Vol. 11, Issue 8 (2022)

Author(s):
Shaina Sharma and Sanjay Chadha

Abstract:
The Experiment was carried out at the Experimental Farm of the Department of Vegetable Science and Floriculture, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Palampur during summer seasons of 2021. Twenty four cross combinations along with eight lines and three testers and one standard check were evaluated in a Randomized Block Design with three replications. The analysis of variance for the traits studied viz. days to 50% flowering, days to first harvest, duration of fruit harvest, plant height (cm), fruit length (cm), fruit width (cm), fruit shape index, pericarp thickness (mm) and locules per fruit showed the presence of sufficient variability in the germplasm as revealed by significant differences among genotypes and cross combinations. Mean values along with range, standard error of mean, coefficient of variation and critical difference were calculated for all the traits studied.