Character association and path coefficient analysis in brinjal (Solanum melongena L.)

Abstract

The investigation was carried out at Vegetable Research Station, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh during late kharif/rabi 2018- 19 in Randomized Block Design with three replications. The experimental material comprised of thirty five genotypes and five check varieties. Total fruit yield per plant was recorded positive and significant correlations with days to last picking, plant height, number of fruits per plant, fruit length and plant spread, both at genotypic and phenotypic level significant and positive correlation with total fruit yield per plant at both genotypic and phenotypic levels. These are the most important attributes which contributed towards higher fruit yield. Number of fruits per plant and fruit weight exhibited positive and high direct effect on total fruit yield per plant at both genotypic and phenotypic levels. This revealed that for improvement of total fruit yield per plant in brinjal through selection programme, more emphasis should be given to number of fruits per plant and fruit weight.