Correlation and Path Coefficient Studies in Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) Germplasm

Abstract

Twenty four genotypes were taken in a randomized block design with three replications to estimate the correlation and path analysis among ten characters. The correlation studies revealed that the characters viz., weight of 100 arils, juice content, total soluble solids, total sugars and ascorbic acid content showed highly significant positive correlation with the average fruit weight and among themselves both at phenotypic and genotypic levels. The path coefficient analysis at genotypic level revealed that the total sugars had the maximum positive direct effect, while juice content showed the minimum positive indirect effect via seed content on average fruit weight. Whereas, the maximum negative direct effect on average fruit weight was noted for the seed content.