M. G. PATIL, SHEKHARAGOUDA. S. PATIL, B. V. TEMBURNEUMESH CHIMMALAGI2020-02-032020-02-032017-07-30130http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810142358The field experiment was conducted in the Horticulture new orchard of Main Agricultural Research Station, Raichur, Krarnataka, India, during the year 2016-17. The present investigation was under taken to study the Genetic variability in brinjal (Solanum melongena L.). Sixteen genotypes of brinjal were evaluated in Randomized Complete Block Design with two replications. Analysis of variance revealed significant difference among the genotypes for all characters. Among sixteen genotypes R-2581 recorded significantly higher fruit yield per hectare and minimum fruit yield per hectare was observed in Swarn Mani. Genetic variability studies revealed high GCV and PCV for fruit length and lowest for days to 50 per cent flowering. Among the various characters studied, high heritability coupled with high GAM was noticed for fruit length, leaf area and average fruit weight. Fruit yield per plant had positive and highly significant association with number of leaves per plant, number of branches per plant, average fruit weight and leaf area at both phenotypic and genotypic level. Path coefficient analysis revealed that number of fruits per plant, number of leaves per plant, fruit girth, average fruit weight, leaf area, fruit length and days to 50 per cent flowering exerted maximum direct effect on fruit yield per plant at both phenotypic and genotypic level.ennullThesis