EVALUATION OF F4 PROGENIES OF CHILLI (CAPSICUM ANNUM L.) FOR GROWTH, FLOWERING AND YIELD UNDER KOKAN CONDITION

An experiment was conducted to assess the F4 generation of chilli under the kokan conditions of Maharashtra, The experiment included 16 genotypes and was set up in RBD.The maximum plant heights of 37.5 cm, 40.54 cm, 56.44 cm, and 80.92 cm was recorded in the treatment T 3 (Pant C-3 x BC-28) at 30 th , 60 th , 90 th and last day harvest, respectively.The treatment T 2 (Pant C-3 x Jwala) had the largest plant spread (22.96 cm, 36.29 cm, 50.7 cm, and 56.05 cm at 30 th , 60 th and 90 th day after planting and at the time of the last harvest).In the treatment T7 (Jwala x BC-28), the bare minimum of days for the onset of flowering (32.4 days), 50% flowering (41.6 days), and fruit set (51.7 days) were noted.The Jwala x DPL-C-5 (T10) progeny had the highest fruit yield per plant (0.478 kg), fruit yield per hector (13.15 t/ha), and maximum fruit yield per plant (211.1 g).Therefore, Jwala x DPL-C-5 will be the best cultivar with a high yield in Maharashtra's Kokan climate.