“…The component traits; plant height, ear height, cob diameter, number of grain rows per cob, number of grains per row and 100 seed weight displaying positive and significant association with grain yield per plant suggested that grain yield can be improved through simultaneous selection for these traits. These associations are partly in accordance with the earlier results observed by Jodage et al, (2017), Al-Tabbal and Al-Fraihat ( 2012), Rani et al, (2017), Ghosh et al, (2014), Rafiq et al, (2010) and Wali et al, (2012),Seyedzavar et al, (2015, Palta et al, (2011); Khazaei et al, (2010), Alvi et al, (2003), Najeeb et al, (2009) and Nemati et al, (2009). Anthesis to silking interval was the only character that exhibited significant negative association with grain yield per plant suggesting that the genotypes with less gap between anthesis and silking will give higher grain yield per plant under heat stress condition.…”