'Sikat' and 'Sulit' new F sub 1 hybrid varieties of eggplant (Solanum melongena L.)

Issue Date

8-2016

Abstract

Two new UPLB [University of the Philippines Los Baños] eggplant F sub 1 hybrids, 'Sikat' (NSIC 2015 Eg 05H) and 'Sulit' (NSIC 2015 Eg06H) were developed and approved for national commercial cultivation by the Bureau of Plant Industry-National Seed Industry Council (NSIC) in 2015. The eggplant F1 hybrids were evaluated in 15 field trials across 6 sites in the Philippines under the National Cooperative Testing for Vegetable during CY 2011-2014. 'Sikat' and 'Sulit' demonstrated significantly higher than or comparable yield potential (total and marketable yield) with the commercial hybrid check in 14/15 trials for at least one cropping season. Marketable yield advantage of 'Sikat' and 'Sulit' over the check variety ranged from 32.35-133.05% and 7.47-55.99%, respectively. Morphologically, 'Sikat' has erect to prostate growth habit and plant height at initial harvest of 46-96 cm. Fruits are medium size in length (15-22cm), 3.32-4.37 cm in diameter, purple and cylindrical with rounded apex. 'Sulit' has comparable plant height (43-92 cm) than 'Sikat' 2.96-3.90 cm in diameter, purple and cylindrical with rounded apex. Both hybrids were observed to have comparable field reactions to natural infestation of eggplant anthropod pests and field infection by bacterial wilt and fruit rot.

Source or Periodical Title

Philippine Journal of Crop Science

ISSN

0115-463X

Volume

41

Issue

2

Page

46-54

Document Type

Article

Physical Description

illustrations; tables

Language

English

Subject

Hybrid eggplant;

En – AGROVOC descriptors

SOLANUM MELONGENA; AUBERGINES; VARIETIES; HYBRIDS; GERMPLASM; ARTHROPODA; VEGETABLE CROPS; EVALUATION; FIELD EXPERIMENTATION; AGRONOMIC CHARACTERS

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