Five cultivated varieties of Corchorus olitorius L. were studied for variability and correlations between 6 characters. Wide ranges of variability were observed for most of the characters. Simple correlation analysis revealed that plant height, base diameter, green weight and stripped weight had strong and positive correlation with fibre yield. Partial correlation analysis indicated that fibre yield was dependent on both plant height and base diameter with a high magnitude of correlation with base diameter. Multiple correlation analysis showed that the combined effect of plant height and base diameter on fibre yield was highly significant in all the cultivars.
