Yield and yield attributing traits in diverse genotypes of brinjal (Solanum melongena L.)

Brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) cultivar were investigate for growth, fruit yield and its component characters at All India Coordinated Research Project on Vegetable Crop at Horticultural Research cum Instructional Farm, Department of vegetable Science, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur (C.G.) during the rabi season of 2016-17. The study revealed that highly significant differences were observed for all the traits. Selection of suitable parents is an important criterion for success of crop improvement programme. Superior genotypes in terms of highest marketable fruit yield per hectare (q) was observed in 2016/BRLVAR-3 (663.07 q) followed by 2014/BRLVAR-1 (567.00 q) and 2014/BRLVAR-4 (545.10 q). The maximum fruit yield per plant was found in 2016/BRLVAR-3 (3.73 kg) followed by 2014/BRLVAR-1 (3.19 kg), 2014/BRLVAR-4 (3.07 kg). The highest plant height was observed in 2014/BRLVAR-4 (90.5 cm) followed by 2016/BRLVAR- 2 (69.74 cm), The maximum number of primary branches per plant was observed in 2016/BRLVAR-4 (6.67) followed by 2016/BRLVAR-8 (5.80), The earliest flowering was observed for 2016/BRLVAR-8 (30.33 days) followed by 2016/BRLVAR-2 (32.67 days), The minimum number of days to 50% flowering was found in 2016/BRLVAR – 8 (50.00) it and 2016/BRLVAR-1 followed by 2016/BRLVAR-2 (51.00), The maximum number of flower per cluster was observed in Punjab Sadabahar (4.06) followed by 2016/BRLVAR-4 (3.96), The maximum number of fruits per cluster was observed in Kashi Taru (3.50) followed by 2016/BRLVAR-4 (3.46), The maximum average fruits per cluster was observed in 2015/BRLVAR-1 (3.36), and 2016/BRLVAR-9 (3.26), while the minimum fruit per cluster was observed in 2015/BRLVAR-2 (2.04), Minimum number of day to maturity is found in 2015/BRLVAR-5 (65.34 days) followed by 2015/BRLVAR-2 (68.00 days), Maximum number of fruits per plant was found in 2015/BRLVAR-1 (15.06) followed by 2016/BRLVAR-3 (14.80).