Yield Potential of Safflower Varieties and Their Correlations

Five candidate and one commercial safflower genotypes were evaluated for yield potential and their assessment for assessed correlation between yield and its component traits during the year 2012-2013. The results revealed that among safflower genotypes, the growth and yield components were statistically non-significant. Correlation studies showed significant (P<0.05) and positive correlation was observed between capsules plant-1 and seed yield plant-1 (r= 0.7979**), plant height and branches plant-1 (r=0.4958*), secondary branches plant-1 and capsules plant-1 (r= 0.7995**), secondary branches plant-1 and seed index (r= 0.4544*), secondary branches plant-1 and seed yield plant-1 (r= 0.0.7400**), seeds capsule-1 and seed yield plant-1 (r= 0.6777**), seed index and seed yield plant-1 (r= 0.6683**). On the other hand, significant and negative association was observed between days to 75% flowering and secondary branches plant-1 (r= -0.5085**), days to 75% flowering and seed index (r= -0.4784*), secondary branches plant-1 and seeds Capsule-1 (r= -0.5318*), days to 90% maturity and seed index (r= -0.4950*). I hope this book will provide huge knowledge to readers about safflower crop.

He is a young energetic Plant Breeder by profession. He got School education in a little town BADAH district Larkana. He did masters in Plant Breeding and Genetics from Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam, Sindh, Pakistan during the 2013.During the master degree he worked on Safflower and the results of his research will be fruitful to readers.