Coefficient of variation, in 25 exotic lentil genotypes were very low for maturity (days) (1.16%), flowering (4.36%) and seed yield plantG 1 (10.22%) but high for pod plantG 1 (44.03%), seed podG 1 (22.84%), biological yield (21.48%) and plant height (cm) (20.75%). Seed yield had significantly positive correlation with pod plantG 1 , branches plantG 1 , and seed podG 1 . Flowering and maturity revealed weaker but positive correlation with seed yield, while biological yield showed negative

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... ation with seed yield. Pods plantG 1 and seed podG 1 can be used while selecting lentil varieties for this zone. Plant height also showed very interesting correlation: reducing plant height meant more seeds podG 1 and biological yield. However, early maturing, shorter varieties with more number of branches plantG 1 and seed podG 1 may be considered an index for selection in the germplasm under study for yield.