Vol. 10, Issue 12 (2021)

Author(s):
Anjali B Solanki and Acharya RR

Abstract:
A study on genetic divergence was carried out in sixty genotypes of aubergine at Main Vegetable Research Station, Anand Agricultural University located at Anand district of Gujarat during crop season kharif- rabi 2017-18. The sixty genotypes were grouped into six clusters through Mahalanobis D² statistics. Total soluble sugars, total phenol, fruit weight, total soluble solids, fruit length, plant height, number of fruits per plant, number of branches per plant, fruit girth and days to 50 per cent flowering contributed maximum to the total genetic divergence. The maximum genetic divergence was observed between cluster III and cluster V, followed by cluster I and VI. The maximum average fruit yield value found for cluster V followed by cluster I, cluster II, cluster III, cluster IV and cluster VI.