Evaluation of yield and yield contributing characters of F2 population of papaya (Carica Papaya L) under Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu conditions

Yield and yield contributing characters of segregating F2 population of papaya with eight cross combinations and six parents were studied under the agro-climatic conditions of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu. Plant biometric parameters, fruit physical attributes and yield characters of the population were evaluated by comparing the mean performance. The highest number of fruits (40.20) was recorded in CO 8 x CP 96 combination followed by CO 2 x Pusa Nanha (39.23). CO 2 x CP 111 had the maximum fruit weight (1.17 kg). The yield of the total F2 population had a range of 3.99–121.42 kg/tree. The correlation of yield with biometric parameters and the fruit physical attributes and path coefficient were also analysed. The potential selections from this population were chosen and forwarded to the next generation. The correlation of yield with biometric parameters and the fruit physical attributes and path coefficient were also analyzed.