Characters association and path cofficient analysis studies in brinjal (Solanum melongena L.)

Abstract

Economic yield attributing characters were studied in Brinjal for crop improvement through selecting high yielding characters. Significant variations were recorded among the genotypes for various yield traits studied. Fruit yield per plant observed positive and significant correlation with fruit index, number of fruits per plant, diameter of fruits, average fruit weight plant spread, primary branches per plant, plant height. Fruit yield per plant observed negative and significant correlation with, Days to first flowering, days to first fruit set, days to first fruit picking at both genotypic and phenotypic level had exhibited true association with direct effect on fruit yield per plant. The direct selection for these traits would be rewarding for crop improvement in the total fruit yield per plant.