Genetic variability in brinjal germplasm

Abstract

Genetic variability was worked out for 12 characters in brinjal germplasm of 27 varieties. Days to flower recorded ths lowest PCV and GCV indicating little scope for improvement for those characters. Percentage of fruit set showed the lowest heritability indicating a high degree of nonheritability variability. An association of high heritability and genetic advance was shown by single fruit weight, total fruit yield and equatorial diameter of fruit indicating additive gene effects.