• J. L. joshi
• Ajish Muraleedharan
• S. Murugan
• K Saravanan

Twenty eggplant landraces were used to estimate genetic variability, heritability and genetic advance among 12 developmental, growth, yield and yield related attributes during rabi 2015. The magnitude of genotypic coefficient of variation were low as compared to phenotypic coefficient of variation indicating the influence of environment in the expression of the observed traits. Highest phenotypic coefficient of variation was recorded for number of fruits per cluster followed by, number of fruits per plant, average weight of fruit and fruit yield per plant suggesting that usefulness of phenotypic selection in improving these traits. The estimates of heritability in broad sense were high for number of fruits per cluster, number of fruits per plant, width of fruit, days to initiation of flowering, length of fruit, fruit yield per plant and days to last picking while the moderate estimates of heritability was recorded for average weight of fruit, days to first picking, plant height and number of primary branches per plant. High heritability coupled with genetic advance was recorded for fruit yield per plant revealed that the presence of lesser environmental influence and prevalence of additive gene action in their expression.

landraces, eggplant, genetic advance

"STUDIES ON GENETIC VARIABILITY, HERITABILITY AND GENETIC ADVANCE IN EGGPLANT (Solanum melongena L.)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no.451-455, January-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901G62.pdf

"STUDIES ON GENETIC VARIABILITY, HERITABILITY AND GENETIC ADVANCE IN EGGPLANT (Solanum melongena L.)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no. pp451-455, January-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901G62.pdf