Research Article

[Retracted] Elucidation of Nature of Gene Action and Estimation of Combining Ability Effects for Fruit Yield Improvement and Yield Attributing Traits in Brinjal Landraces

Table 4

Top three best performing parents (per se and GCA) and hybrids (per se and SCA) for various characters in brinjal.

CharactersParental performanceSuperior hybrids
Per seGCAPer seGCA effectSCAGCA effect

Days to floweringRKML-26 (53.00)RKML-2 (−9.62)RKML-2 X PPL (52.00)PxPRKML-7 X S. Pratibha (−6.83)PxA
RKML-34 (57.00)RKML-26 (−6.53)RKML-2 X S. Shyamli (52.67)PxGRKML-1 X S. Pratibha (−6.25)PxA
RKML-6 (58.67)RKML-6 (−5.03)RKML-26 X S. Shyamli (54.33)GxGRKMl-34 X PPL (−5.43)GxP
Days to 50% floweringRKML-26 (59.33)RKML-2 (−9.29)RKML-2 X S. Shyamli (60.00)PxGRKML-7 X S. Pratibha (−5.38)PxA
RKML-34 (64.33)RKML-26 (−5.79)RKML-26 X S. Shyamli (62.67)GxGRKML-1 X S. Pratibha (−5.38)PxA
RKML-6 (67.67)RKML-6 (−5.38)RKML-2 X PPL (63.00)PxPRKMl-34 X PPL (−4.99)GxP
Fruit initiationRKML-26 (68.33)RKML-2 (−8.27)RKML-2 X S. Shyamli (67.33)PxGRKML-1 X S. Pratibha (−6.34)PxA
RKML-34 (70.67)RKML-26 (−5.28)RKML-2 X PPC (69.33)PxGRKML-5 X PPL (−5.86)PxP
RKML-6 (73.33)RKML-3 (−4.19)RKML-2 X PPL (70.00)PxPRKML-2 X PPC (−5.16)PxG
Leaf length (cm)RKML-26 (6.53)RKML-34 (3.07)RKML-26 X PPC (11.2)GxGRKML-11 X PPC (2.43)PxG
PPC (6.53)RKML-26 (1.67)RKML-34 X PPL (10.33)GxPRKML-5 X S. Pratibha (2.04)PxA
RKML-34 (6.27)PPC (0.75)RKML-11 X PPC (9.93)PxGRKML-2 X S. Shyamli (2.00)PxG
Leaf width (cm)RKML-4 (18.43)RKML-11 (1.27)RKML-4 X PPC (18.99)AxGRKML-4 X PPL (1.16)AxP
PPC (18.12)RKML-4 (1.24)RKML-4 X PPL (18.72)AxPRKML-3 X S. Shyamli (1.11)PxG
RKML-7 (17.12)RKML-1 (0.66)RKML-11 X S. Shyamli (18.46)PxGRKML-11 X S. Shyamli (1.09)PxG
No. of primary branchesRKML-7 (11.92)RKML-4 (1.54)RKML-4 X PPL (13.59)AxPRKML-4 X PPL (1.71)AxP
RKML-4 (11.62)PPC (0.33)RKML-4 X PPC (12.17)AxGRKML-26 X S. Pratibha (1.23)GxA
PPC (10.91)RKML-26 X S. Pratibha (11.94)GxARKML-3 X PPC (0.97)PxG
Petiole length (cm)PPC (6.53)RKML-4 (0.82)RKML-4 X PPC (6.03)AxGRKML-6 X S.Shyamli (0.61)PxG
RKML-7 (6.34)RKML-11 (0.71)RKML-4 X PPL (5.87)AxG
S. Pratibha (5.94)RKML-34 (0.26)RKML-4 X S. Pratibha (5.85)AxA
Fruit length (cm)RKML-26 (8.51)RKML-6 (−2.57)RKML-6 X S. Shyamli (11.74)PxGRKML-2 X PPC (−2.41)PxG
RKML-6 (9.77)RKML-5 (−2.01)RKML-5 X S. Shyamli (12.1)PxGRKML-3 X S. Pratibha (−2.02)PxA
S. Shyamli (10.81)RKML-4 (−1.47)RKML-2 X PPC (12.93)PxGRKML-34 X PPL (−2.00)GxP
Fruit diameter (cm)RKML-11 (26.37)S. Shyamli (4.97)RKML-3 X S. Shyamli (31.78)PxGRKML-3 X S. Shyamli (6.32)PxG
S. Shyamli (23.55)RKML-1 (2.44)RKML-34 X S. Shyamli (28.98)GxGRKML-1 X PPL (4.13)PxP
RKML-4 (22.97)RKMl-26 (2.30)RKML-11 X S. Shyamli (28.2)PxGRKML-4 X PPL (3.93)AxP
No. of fruit per plantPPC (33.4)RKML-26 (13.65)RKML-26 X PPC (47.67)GxGRKML-26 X S. Pratibha (5.79)GxA
