Vol. 9, Special Issue 10, Part A (2025)

Soybean is an important oilseed crop also known as the ‘miracle bean or the golden bean’ due to its numerous industrial, nutritional, and agricultural applications. A study on correlation and path analysis among nine seed treatments of soybean variety MAUS 725 were carried out at soybean research station, Parbhani (MS) during kharif season 2024-2025 with three replications in RBD. The analysis of variance exhibited significant differences among treatments for all characters. In present study yield and yield contributing traits and seed quality traits of seed were positive and significantly correlated with plant height, number of branches, leaf area, number of seed per pod, number of pods per plant total dry weight, harvest index, this indicates the strong association between Plant height, branches, leaf area, dry weight, number of pods per plant, seeds per pod, and harvest index. Increase in plant height, no of pods per plant, no of seeds per pod shows increase in seed yield. Seed quality parameters were positive and significantly correlated with oil content, protein content and seed germination. The path coefficient analysis revealed that direct and indirect effects of yield contributing traits on seed yield. According to the both genotypic and phenotypic path coefficient analysis, plant height, days to 50% flowering, leaf area, no of pods per plant, no of seeds per pod, test weight, germination percentage, seed moisture had a positive direct effect on the seed yield per plant. So, choosing these traits directly can result in an increase in crop output. The significant indirect effect on seed yield per plant was exhibited by plant height, leaf area, no of pods per plant, no of seeds per pod. Negative significant indirect effects were attributed by days to 50% flowering.