Performance of F1 Crosses of Brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) Landraces for Growth, Flowering and Fruit Yield Attributes

Subha laxmi Mishra *

Department of Vegetable Science, College of Agriculture, OUAT, Bhubaneswar-751003, Odisha, India.

P. Tripathy

Department of Vegetable Science, College of Agriculture, OUAT, Bhubaneswar-751003, Odisha, India.

G. S. Sahu

Department of Vegetable Science, College of Agriculture, OUAT, Bhubaneswar-751003, Odisha, India.

D. Lenka

Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, College of Agriculture, OUAT, Bhubaneswar-751003, Odisha, India.

M. K. Mishra

Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, OUAT, Bhubaneswar-751003, Odisha, India.

S. K. Tripathy

Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture, OUAT, Bhubaneswar-751003, Odisha, India.

B. Tripathy

Department of Horticulture, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, SOA University, Bhubaneswar-751003, Odisha, India.

G. G. Padhiary

Department of Vegetable Science, College of Agriculture, OUAT, Bhubaneswar-751003, Odisha, India.

N. J. Nayak

Department of Vegetable Science, College of Agriculture, OUAT, Bhubaneswar-751003, Odisha, India.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.


Abstract

All total 21 F1 crosses of local landraces were evaluated along with seven parents and one check of brinjal by adopting RBD replicated twice at AICRP on Vegetable Crops, OUAT, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. The objective of the experiment was to evaluate the performance of F1 crosses for growth, flowering, fruit yield and yield attributes. Results revealed significant variations among various vegetative characters (plant height : 74.50 cm to 110.90 cm, plant spread (EW): 72.75 cm to 89.55 cm and NS :70.00 cm to 91.25cm, primary branches plant-1: 4.00 to 5.40), flowering parameters (days to 1st flowering:45.60 to 55.00 and 50% flowering: 55.00 to 66.40) and fruit yield attributes (fruit length:11.35 cm to 16.35 cm, fruit breadth :15.35 cm to 25.75 cm, fruit weight:118.40 g to 217.30g and fruits plant-1: 11.80 to 17.70). The F1 cross viz. BBSR-08-2 × Selection from BBSR-145-1(2.09 kg) recorded significantly highest fruit yield plant-1 followed by BBSR-08-2 × BBSR-10-25(1.98 kg) and BBSR-08-2 × BBSR-10-26 (1.91 kg). Thus, on the basis of per se performance, the F1 crosses viz. BBSR-08-2 × Selection from BBSR-145-1, BBSR-08-2 × BBSR-10-25 and BBSR-08-2 × BBSR-10-26 may be recommended for commercial cultivation. The parent Arka Neelanchal Shyama may be used as a parent to develop early variety in brinjal.

Keywords: Local landraces, evalutionn, vegetative growth, flowering, fruit yield


How to Cite

Mishra , Subha laxmi, P. Tripathy, G. S. Sahu, D. Lenka, M. K. Mishra, S. K. Tripathy, B. Tripathy, G. G. Padhiary, and N. J. Nayak. 2022. “Performance of F1 Crosses of Brinjal (Solanum Melongena L.) Landraces for Growth, Flowering and Fruit Yield Attributes”. International Journal of Environment and Climate Change 12 (11):3802-8. https://doi.org/10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i111816.