RKML-26 (30.93)PPC (8.31)RKML-26 X S. Pratibha (38.8)GxA
RKML-6 (25.13)RKML-34 (4.83)RKML-26 X PPL (36.2)GxP
No. of marketable fruit per plantRKML-26 (29.33)RKML-26 (13.53)RKML-26 X PPC (43.24)GxG
PPC (25.83)PPC (6.63)RKML-26 X S. Pratibha (34.35)GxA
RKML-6 (23.53)RKML-34 (4.66)RKML-26 X PPL (33.36)GxP
Fruit weight (g)S. Shyamli (224.38)S. Shyamli (41.87)RKML-1 X S. Shyamli (201.42)PxGRKML-1 X S. Shyamli (36.69)PxG
RKML-34 (180.82)RKML-1 (27.09)RKMl-4 X S. Shyamli (163.99)AxGRKML-26 X PPC (21.11)GxG
RKML-4 (177.14)RKML-4 (23.7)RKML-6 X S. Shyamli (142.56)PxGRKML-11 X PPC (20.77)PxG
Yield per plant (g)RKML-11 (2699.13)RKML-34 (790.20)RKML-26 X PPC (3464.13)GxGRKML-26 X PPC (760.65)GxG
RKML-26 (2681.73)RKML-26 (691.77)RKML-11 X PPC (2794.4)PxGRKML-2 X S. Shyamli (714.38)PxG
RKML-34 (2474.4)PPC (214.07)RKML-26 X S. Pratibha (2777.4)GxARKML-11 X PPC (632.72)PxG
Marketable yield per plant (g)RKML-26 (2540.11)RKML-34 (745.57)RKML-26 X PPC (3135.42)GxGRKML-26 X PPC (727.06)GxG
RKML-11 (2307.33)RKML-26 (718.69)RKML-26 X S. Pratibha (2429.99)GxARKML-2 X S. Shyamli (585.93)PxG
RKMl-34 (2268.87)PPC (148.72)RKML-34 X S. Shyamli (2422.42)GxGRKML-11 X PPC (493.03)PxG
Total yield (ton/ha)RKML-26 (50.66)RKML-34 (19.82)RKML-26 X PPC (75.29)GxGRKML-2 X S. Shyamli (18.20)PxG
RKML-11 (49.42)RKML-26 (14.99)RKML-11 X PPC (72.09)PxGRKML-11 X PPC (16.63)PxG
RKMl-34 (47.69)PPC (5.19)RKML-34 X PPC (69.38)GxGRKML-4 X S. Shyamli (13.10)AxG
No. of seed per fruitRKML-5 (2142.33)RKML-5 (603.64)RKML-6 X S. Pratibha (3304.33)PxARKML-6 X S. Pratibha (926.34)PxA
RKML-3 (1948.00)S. Pratibha (488.08)RKML-3 X S. Pratibha (2312.33)PxARKML-2 X PPL (428.11)PxP
RKML-1 (1821.00)RKML-2 (310.39)RKML-26 X S. Pratibha (2228)GxARKML-7 X S. Shyamli (413.54)PxG
Sclerotia stem rot incidence (%)S. Pratibha (5.00)S. Shyamli (−7.25)RKML-26 X S. Shyamli (1.67)GxGRKML-2 X S. Pratibha (−12.17)PxA
S. Shyamli (6.67)RKML-26 (−6.42)RKML-34 X S. Shyamli (1.67)GxGRKML-3 X PPL (−9.58)PxP
PPC (6.67)RKML-34 (−5.58)RKML-1 X S. Shyamli (5)PxG
Dry matter percentageRKML-7 (14.82)S. Shyamli (1.69)RKML-6 X S. Shyamli (11.81)PxGRKML-6 X S. Shyamli (2.47)PxG
RKML-11 (11.37)RKML-5 (1.39)RKML-7 X S. Shyamli (11.08)PxGRKML-7 X S. Pratibha (2.05)PxA
RKML-4 (10.39)RKML-11 (1.25)RKMl-4 X S. Pratibha (10.25)AxARKMl-4 X S. Pratibha (1.74)AxA
Total phenol (mg/100 g)PPC (82.17)RKML-7 (−15.92)RKML-7 X S. Pratibha (74.16)PxARKML-34 X PPL (−20.46)GxP
RKML-4 (83.92)RKML-4 (−12.22)RKML-2 X PPC (81.07)PxGRKML-5 X PPC (−13.91)PxG
S. Pratibha (84.18)RKML-1 (−10.07)RKML-5 X PPC (81.38)PxGRKML-2 X PPC (−11.19)PxG
Ascorbic acid (mg/100 g)RKML-26 (12.13)RKML-7 X S. Pratibha (15.38)PxARKML-7 X S. Pratibha (1.98)PxA
RKML-34 (11.13)RKML-26 X S. Shyamli (14.93)GxGRKML-6 X PPL (1.29)PxP
S. Shyamli (10.96)RKML-34 X S. Shyamli (14.24)GxGRKMl-4 X S. Pratibha (0.8)AxA