Vol. 10, Issue 9 (2021)

Author(s):
Ashutosh Kumar, Anand Kumar Singh, BK Singh and AK Pal

Abstract:
The field experiment was conducted at Vegetable Research Farm, Department of Horticulture, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi during the summer and rainy season of 2018. Comprising of 18 genotypes in lines × design fashion in which 18 parents along with 45 F1 hybrids was accessed for yield attributing triats viz.: days to 50% flowering, plant height, number of primary branches per plant, node at which first flower appears, internodal length, number of nodes per plant, number of fruits per plant, fruit yield per plant, fruit yield (q/ha), fruit length, fruit diameter, average fruit weight, number of seeds per fruit, seed weight per fruit, seed yield per plant, seed yield, days to edible fruit maturity, seed index. The study showed a range of improvement in hybrids as compared to its parent. The cross-combination Kashi Pragati × Hisar Unnat and Pusa A-4 × Hisar Unnat showed better results in yield per hectare.