The study was conducted among the thirty two rice varieties of the Breeders Seed Production chain of Tamil Nadu during Kharif 2016-17. Days to 50 per cent flowering, plant height, leaf length, number of panicles per plant, panicle length, number of grains per panicle, 1000 grain weight, time to maturity and single plant yield showed significant difference between varieties. | Correlation and path coefficient analysis for yield contributing characters in rice Oryza sativa L. cultivars