Ethiopia is the center of origin and domestication for sorghum with a wide range of collections from various agro-ecologies. However, there are many factors that hinder the production and productivity of sorghum. Drought is one of the most important factors that affect crop production worldwide and continues to be a challenge to plant breeders, despite many decades of research. The association of traits that may exist between or among sorghum characters is essential for breeders. Therefore, the present study is aimed to analyze and determine the traits having greater association with yield utilizing the correlation and path analysis for different traits of lowland Ethiopian sorghum genotypes. Therefore, the field experiment was conducted at Miesso to estimate the association of traits, and determine their direct and indirect effects on grain yield. The area represents dry lowlands where sorghum is predominantly grown by smallholder farmers. A set of 72 sorghum genotypes advanced from a pedigree breeding approach was used in this study. The experiment was laid out using Row-Column design with two replications during 2021 main cropping season. R statistical software was used to analyze the data. The analysis of variance indicated that there were significant variations among the tested genotypes for the studied traits. Grain yield had positive and highly significant correlation with panicle weight, panicle yield, stand count and grain filling rate at both genotypic and phenotypic levels. Grain yield had also negative and highly significantly correlation with days to flowering at both genotypic and phenotypic level and days to maturity at genotypic level. Path coefficient analysis indicated that grain filling rate exerted the highest positive direct effect on grain yield at both genotypic and phenotypic levels.
| Published in | International Journal of Genetics and Genomics (Volume 12, Issue 4) |
| DOI | 10.11648/j.ijgg.20241204.17 |
| Page(s) | 117-126 |
| Creative Commons |
This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited. |
| Copyright |
Copyright © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Science Publishing Group |
Correlation, Path Coefficient, Chlorophyll Content Meter
| [1] | Abd-Allah, H. T., Rabie, H. A., Mansour, E. and Swelam, A. A. 2018. Genetic variation and interrelationships among agronomic traits in bread wheat genotypes under water deficit and normal irrigation conditions. Journal of Agricultural Research, 45 (4): 1209-1229. |
| [2] | Ali, A., Seyed Mohsen, M., Mohammad, G., Seyed Alireza, B., Alireza, S. 2016. Evaluation of Water Stress on Yield, Its Components and Some Physiological Traits at Different Growth Stages in Grain Sorghum Genotypes. Natural Science Biological, 8: 204-210. |
| [3] | Baran Wal, D. K., Mishra, V. K., Vishwakarma, M. K., Yadav, P. S. and Arun, B. 2012. Studies on genetic variability, correlation and path analysis for yield and yield contributing traits in wheat (Triticum. aestivum L.). Plant Archives, 12(1): 99-104. |
| [4] | Blum, A. 2005. Drought resistance, water-use efficiency, and yield potential-are they compatible, dissonant, or mutually exclusive? Aust. J. Agric. Res. 56: 1159-1168. |
| [5] | Borojevic, S. 1990. Principles and methods of plant breeding. Elsevier, Amsterdam-Oxford – New York- Tokyo, PP. 1- 368. |
| [6] | CSA (Central Statistical Agency). 2020. Agricultural Sample Survey report on Area and Production of Major Crops (Private Peasant Holdings ‘Meher’ Season): Statistical Bulletin 585. |
| [7] | Deshmukh, S. B, Bagade, A. B., and Choudhari A. K. 2018. Correlation and path analysis studies among Rabi sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) Mutants. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences. 6: 1014-1020. |
| [8] | Dewey, D. R. and Lu, K. H. 1959. A correlation and path coefficient analysis of components of crescent wheat grass seed production. Agronomy Journal, 51(9): 515-518. |
| [9] |
FAO. 2018. Statistical database, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy.
