scholarly journals Heterosis and combining ability for ornamental chili pepper

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 349-357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Camila Q Silva ◽  
Rosana Rodrigues ◽  
Cíntia S Bento ◽  
Samy Pimenta
Keyword(s):  
Combining Ability ◽  
Ornamental Plant ◽  
Chili Pepper ◽  
Cultivation Conditions ◽  
Breeding Programs ◽  
Potted Plants ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Seed Propagation ◽  
Chili Peppers ◽  
Fruit Diameter

ABSTRACT Ornamental use of Capsicum genus chili peppers has expanded due to easy seed propagation, short germination period, diversified fruit colors and harmony of potted plants. The ornamental plant sector requires cultivars adapted to different cultivation conditions in pots and gardens. Breeding programs can use heterosis and combining ability information, aiming to commercially explore hybrids or develop populations for lineage selection with desirable characteristics. However, the ornamental chili pepper field lacks studies with this data. In this study, combining ability of C. annuum accessions was determined for ornamental purposes and hybrid combinations were identified based on heterosis values. Fifteen hybrids were obtained from diallel crosses of six genotypes of C. annuum, from March to September 2014, under greenhouse conditions, grown in five-liter pots in experimental design of randomized blocks with 10 repetitions and one plant per plot. Morpho-agronomic characterization was conducted based on eight quantitative descriptors: plant height (before and after fruiting); canopy diameter; days to flourishing; days to fruiting; fruit length and diameter, and number of fruits per plant. Both additive and dominance effects play important role in controlling the studied characters, indicating hybrid exploitation as well as development of superior lineages from the progress of segregating generations. Negative heterosis values resulted in reduction in height, time for flourishing and fruiting, as well as fruit diameter and length, which are desirable for ornamental Capsicum breeding program. Considering an ideotype for ornamental chili pepper cultivars, the hybrids UENF 1626 x UENF 1750, UENF 1750 x UENF 2030 and UENF 1626 x UENF 2030 can be recommended for cultivation with ornamental purposes.

scholarly journals Combining Ability and Correlations for Fruit Firmness Components in Parthenocarpic × Nonparthenocarpic Pickling Cucumber Hybrids

HortScience ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 822A-822
Author(s):  
Kevin L. Cook ◽  
August C. Gabert ◽  
James R. Baggett
Keyword(s):  
Combining Ability ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
The United States ◽  
Diameter Ratio ◽  
Fruit Firmness ◽  
Pickling Cucumber ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Factorial Mating ◽  
Selection For ◽  
Fruit Diameter

One concern that has restricted the use of parthenocarpic pickling cucumber cultivars in the United States has been firmness of fruit processed by brining. Selection for mesocarp and endocarp firmness, in addition to morphological traits associated with firmness, such as fruit length, length: diameter ratio, seed cavity size, and seed cavity: fruit diameter ratio, may produce parthenocarpic cultivars with improved quality. Combining ability of a set of parthenocarpic and nonparthenocarpic parents for fruit firmness and these related morphological characteristics were investigated using a factorial mating design grown in 1992 and 1994 at Brooks, Ore. General combining ability was greater than specific combining ability for all traits before and after processing. Fruit firmness, mesocarp firmness, endocarp firmness, length, and length: diameter ratio were positively correlated phenotypically and genetically to one another. Seed cavity diameter and seed cavity: fruit diameter ratio were positively correlated phenotypically and genetically, but were negatively correlated to all other traits.

scholarly journals FRAGRANCE IN ANTHURIUM

HortScience ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 324c-324
Author(s):  
N. Kuanprasert ◽  
A.R. Kuehnle ◽  
C.S. Tang
Keyword(s):  
Plant Breeding ◽  
Germplasm Collection ◽  
Time Of Day ◽  
Ornamental Plant ◽  
Chemical Components ◽  
Cut Flowers ◽  
Breeding Programs ◽  
Potted Plants ◽  
Species Being ◽  
Ornamental Plant Breeding

