Implications of combining ability among the single cross hybrids for yield and quality attributes in brinjal (Solanum melongena L.)

The present investigation was undertaken for combining ability studies on quantitative and qualitative traits at C.H.F., CAU, Pasighat, A.P. The 28 F1 hybrids were developed by crossing 8 diverse brinjal genotypes/varieties in half diallel fashion. The variances due to GCA and SCA were significant for most of the characters indicating the importance of both additive and non-additive gene action in the inheritance of these characters.