Pranjal Patil, Soni Singh, Swapnilkumar Meshram, Kartik Kharche and Shailesh Kadam
Abstract
Groundnut, or Arachis hypogaea L., is an important legume that is grown all over the world and is used for both commercial and subsistence farming in arid and semi-arid environments. Its economic importance and income-generating potential make it a cash crop. The research was conducted to evaluate the phenotypic and genotypic correlation coefficients between yield and yield-related traits and to ascertain the direct and indirect effects of yield-related traits on yield per plant using path coefficient analysis. The correlation analysis showed that at the genotypic level, shelling percentage, dry pod yield, no. of mature pods per plant, 100 kernel weight, and harvest index has a positive relation with kernel yield whereas for phenotypic correlation, shelling percentage, dry pod yield, no. of mature pods per plant, 100 pod weight showed a positive significant relationship with kernel yield. The path analysis revealed that biological yield, plant height, no. of primary branches, dry pod yield, shelling percentage, and 100 pod weight all character shows a direct positive effect on kernel yield per plant at both genotypic and phenotypic levels.