@article{article_612247, title={Character Association and Path Analysis of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolour L. Moench) Genotypes for Striga Resistance}, journal={Black Sea Journal of Agriculture}, volume={3}, pages={96–102}, year={2020}, author={Maru, Mulugeta Mamo and Worede, Fisseha}, keywords={Correlation,Path analysis,Significance}, abstract={<p class="MsoNormal"> <i> <span style="line-height:150%;">Association
and path analysis of yield related traits is essential for breeders. The
objectives of this study was to investigate the relationship among yield, yield
related traits and Striga parameters. The experiment was conducted at Kobo
research sub-center, North eastern Ethiopia in 2018 main cropping season using
simple lattice design. Phenotypically positively
significant traits were head weight(0.79*),head number(0.45*),panicle width(0.29*),and
panicle length(0.26*)Whereas, phenotypically and genotypically negative significant </span> </i> <span style="line-height:150%;"> <i>(P < 0.05) for DF (r <sub>p </sub> = -0.28,
r <sub>g </sub> = -0.32), DM (r <sub>p </sub> = -0.27, r <sub>g </sub>= -0.28) and
Stm <sup>-2 </sup>( r <sub>p </sub> = -0.36, r <sub>g </sub> = -0.61),SV(r <sub>p </sub>
= -0.48, r <sub>g </sub> = -0.73) and SSV (r <sub>p </sub> = -0.37, r <sub>g </sub>=-0.69
), respectively. </i> Generally, p </span> <i>ositive and significant
genotypic correlation in grain yield (kg ha <sup>-1 </sup>) showed with </i> <i> <span style="line-height:150%;">head weight, </span> panicle width, above ground biomass, </i> <i> <span style="line-height:150%;">head number (r <sub>g </sub>=0.23*) and thousand kernel weight. </span> </i> <i> <span style="line-height:150%;"> </span> </i> </p> <p> <i> </i> </p> <i> </i>}, number={2}, publisher={Karyay Karadeniz Yayımcılık Ve Organizasyon Ticaret Limited Şirketi}