GENETIC VARIABILITY STUDIES IN ADVANCED BREEDINGLINES OF BRINJAL (SOLANUM MELONGENA L.) FOR FRUIT YIELDAND QUALITY PARAMETERSKarakambadi Vaishnavi, Devaraju, V. Srinivasa, D. Lakshmana, Y. Kantharaj, T.H. Singh and G.K. LathaAbstract An experiment was carried out to assess genetic variability in thirty advanced breeding lines of brinjalduring Rabi season 2021-2022 at the College of Horticulture, Mudigere. The experiment was laid out inrandomized complete block design with three replications. Analysis of variance indicated the presence oflarge variability for different characters under study. The genotypic coefficient of variation and phenotypiccoefficient of variation was high (>20 %) for the number of primary branches at 30 DAT, average fruitweight, whereas, plant height at 30 and 90 DAT, number of primary branches at 90 DAT, stalk length, fruityield per plot, estimated fruit yield per hectare, dry matter content and fruit phenol content showed moderateGCV and PCV. High heritability coupled with high genetic advance (>20 %) in per cent of mean wererecorded for plant height at 30 DAT, number of primary branches at 30 and 90 DAT, days to first flowering,average fruit weight, stalk length, fruit yield per plot, estimated fruit yield, dry matter content and fruitphenol content indicating that these traits are controlled by additive gene action. Therefore, studied charactersmay be included in assortment criterion for improvement in fruit yield per plant and yield contributingtraits. |