Flowers emit volatile compounds that attract pollinators. In ornamental plant breeding programs, fragrance is a significant character that adds value to flowers for its consumer appeal. In Hawaii, anthurium (Araceae) is an important crop used for cut flowers and flowering potted plants. Unlike other ornamentals, fragrance is not presently associated with commercial anthuriums. However, several anthurium species are known to have distinctive scents. To obtain the novelty trait of fragrance in anthurium, an understanding of anthurium scent genetics, physiology, and chemistry is required. Scented anthurium species and hybrids in the Univ. of Hawaii germplasm collection have been studied. Fragrance emission among species varies with time of day—some species being scented only in the morning, only at night, or all day long. Fragrance emission also varies with stage of spadix development, with some species having scent as pistillate and/or staminate flowers. The species sampled comprise five categories: A. amnicola, A. formosum, and A. lindenianum are minty; A. armeniense is sweet; A. gracile is floral; A. bicollectivum, A. cerrobaulense, A. folsomii, and A. harleyii are fruity; and A. supianum is fishy. Some of the chemical components are illustrated.

scholarly journals GENERAL AND SPECIFIC COMBINING ABILITY IN SUNFLOWER (Helianthus annuus L.) / APTITUD COMBINATORIA GENERAL Y ESPECÍFICA EN EL GIRASOL (Helianthus annuus L.) / APTITUDE À LA COMBINATION GENERAL ET SPECIFIQUE CHEZ LE TOURNESOL (Helianthus annuus L.)

Helia ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 24 (34) ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Domenico Laureti ◽  
Andrea Del Gatto
Keyword(s):  
Helianthus Annuus ◽  
Combining Ability ◽  
Central Italy ◽  
Specific Combining Ability ◽  
First Year ◽  
Male Sterile ◽  
Breeding Programs ◽  
East Central ◽  
Helianthus Annuus L ◽  
Selection For

SUMMARYA total of 245 test cross progenies obtained by crossing cytoplasmic male sterile (CMS) lines and restorer (RHA) lines were evaluated in replicated trials in 1995 and 1997. Experiments were carried out in two locations (Osimo, East Central Italy and Budrio, Northern Italy) in 1995, whereas in 1997 trials were conducted only in Osimo. General combining ability (GCA) and specific combining ability (SCA) of the parents was evaluated to identify genotypes suitable to be used as testers for breeding programs and to verify the performance of hybrids. The results obtained in 1995 were used to make test crosses in 1996 to be evaluated in 1997. The GCA and SCA of RHA and CMS lines were nearly always significant for all the studied traits when lines were randomly taken in 1995. When selected testers were used on the basis of the results of the first year, the SCA of new RHA lines and GCA of new CMS lines were not significant for achene yield, but they were for the other traits.The best GCA estimates for RHA were often higher than those of CMS, indicating that selection for RHA could be more useful than for CMS. As expected, GCA was always lower than SCA. CMS and RHA, with high variance among their test crosses for yield and many other traits, could be used as testers. The lack of a tester with high variance in all traits requires more than one tester in evaluating lines. The GCA of a line can change in function of the germplasm with which it is combined.

scholarly journals Influence of Substrate and Fertilization on Growth and Development of Iris adriatica

2012 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ines HAN DOVEDAN ◽  
Sanja MORIC ◽  
Zoran SINDRAK ◽  
Ivana CEROVSKI ◽  
Ivan MUSTAC ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Growth And Development ◽  
Market Research ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Ornamental Plant ◽  
Design Experiment ◽  
Biometric Analysis ◽  
Potted Plants ◽  
Randomized Block Design ◽  
Number Of Leaves ◽  
Influence Of Substrate

Iris adriatica is indigenous to Mediterranean part of Croatia. It is an attractive plant and has opportunities for introduction into horticulture and the ornamental plant market. Research was conducted in the experimental garden of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, to assess the possibility of growing this species as a pot plant. Research included 360 potted plants placed as randomized block design experiment. The goal of this research was to determine influence of chosen substrates and fertilizers, as well as to explore growth and development dynamic of the species cultivated outdoors from June till August 2010. The following characteristics were measured: plants height, number of leaves, and number of rosettes. Biometric analysis showed that the development of Iris adriatica was significantly influenced only by substrate, while fertilization and interaction of substrate and fertilization showed no significant impact on examined plants characteristics.

scholarly journals Inheritance of plant height, spike length and number of spikelets per spike in Durum wheat

2007 ◽  
pp. 27-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Biljana Gorjanovic ◽  
Marija Kraljevic-Balalic
Keyword(s):  
Durum Wheat ◽  
Plant Height ◽  
Combining Ability ◽  
Wheat Breeding ◽  
Specific Combining Ability ◽  
Spike Length ◽  
First Year ◽  
Gene Effects ◽  
Breeding Programs ◽  
Additive Genes

