Estimation of per se performance of chilli(Capsicum annuum L.) genotypes for dry fruit yield and its contributing traits

Abstract

The present experiment was undertaken to evaluate the performance of chilli genotypes with a check, promising cultivar PC 1 to find the best one, during spring summer season of 2014 at Vegetable Research Center of GBPUAT, Pantnagar (Uttarakhand) using Randomized Block Design with three replications. Observations were recorded on various growth and yield attributing traits viz. number of primary branches, stem diameter, number of petals, days to 50% ripening, periferi of fruit, pericarp thickness, average fruit weight, number of seeds per fruit, weight of seeds per fruit, seed yield per plant, 100 seed weight and total dry fruit yield (q/ha) from five selected plants in each replications. There was found significant variation among all the genotypes for different characters under study. The genotype PC 20132 was found most promising as it produces maximum average fruit weight, 100 seed weight and significantly more dry fruit yield (29.32 q/ha) than check cultivar PC (26.30 q/ha). Thus the genotype PC 20132 may be used as commercial cultivation under tarai region of Uttarakhand. Beside this, the genotype PC 20132 and seven other genotypes which were statistically similar to the check in yield potential may be further evaluate in multilocation trials to judge its yield performance in other locations to find best one or more for commercial cultivation in other parts of the country. © 2017, SPR, All Rights Reserved.