Variability, heritability and genetic advance for fruit yield, quality and pest and disease incidence in eggplant

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  • S Ramesh Kumar Department of Horticulture, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Madurai-625 104, Tamil Nadu, India Author
  • T Arumugam Department of Horticulture, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Madurai-625 104, Tamil Nadu, India Author

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https://doi.org/10.61180/

Abstract

Eggplant [Solanum melongena (L.)] is a major vegetable crop grown in temperate (during warm season) and tropical regions. Eggplant contains the alkaloid solanine in roots and leaves, and there are medicinal uses for eggplant. Fruit are rich in Ca, Mg, P and contain fatty acids (Dhankhar and Singh, 1984)

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Published

2013-12-30

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Vol. 40 No. 01 (2013)

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Kumar, S. R., & Arumugam, T. (2013). Variability, heritability and genetic advance for fruit yield, quality and pest and disease incidence in eggplant. Vegetable Science, 40(01), 111-113. https://doi.org/10.61180/

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