Abstract: The genetic correlation an d path an alysis of 9 agronomic characters were studied with 8 cultivars of Chieh—qua ．Th e results showed that the phenotypic correlations were lower than genetic correlations． The genetic
correlation coeficient between the yield and the first ten days yield was very significant．r=0．861 ．The results on genetic path analysis showed that the yield Was afected mostly by two agronomic traits，average fruit mass and
the number of fruits by tum．Therefore，these two characters could be taken as selection characters for high yield

Key words: Benincasa Cogn． vat． chieh—qua How．, Agronomi c characters, Genetic correlation, Genetic path analysis