Open AccessHeterosis effect of some onion (Allium cepa L.) characteristics
Author(s) -
R W Doruchowski
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
acta agrobotanica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.4
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 2300-357X
pISSN - 0065-0951
DOI - 10.5586/aa.1986.026
Subject(s) - heterosis , bulb , hybrid , allium , sugar , biology , horticulture , population , food science , medicine , environmental health
The object of the studies in 1977 was a population of 15 F1 hybrids, 11 F2 progenies, 16 parental forms (8 malesterile A lines and 3 inbred C lines). Heterosis of onion bulb weight, height, diameter was high. The heterosis of bulb firmness, skin adherence and sugar content was not high. The heterosis of other characteristics was rather low