Co-Authors:
Ecker, R., Department of Ornamental Horticulture, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, P.O.B. 6, Bet Dagan, Israel
Barzilay, A., Department of Ornamental Horticulture, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, P.O.B. 6, Bet Dagan, Israel
Abstract:
A study was made of the inheritance of stem elongation rate during early (SER1) and late (SER2) vegetative growth period, of mean leaf width (MLW) and of days to flowering (DTP) in lisianthus (Eustoma grandiflorum Shinn.). The analysis was based on the data of an F1 diallel cross between different breeding lines. Marked directional heterosis was found for SER1, SER2 and MLW, but not for DTF, in which the dominance effects were incomplete and non‐directional. SER1 and SER2 were positively correlated with MLW, but negatively correlated with DTP. The implications and the potential of heterotic growth rate of F1 hybrid lisianthus are discussed. Copyright © 1993, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved