Character Association Studies in Field Pea (Pisum sativum L.)

Fifteen field pea (Pisum sativum L.) genotypes were evaluated during rabi season 2012–13 for eight quantitative traits to study the coefficient of variation, heritability, genetic advance, correlation coefficient and path coefficient among yield characters. Observations were recorded for days to 50% flowering, days to maturity, plant height, number pods per plant, number of seeds per pod, pod length, seed index and seed yield per plant. Plant height and number of pods per plant and recorded high estimates of GCV, PCV and heritability, while plant height recorded high estimates of genetic advance. Seed yield per plant recorded positive and significant correlation with number of pods per plant and plant height, while number of pods per plant recorded high positive direct effect on seed yield.