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  <title>Genetic variability, correlation and path analysis for yield and its attributes in sweet corn (Zea mays L. Var. saccharata)</title>

      <doi>https://doi.org/10.21276/AATCCReview.2025.13.02.113</doi>
  
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      <abstract><![CDATA[<p>Assessment of genetic variability is very essential for breeding programs aimed at the improvement<br />
of a desirable trait. The present investigation was carried out with 14 inbreeds along with 04 checks<br />
evaluated in RBD design with three replications during Kharif 2024. Due to few composites and hybrids the<br />
sweet corn cultivation to limited to small areas in India which necessitated the importance of developing<br />
sweet corn hybrids to meet the market demands with consumer preferences. Analysis of variance among<br />
sweet corn genotypes revealed that all yield and yield-related traits were significant. Higher mean value in<br />
the desirable direction for most of the traits under consideration was depicted by Misthi &amp; CMVL Sweet<br />
Corn 1 checks and genotypes viz., SSCML 7, SSCML 8 &amp; SSCML 9. Higher estimates of GCV, PCV,<br />
heritability, and genetic advance was observed for the traits viz., weight of green cob with husk, weight of<br />
green cob without husk and sweet corn length indicating the role of additive gene action. Priority should be<br />
given to these traits in formulating selection strategies on the basis of these characters to realize better gains<br />
by selection. Association study reveals that Plant height, weight of green cob with husk, sweet corn length<br />
and sweet corn girth exhibited significant correlation in desirable direction with weight of green cob without<br />
husk. Days to fifty per-cent tasseling and silking depicted a negative significant association with green cob<br />
weight without husk indicating that the selection of an early flowering trait with less ASI among genotypes<br />
will show a positive impact on green cob weight. These attributes could be considered for the selection of<br />
high-yielding sweet corn genotypes in formulating a breeding program.</p>
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                <div class="aatcc-abstract-text"><p>Assessment of genetic variability is very essential for breeding programs aimed at the improvement<br />
of a desirable trait. The present investigation was carried out with 14 inbreeds along with 04 checks<br />
evaluated in RBD design with three replications during Kharif 2024. Due to few composites and hybrids the<br />
sweet corn cultivation to limited to small areas in India which necessitated the importance of developing<br />
sweet corn hybrids to meet the market demands with consumer preferences. Analysis of variance among<br />
sweet corn genotypes revealed that all yield and yield-related traits were significant. Higher mean value in<br />
the desirable direction for most of the traits under consideration was depicted by Misthi &amp; CMVL Sweet<br />
Corn 1 checks and genotypes viz., SSCML 7, SSCML 8 &amp; SSCML 9. Higher estimates of GCV, PCV,<br />
heritability, and genetic advance was observed for the traits viz., weight of green cob with husk, weight of<br />
green cob without husk and sweet corn length indicating the role of additive gene action. Priority should be<br />
given to these traits in formulating selection strategies on the basis of these characters to realize better gains<br />
by selection. Association study reveals that Plant height, weight of green cob with husk, sweet corn length<br />
and sweet corn girth exhibited significant correlation in desirable direction with weight of green cob without<br />
husk. Days to fifty per-cent tasseling and silking depicted a negative significant association with green cob<br />
weight without husk indicating that the selection of an early flowering trait with less ASI among genotypes<br />
will show a positive impact on green cob weight. These attributes could be considered for the selection of<br />
high-yielding sweet corn genotypes in formulating a breeding program.</p>
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