Association studies in single and double cross F3 populations of okra

The experiment was carried out during kharif 2007 and 2008 at Agricultural Research Station, Hanumanamatti. The correlation studies was done for four single and three double cross of F3 and it revealed highly significant positive association of fruit yield per plant with plant height, number of branches per plant, fruit length, fruit weight, number of seeds per fruit and number of fruits per plant. Path analysis revealed high positive direct effect of number of fruits per plant, fruit weight and number of branches per plant on fruit yield per plant. Therefore, emphasis may be laid on these characters for improving fruit yield per plant.