />

Seed <strong>Research</strong> and Technology Centre, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500030<br />

Date <strong>of</strong> Receipt : 21.09.2012 Date <strong>of</strong> Acceptance : 09.11.2012<br />

Correlation studies and path coefficient<br />

analysis were undertaken to know the inter<br />

relationship <strong>of</strong> yield components and physiological<br />

parameters related to salt tolerance and their<br />

usefulness in selection programmes under salt stress.<br />

In the present investigation 28 rice hybrids<br />

derived by crossing eight genotypes (RPBio-226,<br />

Swarna , CSR-27, CSR-30, CST-7-1, CSRC(S)7-1-<br />

4, SR26-B and CSRC(S)5-2-2-5 in half diallel manner<br />

were utilized based on their reaction to salinity<br />

tolerance and were evaluated during kharif, 2010<br />

under salt affected soils <strong>of</strong> Agricultural <strong>Research</strong><br />

Station, Machilipatnam. Seedlings <strong>of</strong> 30 days old were<br />

transplanted in the main field having electrical<br />

conductivity <strong>of</strong> 7.9 dS/m and pH <strong>of</strong> 7.7 following<br />

randomized block design with three replications. <strong>The</strong><br />

recommended agronomic, cultural and plant<br />

protection measures were followed in conducting the<br />

experiment. Genotypic and phenotypic correlation<br />

coefficients were calculated among eight parents<br />

using the formulae suggested by Al-Jibouri et al.<br />

(1958) and their significance was tested by using the<br />

‘r’ table values (Fisher and Yates, 1963) at n-2<br />

degrees <strong>of</strong> freedom, where ‘n’ denotes the number <strong>of</strong><br />

treatments used in the calculation.<br />

To estimate the direct and indirect effects<br />

<strong>of</strong> the yield components on the yield, the statistical<br />

tool employed was path coefficient analysis as<br />

suggested by Wright (1921) and illustrated by Dewey<br />

and Lu (1959). <strong>The</strong> path coefficients were obtained<br />

by solving the ‘p’ normal equations following the<br />

matrix method given by Singh and Chowdhary (1985).<br />

In the present investigation, the genotypic and<br />

phenotypic correlations amongst the traits followed<br />

almost similar trend <strong>of</strong> association, the former being<br />

a little higher in most <strong>of</strong> the cases, indicating the<br />

existence <strong>of</strong> a strong inherent association between<br />

the characters. Further, dissecting these associations<br />

as direct and indirect effects through path analysis<br />

showed direct contribution <strong>of</strong> each component trait<br />

on yield and indirect effect it has through association<br />

on other component traits.<br />

<strong>The</strong> yield component viz., plant height<br />

(0.5847), number <strong>of</strong> tillers plant -1 (0.7789), number <strong>of</strong><br />

productive tillers plant -1 (0.5753), panicle length<br />

(0.8353), panicle weight (0.5500), number <strong>of</strong> filled<br />

grains panicle -1 (0.7809), spikelet fertility per cent<br />

(0.7190), 1000-grain weight (0.5399), root/shoot ratio<br />

(0.4694) and harvest index (0.8128) were significantly<br />

and positively correlated with grain yield (Table 1) in<br />

rice hybrids tested under saline conditions. On the<br />

other hand Na + /K + ratio and SPAD chlorophyll meter<br />

readings exhibited significant negative association<br />

with grain yield, while the effect <strong>of</strong> days to 50 per<br />

cent flowering was non-significant. <strong>The</strong> findings <strong>of</strong><br />

earlier researchers viz., Bala (2001) for plant height;<br />

Zeng and Shannon (2000), Natarajan et al. (2005) for<br />

number <strong>of</strong> tillers plant -1 ; Ravindra Babu (1996),<br />

Natarajan et al. (2005) for number <strong>of</strong> productive tillers<br />

plant -1 ; Bala (2001) for panicle length; Buu and Tuan<br />

(1991), Ravindra Babu (1996), Natarajan et al. (2005)<br />

for number <strong>of</strong> filled grains panicle -1 ; Natarajan et al.<br />

(2005) for 1000-grain weight ; Sajjad (1990) and Balan<br />

et al. (1999) for harvest index were in line with the<br />

present readings. However, Asch et al. (2000)<br />

reported strong negative association <strong>of</strong> Na + /K + ratio<br />

with grain yield which is in agreement with the present<br />

findings. Under saline soil conditions plant height,<br />

number <strong>of</strong> tillers plant -1 , productive tillers plant -1 ,<br />

panicle length, panicle weight, number <strong>of</strong> filled grains<br />

panicle -1 , spikelet fertility per cent, SPAD values and<br />

test weight showed strong positive association with<br />

grain yield plant -1 under stressed environment.<br />

email: madugula.sudharani@yahoo.com<br />

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