Abstract

Seed recovery/fruit (SR) and several other related characters were investigated in 73 different genotypes of chilli. Each character exhibited wide variability. SR differed from cultivar to cultivar, Genotypes namely, V.Kolar local, Habbegudi local and Anekal local gave high SR and they were recommended as donor parents for breeding cultivars with increased SR. They registered SR from 54.1% to 76.8%. SR showed positive correlation with seed weight/fruit, number of seeds/fruit, number of fruits/plant, fruit yield/plant, root dry weight/plant and stem diameter and negative correlation with fruit length, fruit size, fruit length:fruit diameter ratio, pericarp weight, pedicel weight and ascorbic acid content and these results provided an efficient tool for selection purposes. The characters seed weight/plant, pericarp weight, number of fruits/plant, pedicel weight and root dry weightplant explained the variation in SR to an extent of 96.34% indicating accurate prediction of SR in the cultivars could be possible.

Keywords: Chilli, genotype, seed recovery, variation, correlation, regression