PATH ANALYSIS FOR YIELD AND YIELD COMPONENTS IN LENTIL (Lens culinaris Medik.)

This study was carried out to investigate relationships between yield and yield components by using a correlation and path coefficient analysis path coefficient in a population of 24 small seeded lentil varieties (Lens culinaris Medik.) and a control varieties, named 'Kishk kirmizi-51'. The positive and significant were found between the yield and biological yield (r = 0.833**) and yield and harvest index (r = 0.687**). Biological yield and harvest index had significant direct effect (0.6969 and 0.4947, respectively) on seed yield. According to results, biological yield and harvest index should be considered in the breeding programs to increase yield.