Heterosis and combining ability analysis for productivity traits in brinjal (Solanum melongena L.)
NALINI A DHARWAD, S A PATIL, P M SALIMATH
Abstract
Gene action studies showed predominant non-additive gene action for all traits under investigation. Frequency and magnitude of heterosis was low for number of branches per plant, days to flowering, moderate for number of fruits per plant and high for number of flowers per cluster, number of fruits per cluster and fruit weight (g). Hybrids IC-112 x IC-909, IC-112 x IC-997, IC-112 x IC-996, IC-111 x IC-996 and IC-111 x IC-136 exhibited high heterosis for yield and yield componants viz., number of branches per plant, fruit weight and number of fruits per plant. Parents MG, IC-112, IC-111 and IC-136 had high gca effect for characters such as days to flowering number of fruits per plant, fruit weight and yield per plant and were found to be good general combiners. Six high heterotic hybrids having high parental gca effects can be advanced to get superior segregates. Pooled gca and sca analysis indicated that frequency and magnitude of heterosis was high in H x L combination which can be efficiently utilized for commercial exploitation.
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