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3 Conclusion
The correlation analysis revealed that the characters
viz.,
days to fifty percent flowering, plant height,
number of productive tillers per plant, hundred
grain weight, kernel length, kernel breadth, kernel
L/B ratio, kernel breadth after cooking and zinc
content exhibited positive and significant
association with grain yield. Therefore selection
pressure exerted on the positive side of these traits
will automatically increase the yield. Iron content
showed negative correlation with yield but zinc
showed positive correlation with yield in TRY (R) 2
× Mapillai Samba cross combination. Here plant
height and days to fifty percent flowering and zinc
content exhibited significant and positive
association in above two cross combinations. Zinc
content had positive correlation with yield. So TRY
(R) 2×Mapillai Samba cross used simultaneous
improvement of zinc with grain yield.
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