Correlation and path coefficient analysis for grain yield and its attributing traits of maize inbred lines (Zea mays L.) under heat stress condition
Abstract
Heat stress during the flowering, pollination and grain filling periods affect maize grain yield and its attributing traits. Twenty maize inbred lines were evaluated in alpha lattice design with two replications under heat condition during spring season from February to June, 2016 at Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal. Meterological data showed maximum mean temperature (46.2–43.28ºC) and minimum (30.52-30.77ºC) in with relative humidity 37.05 to 49.45% inside the tunnel during in April-May which coincided with the flowering, pollination and grain filling periods. The data were analyzed statistically to study the correlation and path coefficient. The analysis of variance showed that all the lines were significantly different from each other for all traits anthesis silking interval, SPAD chlorophyll and leaf senescence, tassel blast, leaf firing, plant and ear height, leaf area index, ear per plant, cob length and diameter, number of kernel ear-1, number of kernel row-1, number of kernel row, silk receptivity, shelling percentage, thousand kernel weight and grain yield. Grain yield had positive and significant phenotypic correlation with silk receptivity, shelling percentage, cob length and diameter, number of kernel ear-1, number of kernel row-1, number of kernel row, SPAD chlorophyll, thousand kernel weight and significant and negative correlation with tassel blast, anthesis silking interval, leaf area index, leaf firing. Path analysis revealed that of thousand kernel weight, shelling percentage, number of kernel ear-1 and silk receptivity exerted maximum positive direct effect on grain yield. Therefore, selection of genotypes having maximum thousand kernel weight, shellingpercentage, silk receptivity and number of kernel ear-1 and shorter anthesis silking interval, no leaf firing and tassel blast is pre-requisite for attaining improvement in grain yield under heat stress condition.
Keywords
Maize (Zea mays L.),Heat stress,Correlation,Path analysis,Coefficient
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