The present investigation was carried out to identify uniform and stable populations in 17 F7 plant progenies selected from F6 generation and to isolate the segregants. The experiment was taken up in a Randomised Block Design with two replications at College of Horticulture, Dr. YSRHU, Venkataramannagudem during Rabi, 2022-23. 17 F7 progeny populations were evaluated for homogenous and homozygous nature for all the fifteen qualitative characters. Analysis of variance was done for overall population of each progeny. Out of seventeen F7 progenies, 10 progenies were found to behomozygous and homogenous for all the quantitative characters.

Brinjal, F7 generation, uniformity, stability

From the present study, it could be concluded that the superior seventeen F7 plant progenies selected fromF6 generation of brinjal were evaluated for uniformity, stability. The populations showing homozygous and homogenous nature were promoted for F8generation for further studies. Populations that were showing variation in yield contributing characters were isolated and were discarded. Treatments of totally 12 populations viz, T1, T2, T3, T6, T7, T9, T10, T11, T12, T13, T16 and T17 were selected for further studies as they were showing non significant values for all the fifteen quantitative characters (above mentioned characters) whereas, T9 and T12 showed variation for the characters, plant height (cm) and number of primary branches. The variation for these vegetative parameters in these population might be due to management practices and environment. Hence these plant populations were considered.

Anupriya Chowdary M., Usha Kumari K., Paratpara Rao M. and Gangadhara Rao P. (2023). Evaluation of F7 generation Brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) crosses for uniformity and stability. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(11): 336-338.