Project
Development of Eggplant Hybrids Resistant to Bacterial Wilt, Fruit & Shoot Borer and Root-knot Nematode
Details
Project Code:
Not Available
Start Date:
1999
End Date:
2004
CRSP Phase:
Phase 2
Budget:
Not Available
Countries:
Bangladesh
Participants
Lead University:
Virginia Tech
Other Partners:
BARI (Bangladesh)
Principal Investigator(s):
None
Co-Principal Investigator(s):
M. A. Rashid, Shahabuddin Ahmad, A. K. M. Quamaruzzaman (BARI), H. S. Jasmine, Nazneen A. Sultana
(IPM CRSP/Virginia Tech)), G. Luther (Virginia Tech)
Overview
The cultivated eggplant varieties in Bangladesh are susceptible to fruit and shoot borer, bacterial wilt disease,
and root-knot nematode, which are the most important pests of eggplant. Farmers fail to protect their crops from
these pests even after repeated use of pesticides. It is possible to transfer resistant/tolerant genes of these pests
to cultivated varieties through hybridization and develop F1varieties possessing high yielding and pest-resistance
traits for on-farm use. This project sought to make hybrid lines through crosses of eggplant lines identified as resistant/tolerant to FSB, BW and RKN with selected cultivated varieties having desirable horticultural traits, and to test new hybrid lines in the field to determine their heterotic performance.
Objectives
To make hybrid lines through crosses of eggplant lines identified as resistant/tolerant to FSB, BW and RKN with selected cultivated varieties having desirable horticultural traits, and to test new hybrid lines in the field to determine their heterotic performance.
Outcomes
Development of some promising eggplant hybrids involving nine pest-resistant parents strongly indicated that production of eggplant hybrids with improved horticultural qualities and pest-resistance is possible. This technological achievement will help the researchers to develop high yielding pest-resistant eggplant varieties.
