Abstract:
Ten wilt resistant and divergent genotypes of brinjal (five purple fruited and five light green / white
fruited) were crossed separately and the resulting eight Fj hybrids were evaluated for their performance in a
bacterial wilt sick plot at Vellanikkara, Trichur. All the F, hybrids showed high yield potential with resistance
to wilt. Based on over all superiority in terms of yield, consumer acceptability and resistance to wilt, two purple
fruited hybrids viz., Surya x SM-116 (purple, round to oval) and Arka Keshav x SM-71 (purple, long) were selected
and evaluated further for two more seasons. Both the hybrids were resistant to wilt and had a yield potential
of 91.31 and 89.07 t ha"1
respectively.
