Ageing Effects, Generation Means, and Path Coefficient Analyses on High Kernel Elongation in Mahsuri Mutan and Basmati 370 Rice Populations

Table 14

Phenotypic path analysis of the direct effect levels among six traits associated with HKE of rice.

Variable	MGL	CGL	MGW	CGW	PC	LW
MGL	0.08748^ns	0.08748	-0.08275	-0.05186	-0.09517	0.16695
CGL	-0.61138	1.31001	-0.58361	0.02410	0.40113	0.74107
MGW	0.07901	0.12034	-0.27013	-0.09247	-0.01737	0.19625
CGW	-0.00775	0.00027	0.00494	0.01443^ns	-0.00121	-0.00469
PC	0.00013	0.00004	0.00001	-0.00001	0.00014^ns	-0.00006
LW	-0.11258	-0.1146	0.14729	0.06587	0.08685	0.20274

Note: and . ns: nonsignificance; MGL: milled grain length; CGL: cooked grain length; MGW: milled grain width; CGW: cooked grain width; HKE: high kernel elongation ratio; PC: proportionate change; LW: length-width ratio.