• SWAPAN MANDAL

Cashew kernels are actually the kidney-shaped seeds that adhere to the bottom of the cashew apple, the fruit of the cashew tree, which is native to the coastal areas of north eastern Brazil. Statistical analysis in cashew revealed that the genotypes showed significant variation with respect to all traits[VI,IX] . The aim of this study was to understand the causal effect / factor of the correlations among 16 breeding traits of 75 cashew germplasms. The trait named kernel weight was considered as the dependent variable for path analysis. The study reveals that in that the trait kernel weights have the highest positive direct effect at genotypic level. With the trait nut weight, shelling % & it was negative for the trait named no of total flowers & anthesis. At phenotypic level , it was positive & maximum for the traits named nut weight, shelling % & it was negative for the traits like duration of flowering, plant girth etc[V,X] .

Path analysis, germplasms, cashew nut, genotypic, phenotypic, abnormal flowers, fruit retention, shelling %, anthesis & anther dehiscence.

"Study of Path coefficient analysis in seventy-five promising germplasms of Cashew nut (Anacardium occident ale, L.) in Jhargram, WB.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 7, page no.138-141, July-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1807372.pdf

"Study of Path coefficient analysis in seventy-five promising germplasms of Cashew nut (Anacardium occident ale, L.) in Jhargram, WB.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 7, page no. pp138-141, July-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1807372.pdf