Vol. 11, Issue 6 (2022)

Author(s):
Prashant Srivastav, Satish Yadav, Rizwan Ali, Rajnish Kumar and Harendra Singh

Abstract:
The present investigation was undertaker at Farm Unit - 6, Integral Institute of Agricultural Sciences & Technology, Lucknow, during winter season 2020-2021. The experiment comprised of 35 genotypes and 96 crosses with 3 checks. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design with three replications. The genotypes were evaluated to estimate variability, heritability and genetic advance in yield and yield contributing characters at farm unit-6, Integral Institute of agricultural science & technology, Integral University, Lucknow. A high degree of significant variation was observed for all the characters studied except pericarp thickness and number of locules. A highest GCV was observed for fruit yield per plant and PCV for fruit yield per plant and number of locules while lowest GCV was noticed for days to first harvest, days to 50 per cent flowering and pericarp thickness and PCV for days to first harvest and days to 50 per cent flowering. High heritability with high genetic advance as per cent of mean was observed for fruit yield per plant and average fruit weight which could be improved by simple selection.