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Advanced Yield Trial of Eggplant Hybrids for Summer

AKM Quamruzzaman
Horticulture Research Centre, BARI, Joydebpur, Garizpur-1701, Bangladesh

Ferdouse Islam
Horticulture Research Centre, BARI, Joydebpur, Garizpur-1701, Bangladesh

M. Nazim Uddin
Horticulture Research Centre, BARI, Joydebpur, Garizpur-1701, Bangladesh

M. H. Al-Mamun
Horticulture Research Centre, BARI, Joydebpur, Garizpur-1701, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The study on the performance of four advanced eggplant hybrids was conducted at the experimental farm of Olericulture Division, HRC, BARI, Gazipur, Bangladesh during the summer season of 2015. The hybrid F₁ 3x203 took minimum 101.3 days to first harvest. Line F₁ 1x19 produced the highest marketable fruit number per plant (27.67) and the lowest (17.67) was produced by F₁ 3x203. The line F₁ 21x13 produced the heaviest fruit (140.1 g). The hybrid F₁ 1x19 also produced the longest fruit (17.18 cm), while F₁ 21x13 produced maximum diameter fruit (7.20 cm). The hybrid F₁ 21x13 produced significantly the highest yield (35.66 t/ha) closely followed by F₁1x19 (33.50 t/ha). Minimum infestation by eggplant fruit and shoot borer was observed in F₁1x19 (11.40%). The results of the present study revealed that two hybrids viz., F₁ 21x13 and F₁ 1x19 were found promising for earliness, high yield, pest tolerance, fruit shape, fruit colour and maybe put under trial for RYT in the next summer season.

Keywords: Vegetables, Eggplant, Winter cultivation, BARI F1 Begun 2

Location: Olericulture Division, Horticulture Research Centre (HRC), Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Gazipur, Bangladesh

Start Date: 00-00-2015

End Date: 00-00-2016

Program Area: Crop-Soil-Water Management

Commodity: Vegetables

Objectives:

To evaluate the performances of selected summer eggplant hybrid lines.

Methodology:

The experiment was conducted at the experimental farm of Olericulture Division, Horticulture Research Centre (HRC), Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Gazipur during the summer season of 2015. Four advanced hybrid lines including check variety viz., F₁ 1x14, F₁ 1x19, F₁ 3x203, F₁ 21x13 and BARI F₁ Begun 2 (as check) were included in the study. The seeds were sown on the seedbed on 05 March 2015. Thirty days old seedlings were transplanted in the main field on 04 April, 2015. The experiment was laid out in RCB design with three replications. The unit plot size was 7.0 x 0.70 m and 10 plants were accommodated in a plot with a plant spacing of 70 cm apart in a single row maintaining a row to row distance of 1 m with 30 cm drain. The land was fertilized with cowdung- N-P-K-S-Zn-B @ 10,000-170-50-125-18-4.3-1.70 kg/ha, respectively. One-third of the cowdung and half of P and full of S, Zn and B were applied during final land preparation. Rest of cow-dung and P and 1/3 of K were applied as basal in pit. The entire amount of N and rest of K were applied in four equal installments starting from 20 days after transplanting. Rest three installments were applied at the vegetative, flowering and fruiting stage. The intercultural operations (weeding, irrigation, insecticide spray, etc.) were done as and when necessary. Data on days to first harvest, marketable fruit number/ plant, average fruit weight (g), fruit weight/ plant (kg), fruit length (cm), fruit diameter (cm), plant height at first harvest (cm), plant height at last harvest (cm), fruit yield (t/ha), fruit infestation by BFSB (%), the incidence of bacterial wilt, fruit colour, fruit shape were recorded from five randomly selected plants per entry per replication. The information on different quantitative characters was statistically analyzed using MSTAT C software.

Source of Information: Annual Research Report 2015-2016, Horticulture Research Centre, BARI, Joydebpur, Garizpur-1701, Bangladesh

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Achievement/Findings:

Considering earliness, higher yield, pest tolerance, fruit shape and colour, two hybrids viz., F₁ 21x13 and F₁ 1x19 were found promising, which may be put under trial for RYT in the next year summer season.

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