Open AccessNew Hybrids of Eggplants (Solanum melongena) Created at Vegetable Research and Development Station Buzau
Author(s) -
C. Bratu,
C. Vînătoru,
B. Zamfir,
F. Stănică,
V. Lagunovschi-Luchian
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
bulletin of university of agricultural sciences and veterinary medicine cluj-napoca. horticulture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1843-5394
pISSN - 1843-5254
DOI - 10.15835/buasvmcn-hort:2019.0014
Subject(s) - germplasm , solanum , hybrid , biology , melongena , cultivar , agronomy , horticulture
At present, the Romanian market is dominated by foreign eggplant cultivars, the most widely used being the ‘Aragon’ and ‘Mirval’ hybrids. Taking into acount this major deficiency in this Solanum species regarding the autochthonous genotypes since 1996, Vegetable Research and Development Station Buzau Breeding Laboratory started an intensive breeding program for eggplants, finalised until now with the establishment of a valuable germplasm collection consisting of 208 genotypes structured by their genetic stability.