Vol. 8, Issue 12, Part D (2024)

Twenty five promising genotypes including four checks were evaluated during rabi 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23 for the assessment of stability in seed yield and yield contributing traits of safflower were subjects of field experiments carried out at IGKV in a RBD design with three replications. Eleven morphological characters were used as the subjects of the observations and stability and character association analysis were conducted in accordance with the model of Eberhart and Russell (1966). The analysis of variance resulting from genotype was highly significant for all the characters under investigation while environment was significant for days to maturity and plant height but highly significant for seed yield per plant, 100 seed weight and harvest index (%). On the basis of performance and stability parameters, it was concluded that the genotype SSF-18-72 and PBNS-12 was the most ideal, as this showed higher seed yield, number of capitulum/plant along with number of seeds/capitulum and adaptability to wide range of climatic conditions. The genotype PBNS-202 was other promising and suited to favorable environment while genotype PBNS-198 was also another most desirable and suited to poor or unfavorable environment.