Vol. 9, Issue 2, Part J (2025)

An investigation was carried out with fifty sesame genotypes to study genetic variability, broad sense heritability, genetic advance as percent of mean and extent of association among fifteen quantitative traits. Adequate variability was found among all the characters studied. High heritability along with high genetic advance as percent of mean was observed for plant height, number of branches per plant, number of capsules per plant, seed yield per plant and linolenic acid content. Number of capsules per plant showed positive significant correlation and high positive direct effect on seed yield per plant. The other yield components showed negligible direct effect but positive significant association with seed yield per plant except 1000 seed weight. Oil content had positive significant correlation with palmitic acid content and oleic acid showed positive significant association with linolenic acid. Linoleic acid showed inverse relationship with oleic acid. Superior genotypes were identified for higher seed yield per plant, oil content, protein content, and fatty acid composition based on per se performance.