Abstract In the first experiment, 20 hybrids were produced using a line x tester mating pattern from a total of nine parents (five testers and four lines). In a randomized block design with three replicates, we analyzed the experimental materials for 16 characters. Variability was found between parents and hybrids for majority of the features analyzed, and analysis of variance confirmed substantial variations between genotypes for all traits. The highest mean fruit output per plant was found in the offspring of the ABG 1 and NDBG 132 (female) and DBG 5 and DBG 6 (male) hybrids. The most significant and desirable hybrids were NDBG 132 x DBG 5, Pusa Naveen x DBG 6, and ABG 1 x DBG 5 for fruit yield per plant, ascorbic acid, total sugar, fruit weight, and number of fruits per plant, and ABG 1 x DBG 5 for antioxidant activity.