Yield analysis of intercropped millet grown in Maiduguri, Nigeria, using correlation and path coefficient

Abstract

Yield data obtained from the response of intercropped millet to some agronomic practices were correlated and path coefficients computed. The yield of intercropped millet was found to be strongly correlated with the yield components. There was a highly significant correlation (P = 0.01) between number of panicles per plant and panicle weight, between number of panicles per plant and 1000-grain weight as well as between panicle weight and 1000-grain weight in both years. Yield analysis indicated that the direct contributions of number of panicles per plant and panicle weight were the main yield contribution factors in 2001 and 2002, respectively. Thus, the total contributions (direct and indirect) were found to be 53.20% and 99.90% in 2001 and 2002, respectively.

International Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences Vol. 2 (4) 2006: pp. 350-355