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Wild relatives represent a source of variation for many traits of interest for eggplant ( Solanum melongena ) breeding, as well as for broadening the genetic base of this crop. However, interspecific hybridization with wild relatives has been barely used in eggplant breeding programs. As initiation of an introgression breeding program we performed 1424 interspecific hybridizations between six accessions of eggplant from the Occidental and Oriental groups and 19 accessions of 12 wild species from the primary ( Solanum incanum  and  Solanum insanum ), secondary ( Solanum anguivi ,  Solanum dasyphyllum ,  Solanum lichtensteinii ,  Solanum linnaeanum ,  Solanum pyracanthos ,  Solanum tomentosum , and  Solanum violaceum ), and tertiary ( Solanum elaeagnifolium ,  Solanum sisymbriifolium , and  Solanum torvum ) genepools. Fruit set, hybrid seed, and seed germination were obtained between  Solanum melongena  and all wild species of the primary and secondary genepools. The highest fruit set percentage and quantity of seeds per fruit were obtained with the two primary genepool species  S. incanum  and  S. insanum  as well as with some secondary genepool species, like  S. anguivi ,  S. dasyphyllum , or  S. lichtensteinii , although some differences among species were observed depending on the direction of the hybridization. For small-fruited wild species, the number of seeds per fruit was lower when using them as maternal parent. Regarding tertiary genepool species, fruit set was obtained only in interspecific hybridizations of eggplant with  S. sisymbriifolium  and  S. torvum , although the fruit of the former were parthenocarpic. However, it was possible to rescue viable interspecific hybrids with  S. torvum . In total we obtained 58 interspecific hybrid combinations (excluding reciprocals) between eggplant and wild relatives. Some differences were observed among  S. melongena  accessions in the degree of success of interspecific hybridization, so that the number of hybrid combinations obtained for each accession ranged between 7 (MEL2) and 16 (MEL1). Hybridity of putative interspecific hybrid plantlets was confirmed with a morphological trait (leaf prickliness) and 12 single nucleotide polymorphism markers. The results show that eggplant is amenable to interspecific hybridization with a large number of wild species, including tertiary genepool materials. These hybrid materials are the starting point for introgression breeding in eggplant and in some cases might also be useful as rootstocks for eggplant grafting.

Interspecific Hybridization between Eggplant and Wild Relatives from Different Genepools