Diallel analysis for combining ability studies in brinjal (Solanum melongena L.)

Combining ability variance using 9 x 9 diallel set in egg plant (Solanum melongena L.) excluding reciprocals revealed additive and non additive genic variances in the inheritance of all the nine characters studied. Additive genetic variance was predominant for days to flowering, days to first picking, plant height, plant spread, number of fruits per plant and fruit yield per plant, whereas non-additive genetic variance was predominant for primary branches per plant, fruit volume and average fruit weight. A study of sea effects has shown that crosses with good x good or good x poor parents will be better for hybridization programme.