Abstract:
Efforts were made to unzip the influence of Azotobacter chroococcum on character association
and effects of dependent traits on independent variables on seed yield. Significant positive asso
ciation of seed yield per plant was noted with number of panicles per plant, number of filled
grains per panicle, 1000-seed weight, husked grain length and amylose content in both Azoto
bacter inoculated and control situations. Fresh weight of shoots per plant at 45 DAT (days after
transplanting) showed maximum direct contribution followed by root length towards seed
yield per plant in uninoculated condition, but 1000 seed weight exhibited highest contribution
followed by number of panicles per plant under inoculated condition. Wide variation was ob
served for characters association and path coefficient analysis under inoculated and uninocu
lated conditions.
