Plant Genetic Research
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Evaluating the Genetic Diversity of Iranian Endemic Eggplant Accessions for Some Morphological Traits

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Mostafa Khodadadi 1
Behzad Sorkhilalehloo 1
Seyed Mohammad Mahdi Mortazavian 2
Jahangir Abbasi Kohpalekani 1
Mahmoud Bagheri 1
Milad Karbasi 2

1 Seed and Plant Improvement Institute, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran

2 Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding Sciences, Aburaihan Faculty of Agricultural Technology, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

http://dx.doi.org/10.22034/pgr.10.1.5
Abstract
An eggplant belongs to the solanacea family. Previuse researches hilikghted the India and China as genetic variation centers for eggplant. An eggplant distributed around the world and is widely cultivated in Asian countries. Iran rank for area under cultivation and production of eggplant are 8 and 5, respectively. Therefor, Iran is one of the main countries for eggplant production while there have not been developed seed industry for this crop. Genbanks conserve genetic resources for a long terms and conserve to avoid from genetic erosion. Characterization and evaluation eggplant accessions is required to utilize in pre-breeding and crop improvement programs. An objective of this study was evaluation eggplant genetic resources conserved in the National Plant Genbank of Iran.

Keywords

Eggplant
Genetic variation
Heritability
Genotypic correlation
Plant Genetic Research
Volume 10, Issue 1
June 2023
Pages 79-94

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