Association of Heterotic Groups with Morphological Relationships and General Combining Ability in Eggplant

Hatice Filiz Boyaci, Jaime Prohens, Abdullah Unlu, Emine Gumrukcu, Mehmet Oten and Mariola Plazas
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Hatice Filiz Boyaci: Department of Vegetable Crops and Ornamentals, Bati Akdeniz Agricultural Research Institute, 07100 Antalya, Turkey
Jaime Prohens: Institute for Conservation and Improvement of Valencian Agrodiversity, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, Spain
Abdullah Unlu: Department of Vegetable Crops and Ornamentals, Bati Akdeniz Agricultural Research Institute, 07100 Antalya, Turkey
Emine Gumrukcu: Department of Vegetable Crops and Ornamentals, Bati Akdeniz Agricultural Research Institute, 07100 Antalya, Turkey
Mehmet Oten: Institute for Conservation and Improvement of Valencian Agrodiversity, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, Spain
Mariola Plazas: Institute for Conservation and Improvement of Valencian Agrodiversity, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, Spain

Agriculture, 2020, vol. 10, issue 6, 1-13

Abstract: The identification of heterotic groups may provide an important advantage for hybrid eggplant ( Solanum melongena ) breeding. In this study, we evaluated the combining ability and heterotic patterns of eggplant lines in order to develop improved eggplant cultivars resistant to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. melongenae (FOM). A set of 62 inbred lines was evaluated with 32 morphological descriptors and their relationships were analyzed through a multivariate cluster analysis. A subset of 39 inbred lines was selected and, together with 15 sister lines, they were crossed with two testers to investigate their general combining ability (GCA) and to establish heterotic groups. Twenty selected inbred lines with high GCA were intercrossed using a half-diallel mating design. Eighty-two hybrids were obtained and evaluated for yield and yield components. We found no association between morphological distance and membership to specific heterotic groups. However, heterosis for yield was found in hybrids among parents from different heterotic groups or that were included in all heterotic groups. Among the hybrids evaluated, some were found to be highly productive and resistant to FOM, being candidates for the registration of new cultivars with dramatically improved characteristics.

Keywords: breeding; half-diallel; heterosis; hybrids; Solanum melongena (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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