Grain yield in rice is considered as a complex trait, determined by the ultimate expression of its individual component traits. Establishing an association between yield and its component traits plays a vital role in stabilizing the trait ‘overall yield’. Correlation and path analysis were examined in 46 rice genotypes including tropical japonica accessions, indica land races and elite indica cultivars as New plant type (NPT) core set along with checks during kharif 2017. | Correlation and path analysis for yield and its component traits in NPT core set of rice Oryza sativa L.
