Genetic association between yield and malting quality in barley (Hordium vulgare L.)

12 parent 66 F₁’s and 66 F₂’s of twelve parent diallel set of two-and six rowed barley were evaluated in a randomised block design for 15 quantitative and some malting quality traits. Correlation studies revealed that grain yield was significiantly and-positively correlated with number of grains per main spike, biological yield, harvest index, grain weight and husk content, while 1000-Kernel weight, protein content arid whole nitrogen content were significantly and negatively correlated with grain yield jn parent, F₁’s and F₂’s generation. No correlation vtas observed between grain yield and malt yield.