Generation mean analysis in Chilli (Capsicum annuum)

Abstract

The six generations of these crosses were evaluated during summer, 2008 for fruit number, fruit length, fruit width and green fruit yield. The data generated was subjected to test epistasis and six generation mean analysis. It was found that, all the types of gene action i.e. additive, dominance and interaction components were found to be play a role in their inheritance, but their degree differed with crosses. This could be due to the differences in magnitude of gene effects and genetic background of parents. Based on these results, the breeding method that could be suggested for varietal improvement are heterosis breeding and selection of desirable transgressive segregants.