VARIABILITY AND ASSOCIATION STUDIES IN HOPS (HUMULUS LUPULUS 1.)

Abstract

Hops are used by the brewing industry to impart desirable, bitter
and aromatic taste and sparkle to the beer. Being photo-controlled plant,
its cultivation is restricted to abe~t 32 countries having temperate
climate. Hops got establishedj as a new cash crop in Kashmir and some
parts of Himachal Pradesh (Bakshi and Atal, 1985). Different varieties
were successfully cultivated 9n large scale. The present study was
undertaken to determine the variability paiameters, heritability and
correlation between various quantitative traits of 28 genotypes.