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Morphological and yield characters of eight intervarietal hybrids of brinjal were studied to assess the extent of vigour expressed in different parental combinations. The most economic combination was found to be between Muktakeshi × Banaras giant in which the increase in yield was over 100%.
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Communicated by Prof. E. K. Janaki Ammal
Part of the thesis submitted in partial fulfilment for the award of the degree of M.Sc. (Ag.) of the University of Kerala in 1967.
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Viswanathan, T.V. Hybrid vigour in Brinjal. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 77, 176–180 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03045593
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03045593