Abstract

An experiment was carried out at Department of vegetable crops, Horticultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore to evaluate 30 green fruited brinjal genotypes. The study revealed that highly significant differences were observed for all the traits. Among the 30 genotypes, ABSR-2 recorded the maximum number of fruits and fruit yield per plant whereas, EC 316201 was found to be best for number of branches, number of fruits, fruit yield per plant next to ABSR-2. The genotype Devachinnampatti local was found to be good for the earliest flowering and yield per plant and protein content. The three genotypes viz., ABSR-2, EC 316201, Devachinnampatti local were superior for yield and yield contributing characters. These three genotypes can be used as parents in hybridization programmes.

Keywords: Evaluation, Green fruited genotypes, Yield, Quality