The present study was carried out to know the performance of parents and their hybrids for different traits attributing to yield under salt stress condition in brinjal at Department of Vegetable Science, College of Horticulture, Bagalkot during 2020-21. Among the parents used for investigation G16, G14 and G27 were high yielding of 2.05, 1.82 and 1.75 kg per plant respectively and the hybrids G14 × G16 and G16 × G27 recorded highest estimated yield of 2.54 and 2.36 kg per plant, respectively in brinjal under salt stress (8dS/m NaCl) condition. The hybrid G14 × G16 was most promising for various traits which contribute to highest yield per plant under salt stress condition. Based on their performance under salt stress condition parents can be used for further breeding programme and hybrids could be exploited for cultivation under salt affected soils after assessment of yield stability and tolerance level under different salt sick regions. The successful breeding of brinjal genotypes and identification of hybrids that are high-yielding with resistance to salinity stress could be used to address food security and other related challenges in salt sick areas.

F1 hybrids, Mean performance, Salt tolerance and Yield

The parents G16, G14 and G27 were good performing for all characters taken under study, in this perspective they could be exploited further in different breeding programmes for development of salt tolerant hybrids. The promising hybrids G14 × G16 and G16 × G27 can be further subjected to selection to isolate desirable hybrids in brinjal for salt tolerance.

Shivaji Kallappa Duradundi, R.S. Jawadagi, M. Anjanappa, Raghavendra G., Mallikarjun G. Awati and Vinayakumar M.M. (2022). Performance of Parents and Hybrids for Growth and Yield Traits in Brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) under Salt Stress Condition. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 14(4a): 307-311.