1. Heterosis breeding for yield and its attributes in brinjal (Solanum melongena L.).
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Susmitha, J., Eswaran, R., and Kumar, N. Senthil
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EGGPLANT , *PLANT breeding , *HETEROSIS , *FRUIT yield , *PLANT genetics , *PLANT yields , *FRUIT - Abstract
A study on heterosis in brinjal was carried out during the year 2019-20 at the Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Annamalai University. Seven genotypes were hybridised in full diallel fashion and the resultant 42 hybrids were evaluated along with parents in RBD. The mean squares of the 11 traits revealed significant differences among the entries. The hybrid ICO-345590 x Arka Kusumkar recorded high heterobeltiosis for fruit yield per plant and its associated traits except for fruit grith, fruit length, plant height, and days to first harvest. High standard heterosis was recorded by the hybrid ICO-344674 x ICO-383119 for plant height, ICO-344674 x Arka Kusumkar for days to first harvest, Arka Kusumkar x ICO-345590 for fruit length and ICO-345590 x ICO-545862 for fruit girth. The application of heterosis in brinjal will aid in the production of superior cross combinations, which will help meet the expanding demand for brinjal due to its bioactive properties. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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