Heredity mode of onion (Allium cepa L.) bulb shape index

Abstract

(Allium cepa L.) is a very important and widespread vegetable crop. Bulb shape index is a very significant biological and commercial trait. Bulb shape impacts the price, processing, resistance to diseases, etc., which is the reason why it is a very important economical trait. Success of the breeding process depends on genetic determination of the traits that were targeted in the selection process. In order to assess the genetic determination of bulb shape index, the trial was set up in the random block system with five replications, with diallel crossing without reciprocals. Bulb shape index in F1 generation was from flat-round to oval shaped. The most common heredity mode of the bulb shape index was superdomination. The highest value of GCA for shape index was found in ‘Makoi bronzi’, which was the indicator of the best combining abilities. The highest SCA in F1 and F2 generation was found in the hybrid ‘Makoi bronzi’ × ‘AC 101’.