Combining ability effects for fruit characters in brinjal (Solanum melongena L.)

  • Abdul Majid Ansari Y. V. Singh
Keywords: Brinjal, combining ability, diallel, fruit character.

Abstract

Brinjal var.Pant Rituraj showed the best general combining ability (gca) effects for fruit diameter, average fruit weight and number of infested fruits/plant whereas, Pant Samrat for number of healthy fruits/plant, total number of fruits/plant and yield/plant and S. aethiopicum L. (2n=24) for the traits number of healthy fruits/plant, total number of fruits/plant and weight of infested fruits/plant whereas. BARI was found best general combiner for fruit length, average fruit weight, weight of healthy fruits/plant and yield/plant. PB-71 gave significant gca effect for fruit diameter, average fruit weight and yield/plant. The cross BARI x PB-66, BARI x Pant Rituraj and BARI x Pant Samrat were found highest specific combining ability (sca) effect for most of the characters studied. Other good specific combiners were PB-66 x PR, PB-66 x PS, BARI x PB-71 and S. aethiopicum x BARI. These parents and specific combinations could be utilized for further breeding programme of brinjal improvement.
Published
05-11-2014
How to Cite
Abdul Majid Ansari Y. V. Singh
Combining ability effects for fruit characters in brinjal Solanum melongena L.. 2014. Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding, 5 3, 385-393. Retrieved from https://www.ejplantbreeding.org/index.php/EJPB/article/view/29
Issue
Vol 5 No 3 (2014)
Section
Research Article

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