Studies on correlation and path coefficient analysis for yield and yield related components in okra [Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench]

Correlation and path coefficient analysis studies were carried out on ninety-five okra genotypes for twelve characters. The study revealed that fruit yield per plant was positively correlated with the number of fruits per plant, number of nodes per plant, number of seeds per fruit, weight of 100 seeds, fruit length, number of primary branches per plant, fruit diameter, and plant height at genotypic and phenotypic levels. The internode length was found to have a negative correlation with fruit yield per plant. The positive direct effect on fruit yield per plant was exerted by the number of fruits per plant followed by internode length, days to 50 per cent flowering, number of seeds per fruit, number of primary branches per plant, number of nodes per plant, fruit diameter, and fruit length at both genotypic and phenotypic levels. Therefore, direct selection of these traits would be beneficial for improvement in okra.