Abstract

                                Twenty one varieties of brinjal (Solanum melongena L) were studied in kharif season for correlation analysis. The yield per plant showed significant positive association with flowers per cluster, fruit length, fruit value, primary branches per plant and fruits per plant but non-significant correlation with fruit diameter. The correlation coefficient inter-se were also important. Most of the environmental correlation coefficient were not significant. It can be concluded that four characters i.e. fruit length, primary branches per plant, number of fruits per plant and early yield could form a sound basis for selection.

Key words : Brinjal, Quantitative Traits, Inter-relationship