Genetic distance and heterosis in interspecific crosses of capsicum

Abstract

Significant heterosis was observed for plant height, days to flower, days to first harvest, days to maturity, fruits/plant, green fruit yield/plant, seeds/fruit and seed yield/plant in 10 interspecific F1 hybrids of chilli. Jwala and Green Chuna were the farthest while K2 and Ornamental Type, the nearest. Maximum oleoresin was in Jwala (16.83%) and in the hybrids, Jwala x Ornamental Type (16.6%).