Table 15 Selected crosses with high heterobeltiosis, their corresponding GCA and SCA effects, and type of combinations.

From: Exploring heterosis, dominance effect, and genetic control in Brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) landraces

Characters

Crossed with high heterobeltiosis (%)

in the desired direction

Parents with

gca effects

Crosses having

sca effects with

per se performance

Type of

combination

Plant height at

final harvest (cm)

BBSR-10-26 X

Selection from BBSR-192-1 (20.66)

BBSR-10-26 (-5.42**),

Selection from BBSR-192-1 (-6.05**)

8.40 (83.88)

L x L

Plant spread (cm)

Jammusahi Local

X BBSR-10-26(58.07)

Jammusahi Local (-7.74**),

BBSR-10-26 (-2.91**)

21.92** (85.20)

L x L

Primary branches plant− 1

BBSR-192-1 X

Selection from BBSR-145-1(56.25)

BBSR-192-1 (-0.25**),

Selection from BBSR-145-1 (-0.19*)

1.22** (5.00)

L x L

Days to 1st flowering

Jammusahi Loca

l X BBSR-10-26 (-32.72)

Jammusahi Local (2.66**),

BBSR-10-26 (-2.65**)

-7.28** (39.90)

H x L

Days to 50% flowering

Selection from BBSR-192-1 X

BBSR-09-5(-20.10)

Selection from BBSR-192-1 (-1.31*),

BBSR-09-5 (-1.94**)

-7.70** (46.90)

L x L

Flowers cluster− 1

BBSR-10-26 X

BBSR-192-1(23.91)

BBSR-10-26 (0.13),

BBSR-192-1 (-0.33**)

0.89** (5.70)

H x L

Fruit length (cm)

BBSR-192-1 X

BBSR-09-5 (-24.39)

BBSR-192-1 (-1.41**),

BBSR-09-5 (-0.38)

-2.81** (10.85)

L x L

Fruit breadth (cm)

BBSR-195-3 X

Selection from BBSR-145-1(23.91)

BBSR-195-3 (0.84*),

Selection from BBSR-145-1 (-1.07**)

2.17 (27.05)

H x L

Average fruit weight (g)

BBSR-08-2 X

Selection from BBSR-192-1 (79.46)

BBSR-08-2 (11.36**),

Selection from BBSR-192-1 (-12.05**)

45.91** (230.94)

H x L

Fruits plant− 1

BBSR-08-2 X

BBSR-192-1(12.46)

BBSR-08-2 (-1.05**),

BBSR-192-1 (1.81**)

2.47** (19.50)

L x H

Bacterial wilt % 90 DAT

BBSR-195-3 X

BBSR-09-5(-61.56)

BBSR-195-3 (-3.21),

BBSR-09-5 (4.99*)

-9.51 (0.00)

L x H

BBSR-195-3 X

Selection from BBSR-192-1 (-61.56)

BBSR-195-3 (-3.21),

Selection from BBSR-192-1 (4.34*)

-8.85 (0.00)

L x H

 

BBSR-195-3 X

BBSR-192-1 (-61.56)

BBSR-195-3 (-3.21),

BBSR-192-1 (2.03)

-6.55 (0.00)

L x H

Fruit yield plant− 1 (g)

BBSR-08-2 X

Jammusahi Local (71.61)

BBSR-08-2 (172.74**) X

Jammusahi Local (-151.59**)

376.17** (2188.90)

H x L

  1. GCA – general combining ability in parents, SCA – specific combining ability of crosses, per se performance in parentheses.
  2. *, ** indicate the significance at 5% and 1% level, respectively.
  3. H = Positive GCA effect, L = Negative SCA effect.