Per se Performance of Brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) for Yield and Its Contributing Traits

A field experiment “Per se performance of brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) for yield and its contributing traits” was carried out comprised of 10 parents, 45 hybrids (produced through half-diallel mating design) and commercial hybrid ABH-1 as a check during 2014–15, at Regional Horticultural Research Station, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari. The data were obtained for twelve traits including fruit yield. All the 55 genotype were evaluated for twelve traits. The parents Punjab Barsati was found to be the best for days to 50% flowering, days to first picking, no. of primary branches, no. of fruits per plant, no. of picking, fruit weight, fruit length, fruit girth and yield per plant followed by Punjab Sadabahar and Arka Anand. Among the hybrids, IC 074224 x IC 11066 were recorded highest for fruit yield per plant, it is also recorded highest for the traits viz. days to first flowering, plant height, no. of primary branches, no. of fruits per plant, no. of picking, fruit weight, fruit length, fruit girth and yield per plant.