Performance Evaluation of Brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) under Mid Hill Conditions of Uttarakhand, India

Brinjal (Solanum melongena L.), belongs to the family Solanaceae, which is an important vegetable crop of sub-tropics and tropics. The present investigation was carried out at the Vegetable Research and Demonstration Block, College of Horticulture, VCSG UUHF, Bharsar, during Kharif, 2017 to evaluate diverse germplasm of brinjal under mid hill conditions. The experiment was laid out in RCBD with three replications. In this study, twenty-seven genotypes viz., DRNKV-02-104, IVBL-116-131, NBJ-19, JB-9, Aruna, JB-2, CH-1045, Swarna Shree, JB, DRNKV-104-43, RCMBL-04-04, IBH-2, Kavya, B. Dewariya, DBR-8, DMU-1, Azad Brinjal-2, Co-11, JB-67, KKM-1, BCB-464, PLR-1, JB-18, Bhagyamati, BB-58, Pusa Shyamala including one check cultivar Pant Samrat were evaluated for different horticultural traits. During the investigation, 18 growth, flowering, fruiting, yield and quality parameters were recorded. The result of variance revealed that the mean sum of square due to treatment were significant at 5% level for all the traits. The genotypes, Aruna, DRNKV-02-104, NBJ-19, JB-2, RCMBL-04-04, IVBL-116-131 and Kavya recorded higher fruit yield and also performed better for other horticultural traits than check cultivar. These genotypes need to undergo additional testing before being made available as a replacement for currently available brinjal varieties, or they can be included in additional breeding programmes to develop improved varieties or hybrids of brinjal.