Dr. SRINIVASA, VDr. DEVARAJUSHARATH, M. N2024-07-252024-07-252022-11-24https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810212518An investigation was undertaken at Department of Vegetable Science, College of Horticulture, Mudigere during 2021-22. The experiment consisting of nineteen chilli hybrids with standard check, Arka Harita was laid out in a randomized complete block design with three replications to evaluate for growth, yield and quality parameters. The hybrid H-20 recorded maximum plant height (66.30 cm), number of primary branches (7.35), total number of branches (11.93), plant spread North-South (59.40 cm), number of leaves (212.93), fruit yield per plant (1.41 kg) and total chlorophyll content in leaves (3.05 mg/g). The highest number of secondary branches (12.07), plant spread East-West (59.57 cm) and ascorbic acid (212.58 mg/100 g) was noticed in the hybrid CO (Ch)-1. The same hybrid also took minimum number of days for first flowering (30.27), fifty per cent flowering (50.07) and days to first harvest (48.87). The hybrid Arka Gagan recorded the maximum number of fruits per plant (256.67). The hybrid LHC-Diya showed maximum fruit length (12.46 cm) and average fruit weight (7.27 g). The pungency content of 1.23 per cent was seen in the hybrid H-43 which was highest among all the hybrids. Correlation studies indicated that plant height, primary branches, plant spread, number of fruits per plant, average fruit weight, fruit diameter and fruit length had positive and significant correlation with fruit yield. Path studies highlighted that plant height, primary branches, plant spread, number of fruits per plant, fruit diameter, average fruit weight and fruit length had positive direct effect on fruit yield per plant at both genotypic and phenotypic levels. Finally, it can be inferred that among the hybrids, H-20 (38.40 t/ha), H-25 (37.44 t/ha) and Arka Gagan (36.85 t/ha) were high yielding hybrids, these can be tested across the locations to know their stability before recommending for commercial cultivationEnglishThesis