_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Corresponding author: E-mail: gazalanazir6@gmail.com; J. Adv. Biol. Biotechnol., vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 198-205, 2024 Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology Volume 27, Issue 4, Page 198-205, 2024; Article no.JABB.114433 ISSN: 2394-1081 Analysis of Genetic Variability and Heritability in Brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) Genotypes Saima Tabasum a , Gazala Nazir a* , Khursheed Hussain a , Gowhar Ali a , Nageena Nazir a , Faheema Mushtaq a , Z. Hussain a and Arizoo a a Division of Vegetable Science, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Shalimar, Srinagar, Kashmir- 190025, India. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration among all authors. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/JABB/2024/v27i4754 Open Peer Review History: This journal follows the Advanced Open Peer Review policy. Identity of the Reviewers, Editor(s) and additional Reviewers, peer review comments, different versions of the manuscript, comments of the editors, etc are available here: https://www.sdiarticle5.com/review-history/114433 Received: 15/01/2024 Accepted: 19/03/2024 Published: 23/03/2024 ABSTRACT Analysis on “Study of genetic variability and heritability in brinjal ( Solanum melongena L.) genotypes” was carried out at the experimental field of Division of Vegetable Science, FOH, SKUAST, Kashmir Shalimar during kharif season 2021 in Randomised Complete Block Design with three replications. The experimental material comprised of forty genotypes. Analysis of variance revealed that mean sum of squares due to genotypes for all the characters were highly significant, revealing significant variation among all the genotypes for all the traits under study. The phenotypic coefficients of variation were found to be higher than the corresponding genotypic coefficients of variation. The phenotypic coefficient of variation (PCV) and genotypic coefficient of variation (GCV) in present experienment were high for the traits; average fruit weight (43.69% and 43.69%), total anthocyanin content (39.10 % and 39.10%), ascorbic acid (31.73 % and 31.73) and dry matter Original Research Article