Vol. 7, Issue 8, Part H (2025)

This study aimed to assess the correlation and path coefficient relationships among 40 linseed genotypes using ten yield-related traits. The experiment was carried out during the Rabi season of 2023 at the Experimental Farm, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding at College of Agriculture, Latur (Maharashtra), following a Randomized Block Design (RBD) with a spacing of 30 cm × 5 cm. Genotypic and phenotypic correlation analyses indicated that seed yield had highly significant positive associations with branches per plant, capsules per plant, seeds per capsule, 1000 seed weight, harvest index and oil content. Path coefficient analysis showed that branches per plant, 1000 seed weight, harvest index and oil content exerted the strongest direct positive influences on seed yield. Additionally the magnitude of genotypic path coefficients both at direct and indirect, was greater than that observed for the corresponding phenotypic path coefficients.