Mean Performance of F3 Genotypes for Yield and Yield Attributing Characters in Chilli (Capsicum annuum L.)

In the current experiment, 256 test treatments and four control treatments (checks) were assessed in an augmented block design for studying yield and yield-attributing traits. F3 population of chilli was assessed for yield and yield components during kharif in the year 2018-19. The analysis of variance showed a significant mean sum of squares for all characters for different sources of variation. The number of genotypes that exceeded the best check was 47 (plant height), 45 (number of primary branches), 42 (days to 50% flowering), 37 (number of fruits per plant), 34 (fruit length), 36 (fruit width), 39 (fruit weight), 33 (fruit shape index), 48 (pedicel length), 33 (yield per plant), 37 (dry yield per plant) and 32 (dry recovery %). Plant number 91 was the best genotype among the test treatments for all traits except fruit width and pedicel length. Among the checks, B-HP-143 was observed to be best for plant height, days to 50% flowering, number of fruits per plant, yield per plant, dry yield per plant, dry recovery %, whereas B-HP-144was found to be superior over all the checks for the rest of the traits.