V.S. Shivani, S.K. Nataraj, V. Srinivasa, S. Sridhara, K.M. Satish, M.P. Yashaswini and Yoshita Shrikrishna Shastri
Abstract
The study was conducted during the year 2022-23 at ICAR-ELP polyhouse, Department of Floriculture and Landscape Architecture, College of Horticulture, Mudigere to study the correlation and path analysis among twenty cut chrysanthemum genotypes. The Correlation studies revealed the number of flower stems per m2 had highly significant positive correlation with plant spread (N-S), leaf length, leaf width, leaf area, flower diameter and plant spread (E-W) and days taken for bud initiation had significant positive correlation. Path analysis showed number of flower stems per m2 indicated maximum positive direct effect of flower diameter followed by plant spread (N-S), leaf width, vase life, leaf area, number of leaves per plant, days for bud initiation, plant height which indicated the possibility of increasing flower yield by selecting these characters directly.