Vol. 12, Issue 2 (2023)

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Combining ability analysis in chilli hybrids

Abstract:
The eighteen crosses were developed by crossing six testers with each three lines to study combining ability, crosses evaluated with the parents in randomized block design with two replications in kharif along with parents at instructional farm, Department of Vegetable Science, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidhyapeeth, Akola and result indicated that for the all character exhibit the predominance of non-additive gene action for all character from the parental lines Jayanti, GT 1-1 and IC- 572498 show the GCA in desirable direction for yield and contributing characters and from the cross combinations days to 50% flowering concern the hybrid AKC -1-5 X IC- 572486 found negatively significantly maximum among all hybrids, the hybrids combination AKC -2-8-2 X IC- 572486, AKC -1-5 X GT-1-1 and Jayanti X GT-1-1 exhibit highest significant SCA for yield parameters this SCA effects for yield parameters the promising hybrids as they exhibited significant GCA and SCA effect in desirable directions for most of traits. The resulted promising hybrids may test for further trials and the identified parental lines could be utilized in future for chilli breeding programmes.