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G. MEGHALA DEVI*, M. SHANTHI PRIYA, M. REDDI SEKHAR AND P. LATHA
Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, S.V. Agricultural college,ANGRAU, Tirupati- 517502, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh, India
Character association and path analysis studies were conducted in 30 genotypes of groundnut under organic and inorganic fertilizer managements. Significant positive association of pod yield per plant with number of primary branches per plant, number of pegs per plant, number of mature pods per plant, number of pods per plant, harvest index, kernel yield per plant, SCMR at 40 DAS, SCMR at 60 DAS and significant negative association of pod yield per plant with SLA at 60 DAS and oil content was observed under both fertilizer managements. Path analysis revealed that kernel yield per plant registered high positive direct effect on pod yield per plant under both fertilizer managements and number of pods per plant exhibited high positive direct effect only under inorganic fertilizer management. Hence selection for these traits would be effective for improvement of pod yield per plant under respective fertilizer managements.