http://faostat3.fao.org/home/E Accessed 1 Feb 2015 |
| [10] | Huang, X., Sang, T., Zhao, Q., Feng, Q., Zhao, Y., Li, C., Zhu, C., Lu, T., Zhang, Z., Li, M. and Fan, D. 2010. Genome-wide association studies of 14 agronomic traits in rice landraces. Nature genetics, 42(11): 961. |
| [11] | IBPGR and ICRISAT (International Board of Plant Genetic Resources and International Crop Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics). 1993. Descriptors for sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench]. IBPGR, Rome, Italy and ICRISAT, Patancheru, India 1-26. |
| [12] | Johnson, H. W., Robinson, H. F. and Comstock, R. E. 1955. Estimate of genetic and environmental variability in soya bean. Agronomy Journal, 47: 314-8. |
| [13] | Khandelwal., Shukla, M., Jodha, B. S., Nathawat, V. S. and Dashora, S. K. 2015. Genetic Para meters and Character Association in Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench). Indian Journal of Science and Technology, 8(22): 10.174856060. |
| [14] | Kidanemaryam Wagaw, Kasahun Bante. and Taye Tadesse. 2018. Assessment of Heterotic Performance and Combining Ability of Ethiopian Elite Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) Lines. Jimma University. |
| [15] | Ludlow MM and Muchow RC. 1990. A critical evaluation of traits for improving crop yields in water-limited environments. Advances in Agronomy 43: 107-153 Academic Press. |
| [16] | Mindaye Taye Mace Emma S., Godwin Ian D. and Jordan David R. 2016. ‘Science Direct Heterosis in locally adapted sorghum genotypes and potential of hybrids for increased productivity in contrasting environments in Ethiopia’, The Crop Journal. 4(6): 479–489. |
| [17] | Murray S. C., Sharma A, Rooney WL, Klein PE, Mullet JE, Mitchell SE, and Kresovich S. 2008. Genetic improvement of sorghum as a bio-fuel feedstock: I. QTL for stem sugar and grain non-structural carbohydrates. Crop Sci. 48: 2165-2179. |
| [18] | Nwangburuka CC, and Denton OA. 2012. Heritability, character association and genetic advance in six agronomic and yield related characters in leaf Corchorus olitiau’s. Int. J. Agric. Res. |
| [19] | Rafique, M., Hussain, A., Mahmood, T., Alvi, A. W. and Alvi, B. 2004. Heritability and Interrelationships among Grain Yield and Yield Components in Maize (Zea mays L). International Journal of Agricultural Biology, 6, 1113-1114. |
| [20] | Schober, P., Boer, C., and Schwarte, L. A. 2018. Correlation coefficients: appropriate use and interpretation. Anesthesia & Analgesia, 126(5): 1763-1768. |
| [21] | Tesfaye Tesso, Alemu Tirfessa, and Hussein Mohammed. 2011. "Association between morphological traits and yield components in the durra sorghums of Ethiopia." Here ditas 148(3): 98-109. |
| [22] | Thomas, R., Vaughan, I., and Lello, J. 2013. Data analysis with R statistical software. A guidebook for scientists. Eco-explore. |
APA Style
Tiliye, A., Alemayehu, S. (2024). Correlation and Path Coefficient Analysis for Agronomical Traits of Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] Genotypes Under Drought Stress Area. International Journal of Genetics and Genomics, 12(4), 117-126. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijgg.20241204.17
ACS Style
Tiliye, A.; Alemayehu, S. Correlation and Path Coefficient Analysis for Agronomical Traits of Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] Genotypes Under Drought Stress Area. Int. J. Genet. Genomics 2024, 12(4), 117-126. doi: 10.11648/j.ijgg.20241204.17
AMA Style
Tiliye A, Alemayehu S. Correlation and Path Coefficient Analysis for Agronomical Traits of Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] Genotypes Under Drought Stress Area. Int J Genet Genomics. 2024;12(4):117-126. doi: 10.11648/j.ijgg.20241204.17
Share This Article
Twitter
Linked In
Facebook
Copy
Download@article{10.11648/j.ijgg.20241204.17,
author = {Ambesu Tiliye and Shimelis Alemayehu},
title = {Correlation and Path Coefficient Analysis for Agronomical Traits of Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] Genotypes Under Drought Stress Area
},
journal = {International Journal of Genetics and Genomics},
volume = {12},
number = {4},
pages = {117-126},
doi = {10.11648/j.ijgg.20241204.17},
url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijgg.20241204.17},
eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.ijgg.20241204.17},
