Correlation studies were conducted by using 10 parents, 45 hybrids and one commercial check of upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) suggested that significant positive association of seed cotton yield with lint yield, number of sympodia per plant, number of bolls per plant, number of monopodia per plant, reproductive point per plant, lint index, Ginning outturn, plant height, seed index and boll weight will play a major role in seed cotton yield improvement and these characters should be considered as significant selection criteria for yield improvement in cotton. | 2017 6 5 2593-2596 International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN 2319-7706 Volume 6 Number 5 2017 pp. 2593-2596 Journal homepage http Original Research Article https Correlation Analysis for Agro-morphological Features in Upland Cotton under Rainfed Conditions K. Shiva Kumar1 . Nidagundi1 and . Hosamani2 1 Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding 2Department of Agricultural Entomology University of Agricultural sciences Raichur India Corresponding author ABSTRACT Keywords Correlation studies were conducted by using 10 parents 45 hybrids and one Correlation Gossypium commercial check of upland cotton Gossypium hirsutum L. suggested that hirsutum. L significant positive association of seed cotton yield with lint yield number Seed cotton yield. of sympodia per plant number of bolls per plant number of monopodia per Article Info plant reproductive point per plant lint index Ginning outturn plant height seed index and boll weight will play a major role in seed cotton yield Accepted improvement and these characters should be considered as significant 25 April 2017 Available Online selection criteria for yield improvement in cotton. 10 May 2017 Introduction Most of the characters are polygenic and Influence of morphological characters of complex in nature governed by interaction plants. Therefore establishment of relations between numbers of elements. Knowledge of among the different traits is important in relationship between yield and its components formulating selection criteria. traits is important in selection of high yielding genotypes. Appreciable importance has been Numerous yield contributing traits such as put on interrelationship between yield and its number of fruiting branches number of bolls component in cotton iqbal et al. 2006 . per plant boll weight seed index etc. it Previous studies of Tyagi et al. 1998 desirable for breeder to have extent
