YIELD PERFORMANCE, HERITABILITY AND INTERRELATIONSHIP IN SOME QUANTITATIVE TRAITS IN SUNFLOWER / RENDIMIENTO, HEREDABILIDAD Y LAS INTERRELACIONES DE CIERTAS CARACTERISTICAS CUANTITATIVAS DEL GIRASOL / RENDEMENT, HÉRIDITÉ ET INTERRELATIONS DE CERTAINS TRAITS QUANTITATIFS DU TOURNESOL
SUMMARY Yield performance, heritability and trait correlation were studied in 20 sunflower genotypes. Hybrid SF-100 produced the highest seed yield of 3669 kg ha-1 followed by NK-265 and Gloriasol with 3289 and 3264 kg ha-1, respectively. Heritability (broad sense) values ranged from -5.58% in seed per capitulum to 98.72 for 50% flower. 100-achene weight, 1st flower, complete flowering, maturity, and oil content showed high heritability values of 98.65%, 98.56%, 98.38%, 96.03% and 95.72%, respectively. Seed yield was positively correlated with all traits studied. Path coefficient analysis revealed that first flower had the highest positive direct effect on seed yield followed by seed per capitulum, 100-achene weight complete flower, and head diameter, while 50% flower had the greatest negative direct effect on seed yield.