Using the line x tester analysis we studied the combining ability and gene effects of plant height, spike length and number of spikelets per spike in durum wheat. The results of the study show that non-additive genes play more important role than additive genes in the inheritance of plant height, number of spikelets per spike in both years and in inheritance of spike length only in the first year of research. Variety Belfugito, the best general combiner for plant height and number of spikelets per spike, combined well in two best hybrids: Belfugito x Alifen and Belfugito x Yavaros 79, and these hybrids may be used in wheat breeding programs. In the majority of the cases, good specific combining ability (SCA) effects were associated with crosses of two genetically divergent parents having at least one parent as a good general combiner.

scholarly journals General and specific combining abilities in a lulo diallel cross (Solanum quitoense Lam.)

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
David Duarte-Alvarado ◽  
Tulio César Lagos-Burbano ◽  
Liz K. Lagos-Santander ◽  
Carlos-Andrés Benavides-Cardona
Keyword(s):  
Combining Ability ◽  
Nutritional Value ◽  
Diallel Cross ◽  
Polar Axis ◽  
Fruit Weight ◽  
Cold Climate ◽  
Breeding Programs ◽  
Single Cross ◽  
Improvement Programs ◽  
Flowering Onset

Lulo (Solanum quitoense) is a promising agro-industry fruit tree, not only because of its nutritional value, taste, and appearance but also because it provides an alternative production system in mild and moderately cold climate zones. Lulo crop yield and production in the Department of Nariño (Colombia) has decreased in recent years when compared to other producing regions in Colombia. Therefore, the objective of this study was to estimate the effects of the general combining ability (GCA) and the specific combining ability (SCA) in a diallel cross of 10 promising parents in four growing regions of the Department of Nariño for use in breeding programs. A total of 45 hybrid combinations were obtained and assessed with Griffing method 4. The following variables were assessed: days to flowering onset (DFO), number of clusters per branch (NCB), fruit weight (FW), polar axis (PA) of the fruit, and yield (Y). The analysis of variance showed statistical differences for most variables in response to single-cross hybrid effects and locations, except for NCB and Y. Moreover, significant differences were found for the interactions between the GCA and SCA and the hybrids and locations, respectively, meaning that environment must be considered when selecting parents with specific adaptability. The effects of the GCA and SCA promoted higher positive values for the FW and Y in parents 4, 6, and 8 and their combinations. Therefore, these parental genotypes are promising for lulo genetic improvement programs since their additive effects and genetic dominance favor fruit weight and yield.

scholarly journals The role of neem leaves as organic pesticides in chili pepper (Capsicum frutescens)

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 246-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
SOPIALENA SOPIALENA ◽  
SURYA SILA ◽  
ROSFIANSYAH ROSFIANSYAH ◽  
JULI NURDIANA
Keyword(s):  
Insect Pests ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Chili Pepper ◽  
Fruit Rot ◽  
Root Extract ◽  
Capsicum Frutescens ◽  
Neem Leaves ◽  
Chili Peppers ◽  
Organic Pesticides

Sopialena, Sila S, Rosfiansyah, Nurdiana J. 2018. The role of neem leaves as organic pesticides in chili pepper (Capsicum frutescens). Nusantara Bioscience 10: 246-250. The agricultural crops and horticultural plants are always under constant assault caused by diseases, insect pests, viruses, and other pathogens which may substantially reduce yield. Chili Pepper (Capsicum annum L.) is a popular horticultural plant of the Solanaceae family in Indonesia. Some serious diseases widely found in chili peppers, are anthracnose (Colletotrichum capsici), leaf spot (Cercospora capsici) and fruit rot (Phytophthora capsici). To manage the potential problems, this study is aimed to provide an explanatory knowledge of the use of plant-based pesticide to control the diseases in chili peppers. The information is meant to fill the knowledge gaps in the use of plant-based pesticide to control the chili diseases. The use of nonchemical pesticide benefits not only the environment but also as an organic strategy for disease management. This research used a randomized complete block design (RCBD) categorized into four groups and six different treatments. The organic pesticides were prepared from the extract of neem leaves, soursop leaves, lemongrass extract, tuba root extract, and kenikir/Cosmos caudatus extract). The result indicates that neem leaves are the most effective organic pesticides to control the chili pepper disease in Indonesia.

