Evaluation of mean performance of different brinjal hybrids along with parents and standard hybrid checks for yield and yield contributing traits in summer and kharif
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https://doi.org/10.48165/jefa.2026.21.1.32Keywords:
Mean performance, yield, hybrids, superior variety, commercial exploitation.Abstract
Brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) is one of the major commercially and nutritionally important vegetable crop cultivated extensively almost in all parts of India. The present study aimed to evaluate the mean performance of hybrids, parents and standard hybrid checks of brinjal. Twenty eight F1 hybrids including parents and two standard hybrid checks were evaluated for yield and yield contributing traits in randomized block design with two replications at All India Coordinated Research Project on Vegetable Crops, Department of Horticulture, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri. The results revealed that among parents, RHRBR-196, RHRBR-54 and RHRBR-74, and among hybrids, Puna Selection x RHRBR-1, Puna Selection x RHRBR-196, Puna Selection x RHRBR-54 and RHRBR-196 x RHRBR-54 performed significantly better and exhibited the highest mean values for most of the yield and yield contributing characters during both the seasons. Therefore, the outperforming parents could be utilized for development of superior variety or could also be involved in further breeding programme whereas, new hybrid combinations could be further evaluated in yield trails for commercial exploitation.
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