Evaluation of the Performance of Parental Line and their F1 Hybrids for Yield and Quality Traits in Brinjal (Solanum melongena L.)

Abstract

Brinjal or eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) is one of the most important cultivated solanaceous vegetable, mainly grown for its edible fruits. The present investigation was carried out in order to obtained per se performance of parents and their cross combinations for genetic improvement in brinjal. Ten parents were crossed in diallel fashion excluding reciprocal. Half diallel set of crosses and their all possible 45 F1’s (excluding reciprocals) in brinjal (Solanum melongena L.)were evaluated in Randomized Complete Block Design (RBD) with three replications for nineteen yield and yield contributing traits during Kharif 2020-21 (Y1) and 2021-22 (Y2) at the Main Experiment Station (MES) of Department of Vegetable Science, Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Narendra Nagar, Kumarganj, Ayodhya (U.P.) India. The study revealed that highly significant differences were observed for most of the traits under study. Based on the per se performance, the parentP9 (2.61 kg) registered highest fruit yield per plant followed by P7 (2.49 kg) in both the year and pooled. The per se performance of crosses viz., P2 x P9 (3.11 kg), P4 x P6(2.66 kg), P1 x P8(2.55 kg)and P6 x P7(2.42 kg) were produced significantly highest fruit yield per plant than the general mean. These hybrids may be subjected to multi-locational and multi-seasonal trials for their release for commercial cultivation. The findings with respect to salinity tolerance must be correlated to develop the salt tolerant cultivars.