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Fertilizer levels were kept at 0, 100, 150, 200, 250 and 300 kg N/ha with a constant dose of 100 kg/ha of phosphorus and potash. Maize variety Sunehri was used as a source of trial. Treatment (200-100-100 kg NPK haG 1) seems to be most appropriate to get increased grain yield under the Faisalabad conditions. More precise studies of this nature however, are recommended to be carried out for further confirmation.

G roundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is an allotetraploid (2n=4x=40), most probably originated in the region of eastern foothills of Andes, Southern Bolivia, and Northern Argentina (Hampannavar and Khan, 2019). It is widely grown as an oilseed and food crop in more than 144 countries worldwide, where commercial production mostly confined between 40°S and 40°N latitudes. Groundnut is presumed to be domesticated in South America about 6 thousand years ago followed by widely distribution in post-Columbian times. As a rich source of seed oil (~46-58%) and protein (~22-32%), it has great potential to cope with the problem of malnutrition and to ensure food security (Zhuang et al., 2019). Groundnut is also a good source of minerals and vitamins including vitamin E, niacin, phosphorus, falcin, calcium,) is an important grain legume crop. However, there is still great need to develop superior varieties and lift its production. Germplasm characterization plays a vital role in improved cultivars' development. The current study was conducted to estimate genetic variability, traits association, and path coefficient analysis in eleven groundnut advanced breeding lines together with check vis BARD-479, using randomized complete block design with three replications at National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan. Through One-Way Analysis of variance significant discrepancies were found among the genotypes for most of the traits. In this study 100 kernels weight was found in significant positive correlation (0.821 **) with twenty pods length, while in significant negative correlation (-0.850 **) with plant width. Similarly, the trait of dry pods yield was in significant positive correlation (1.216**) with plant height, while was significant negatively correlated (-.850**) with number of branches. A strong positive direct effect was observed between twenty pods length (5.548), shelling percentage (4.630), 100-kernels weight (3.738), and leaflet length (2.950) with dry pods yield, indicating the importance of traits linkage in groundnut genotypes improvement. A weak direct effect was found among morphological traits i.e., number of branches (1.419), plant height (.311), and plant width (1.058). A strong indirect effect was witnessed by Leaflet width (-2.225) with dry pods yield. Furthermore, genotypes PG-1221, PG-1259, PG-1254, and PG-1266 were found with promising yield potential of 3637 Kg/ha, 3430 Kg/ha, 3286 Kg/ha, and 3176 Kg/ha, respectively, hence recommended for further evaluation through future breeding program.

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G roundnut or peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is the second most edible oilseed crop after sunflower in terms of production. Groundnut was originated in South America and spread to other parts of the world. Currently, it is grown throughout the globe where more than 100 countries share its cultivation. The top ten producers of groundnut globally are

Transcription Factors play a vital role in almost all the biological processes. After the widespread sequencing of genomic and cDNA, it was brought under notice that the legumes encode more than 2,000 transcription factors per genome. Despite of the fact that these transcription factors play pivotal roles in legume revolution, plant development and differentiation, still less than 1% of these factors have been completely characterized genetically. In plants, the transcription factor family containing a Basic Leucine Zipper domain (BZIP domain) is among the chief family of the transcription factors although, these factors are found in all other eukaryotes as well. Here the Genetic Characterization of BZIP transcription factors family will be performed which will ultimately pave a way for the identification and study of the transcription factors of the most complex crop which has been sequenced so far.

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