Vol. 12, Issue 7 (2023)

Author(s):
Bhavesh Verma, Dhananjay Sharma and Jitendra Trivedi

Abstract:
In the latest research, 24 diverse brinjal genotypes were thoroughly examined to evaluate their genetic diversity. The results highlighted a significant and remarkable amount of variation among the genotypes, evident in various crucial characteristics such as plant height, flowering time, fruit dimensions, average fruit weight, and fruit yield per plant. Interestingly, the phenotypic coefficient of variation (PCV) surpassed the equivalent genotypic coefficient of variation (GCV) for all traits, indicating a strong influence of environmental factors on these features. Among all attributes, the number of fruits per plant and per cluster exhibited the most substantial estimates of both phenotypic and genotypic variation. Additionally, key features like average fruit weight, fruit yield per plant, cluster size, fruit length, and girth demonstrated robust heritability estimates, suggesting that simple selection based on observable traits would be highly effective in enhancing these characteristics through additive gene action.