HETEROSIS IN CGMS AND GMS BASED CHILLI (CAPSICUM ANNUUM L.) HYBRIDS FOR GREEN FRUIT YIELD, ITS COMPONENTS AND QUALITY TRAITS

Abstract

Chilli (Capsicum annuumL.) is an important commercial spice cum vegetable crop of Solanaceae family. Due to
wide variability, it holds potential for further improvement. The present investigation on chilli comprised of 5
females (2 CGMS and 3 GMS), 8 males, 40 F1 hybrids and two standard check hybrids GAVCH 1 and ARCH-228.
The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with 3 replications at Main Vegetable Research Station,
Anand Agricultural University, Anand Campus, Anand, during kharif-rabi 2011-2012. This results suggested that
differences in performance of parents and hybrids for majority of the traits leading to evidence for manifestation
of heterosis for green fruit yield and majority of its components. On the bases on estimates of heterosis, the
hybrids ACMS 4 X 9955-15R, CCA-4759 X LCA 206 and CCA-4759 X RHRC PENDT were found to be most
promising for green fruit yield and other desirable traits, hence could be further evaluated to exploit the heterosis
for commercial cultivation or utilize in future breeding programme to obtain desirable segregants for the
development of superior genotypes