author(s)
Sasmita Priyadarsini Dash, Jitendra Singh, Dhananjaya Sharma, Padmakshi Thakur and Kiran Nagraj

abstract
The present investigation was carried out in the Department of Vegetable Science, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur, Chhattisgarh during kharif 2015 to assess the character association and contribution of quantitative trait towards yield of 110 genotypes of brinjal. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with three replications. In present investigation, plant height (cm), number of primary branches per plant, number of fruits per cluster, fruit girth (cm), average fruit weight (g), pericarp thickness (mm) and number of fruits per plant per picking showed positive and direct effect had significant positive correlation with fruit yield per plant (kg). It is suggested that the greater emphasis should be given for selection of these characters.