Vol. 7, Issue 3 (2019)
Variability, heritability and genetic advance studies in eggplant (Solanum melongena L.)
Author(s): Kanjana R, Paramaguru P, Sathyamoorthy VA and Juliet Hepziba S
Abstract: Sixteen genotypes along with four varieties of brinjal were evaluated to estimate variability, heritability and genetic advance as per cent of mean for growth, yield and quality characters at Horticultural College and Research Institute, Periyakulam. The high PCV and GCV were observed for number of flowers per cluster, fruit width (cm), fruit weight (g), percentage of shoot borer incidence, percentage of fruit borer incidence by weight, 1000 seed weight, days to first picking, days to final picking and number of fruits per plant. High heritability coupled with high genetic advance as per cent of mean were observed for fruit width (cm), number of flowers per cluster, percentage of shoot borer infestation, number of fruits per plant exhibiting that the traits are controlled by additive gene action. Therefore, direct selection may be followed for improving brinjal by examining these characters.
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Kanjana R, Paramaguru P, Sathyamoorthy VA, Juliet Hepziba S. Variability, heritability and genetic advance studies in eggplant (Solanum melongena L.). Int J Chem Stud 2019;7(3):3208-3210.
