Selection of early ripe eggplant varieties resistant to root-knot nematodes

Abstract

The article presents the results of many years of research with the aim of creating eggplant varieties and hybrids with early valuable economic traits and traits resistant to root-knot nematode. In the breeding nursery, 3 second-generation eggplant hybrids (F2), obtained as a result of generational research in 2005-2013, were studied. The lines were characterized by growth period, early ripening, fruit weight, shape, color, plant type, etc. At the end of the growing season, the lines were dug up, assessed for damage by root nematodes and selected for the root system. As a result of the research, 16 early ripening lines were identified with high productivity and quality of fruits, resistant to nematodes and other economically valuable traits. In particular, the early, high-yielding, nematode-resistant line L-32-3 was transferred to the State Variety Test in 2021 under the name Globus variety.