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Research Station, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India during kharif,
2012. Correlation and path coefficient analysis were carried out to study the
character association and contribution, respectively for twelve quantitative
characters namely vine length (m), number of stems per plant, days to first
female flower appearance, first female flowering node, days to first fruit harvest,
days to last fruit harvest, fruiting period (days), fruit length (cm), fruit
width (cm), fruit weight (g), number of fruits per plant and fruit yield per
plant (kg) for identification of the potential selection indices. Correlation
and path coefficient analyses revealed that fruiting period and number of fruits
per plant not only had positively significant correlation with fruit yield but
also had positively high direct effect on it and are regarded as the main determinants
of fruit yield. Days to first fruit harvest had positively moderate direct effect
on fruit yield and its association was negatively significant, days to last
fruit harvest had negatively high direct effect on fruit yield and its association
was significant positively, hence restricted simultaneous selection can be made
for days to first fruit harvest and days to last fruit harvest. The improvement
in fruit yield can be effective if selection is based on days to first fruit
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