Vol. 10, Issue 8 (2021)

Author(s):
Deepika Vyas, Sonali Kar and Padmakshi Thakur

Abstract:
Chilli is a often cross pollinated crop in the Solanaceae family of the Solanales order. It is a important vegetable crop all over the world and one of the highest source of vitamin C. A field experiment was conducted during rabi season 2020 at S.G. College of Agriculture and Research Station, Kumhrawand, Jagdalpur. This experiment consisted of 20 genotypes including 17 genotypes local and 3 standard cultivars (Pusa Jwala, Kashi Anmol, Sunidhi) and cultivated in RBD. Highest phenotypic coefficient of variation and genotypic coefficient of variation was observed in green fruit yield per hectare followed by fruit weight and green fruit yield per plant. Heritability (bs) coupled with genetic advance as percentage of mean was found to be highest for all the characters except days to first picking. Association analysis revealed high positive and significant correlation of green fruit yield per plant with green fruit yield per plant, fruit weight and number of fruit per plant at both genotypic and phenotypic levels.