Vol. 10, Issue 1 (2021)

Author(s):
Ningombam Dianashwori Devi, Rahanai Kh., Ngashepam Paikhomba and Paonam Priyobrata Singh

Abstract:
The present investigation was undertaken at the Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding Experimental field, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Institute of Agriculture Sciences, Utlou, Bishnupur District, Manipur to estimate the heritability, variability, and genetic advance in completely randomized block design with three replication in fifteen genotypes. High genotypic coefficients of variance (GCV%) were observed in several characters the highest being fruit dry weight (48.22) followed by fruit weight (34.17), plant height (29.02), fruit length (21.06). Moderate were observed in characters fruit diameter (17.6), fruit per plant (13.53), days to 50% flowering (12.05). Lowest were observed in primary branch (4.13), days to maturity (5.23). High Phenotypic coefficient of variance (PCV%) were observed in characters fruit dry weight (48.52) followed by fruit weight (33.40), plant height (29.48), primary branch (22.13), fruit diameter (21.30), fruit length (21.17).Moderate were observed fruit per plant (18. 19), days to 50% flowering (12.11). Lowest was observed in days to maturity (5.64). The estimated heritability ranged from primary branch (3.49) to fruit weight (104). The estimate of GA per cent of mean were high for almost all the attributes. The estimated GA ranged from primary branch (1.27) to fruit dry weight (97.14). High heritability coupled with high genetic advance for several attributes like fruit length, fruit diameter, fruit weight, fruit dry weight, plant height, days to 50% flowering. Low heritability coupled with low genetic advance was observed in primary branch. High heritability coupled with low GA was observed in days to maturity. Moderate heritability with high GA was observed in fruit per plant.