abstract = {Ethiopia is the center of origin and domestication for sorghum with a wide range of collections from various agro-ecologies. However, there are many factors that hinder the production and productivity of sorghum. Drought is one of the most important factors that affect crop production worldwide and continues to be a challenge to plant breeders, despite many decades of research. The association of traits that may exist between or among sorghum characters is essential for breeders. Therefore, the present study is aimed to analyze and determine the traits having greater association with yield utilizing the correlation and path analysis for different traits of lowland Ethiopian sorghum genotypes. Therefore, the field experiment was conducted at Miesso to estimate the association of traits, and determine their direct and indirect effects on grain yield. The area represents dry lowlands where sorghum is predominantly grown by smallholder farmers. A set of 72 sorghum genotypes advanced from a pedigree breeding approach was used in this study. The experiment was laid out using Row-Column design with two replications during 2021 main cropping season. R statistical software was used to analyze the data. The analysis of variance indicated that there were significant variations among the tested genotypes for the studied traits. Grain yield had positive and highly significant correlation with panicle weight, panicle yield, stand count and grain filling rate at both genotypic and phenotypic levels. Grain yield had also negative and highly significantly correlation with days to flowering at both genotypic and phenotypic level and days to maturity at genotypic level. Path coefficient analysis indicated that grain filling rate exerted the highest positive direct effect on grain yield at both genotypic and phenotypic levels.
},
year = {2024}
}
TY - JOUR T1 - Correlation and Path Coefficient Analysis for Agronomical Traits of Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] Genotypes Under Drought Stress Area AU - Ambesu Tiliye AU - Shimelis Alemayehu Y1 - 2024/11/28 PY - 2024 N1 - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijgg.20241204.17 DO - 10.11648/j.ijgg.20241204.17 T2 - International Journal of Genetics and Genomics JF - International Journal of Genetics and Genomics JO - International Journal of Genetics and Genomics SP - 117 EP - 126 PB - Science Publishing Group SN - 2376-7359 UR - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijgg.20241204.17 AB - Ethiopia is the center of origin and domestication for sorghum with a wide range of collections from various agro-ecologies. However, there are many factors that hinder the production and productivity of sorghum. Drought is one of the most important factors that affect crop production worldwide and continues to be a challenge to plant breeders, despite many decades of research. The association of traits that may exist between or among sorghum characters is essential for breeders. Therefore, the present study is aimed to analyze and determine the traits having greater association with yield utilizing the correlation and path analysis for different traits of lowland Ethiopian sorghum genotypes. Therefore, the field experiment was conducted at Miesso to estimate the association of traits, and determine their direct and indirect effects on grain yield. The area represents dry lowlands where sorghum is predominantly grown by smallholder farmers. A set of 72 sorghum genotypes advanced from a pedigree breeding approach was used in this study. The experiment was laid out using Row-Column design with two replications during 2021 main cropping season. R statistical software was used to analyze the data. The analysis of variance indicated that there were significant variations among the tested genotypes for the studied traits. Grain yield had positive and highly significant correlation with panicle weight, panicle yield, stand count and grain filling rate at both genotypic and phenotypic levels. Grain yield had also negative and highly significantly correlation with days to flowering at both genotypic and phenotypic level and days to maturity at genotypic level. Path coefficient analysis indicated that grain filling rate exerted the highest positive direct effect on grain yield at both genotypic and phenotypic levels. VL - 12 IS - 4 ER -
Haramaya School of Agriculture and Environmental Science, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
Ambo School of Agriculture and Veterinary Science, Ambo University, Ambo, Ethiopia
Information