scholarly journals VARIABILIDADE GENÉTICA UTILIZANDO DESCRITORES MORFOLÓGICOS PARA ACESSOS DE Capsicum spp. PARA FINS ORNAMENTAIS

Nativa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 675
Author(s):  
Petterson Baptista da Luz ◽  
Alessandro Aparecido Brito dos Santos ◽  
Valdete Campos Ambrosio
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Variability ◽  
Ornamental Plants ◽  
Growth Potential ◽  
Breeding Programs ◽  
Canonical Correlations ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Potted Plants ◽  
Capsicum Spp ◽  
Biometric Templates

O mercado de pimentas para fins ornamentais é um setor recém explorado, mas com grande potencial de crescimento no ramo de floricultura e paisagismo. As pimenteiras que possuem folhagem variegada, porte baixo, frutos com coloração variada em seus diferentes estádios de maturação, contrastando com as folhagens, já são utilizadas como plantas ornamentais, cultivadas e comercializadas em vasos. O presente trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar a variabilidade genética visando o potencial ornamental de acessos de Capsicum spp. através de modelos biométricos. Foram utilizados 55 acessos de Capsicum spp, e a caracterização morfoagronômica dos acessos foi realizada avaliando diferentes partes da planta. O terceiro par de correlações canônicas, com correlação de 0,51, associa plantas com área do dossel compacto-densa, com menor comprimento e largura de dossel e de pequeno porte, associado com folhagens estreitas e de pecíolo grande. Esta associação é vantajosa para ornamentação. Ficou evidenciada a presença de variabilidade genética na população, o que é bastante favorável ao melhoramento na medida em que a heterogeneidade genética possibilita a obtenção de ganhos por meio de seleção.Palavras-chave: pimenta; modelos biométricos; correlações canônicas; análise de trilha. GENETIC VARIABILITY FOCUSED ON ORNAMENTAL POTENTIAL OF A Capsicum spp. ACCESSION ABSTRACT: Pepper market for ornamental purposes is recently exploited; however, it has a great growth potential in floriculture and landscaping. Pepper with variegated foliage, small size, and varied fruit coloration at different ripening stages contrasting with leaves have already been used as ornamental plants cultivated and purchased as potted plants. This study aimed to evaluate genetic variability of Capsicum spp. focusing on its ornamental potential by means of biometric templates. Fifty-five Capsicum spp. accessions were used and a morpho-agronomic characterization of the accessions were performed by evaluating different plant parts. The third canonical correlations are 0.51 and it associates compact-dense, small, shorter length and width canopy plants with narrow foliage and large petiole, which is advantageous for ornamentation. Genetic variation was evidenced in the population being very favorable for plant breeding programs once genetic heterogeneity enables obtaining gains through selections.Keywords: pepper; biometric templates; canonic correlations; trail analysis.

scholarly journals Production of chili pepper under organic fertilization and irrigation with treated wastewater

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 84-89
Author(s):  
Viviane F. Silva ◽  
Carlos V. C. Bezerra ◽  
Elka C. S. Nascimento ◽  
Tricia N. F. Ferreira ◽  
Vera L. A. Lima ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Reuse ◽  
Organic Production ◽  
Chili Pepper ◽  
Treated Wastewater ◽  
Capsicum Frutescens ◽  
Organic Fertilization ◽  
Semi Arid Region ◽  
Favorable Conditions ◽  
Chili Peppers ◽  
Semi Arid

ABSTRACT With the occurrence of prolonged droughts in the Brazilian semi-arid region, water scarcity directly influences agriculture in this region, so that water reuse and bovine manure application become a viable alternative for pepper production. In this context, the present study aimed to evaluate the sustainable production of chili peppers (Capsicum frutescens) under levels of irrigation with treated wastewater and doses of bovine manure. The following bovine manure doses were considered: D1 (0% manure and 100% soil), D2 (10% manure and 90% soil), D3 (20% manure and 80% soil), D4 (30% manure and 70% soil), D5 (40% manure and 60% soil) and D6 (50% manure and 50% soil), based on volume. Three levels of irrigation were applied, based on the water requirement of the crop (WR), namely: 100% WR (L1), 75% WR (L2) and 50% WR (L3). Production variables and physical characteristics of the produced peppers were evaluated. Pepper production (g plant-1) increased as 10% of bovine manure were added in substrate composition. Increasing concentration of bovine manure and using 50% WR provided favorable conditions for the organic production of chili pepper.

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