ARPACI, Bekir Bülent Kilis 7 Aralık Üniversitesi - Ziraat Fakültesi - Bahçe Bitkileri Bölümü, Turkey , AK, Ayhan Doğu Akdeniz Geçit Kuşağı Tarımsal Araştırma İstasyonu Müdürlüğü, Turkey , ABAK, Kazım Lefke Avrupa Üniversitesi - Tarım Bilimleri Teknolojileri Fakültesi, Cyprus

Rootstocks Performance of Root Rot Resistant Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) Hybrids

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In this study, rootstock performances of new resistant lines obtained by crossings between different root rot resistant genotypes were investigated. Plant characteristics were recorded during seedling period and yield performance in open field trial of Balo F1 plants grafted onto resistant lines generated by crossings of Perennial, PBC 178, KM2-11, Criollo de Morelos 334 and KM12 among themselves. Infected plants ratio with P. capsici were also recorded in open field. KM211 × 178-102 rootstock showed the highest yield by 4658 kg da^-1 and grafted plants showed 43,60 % infection. The yield of non-grafted Balo F1 variety plants reached 3995 kg da^-1, all of the plants in the open field were infected. The plants grafted onto Criollo de Morelos 334 yielded 3839 kg da^-1 and exhibited almost no infection (only 0,26%). There were positive correlations between “scion diameter-rootstock diameter” and “root weight-fruit weight”. Negative relationships were determined between “rootstock diameter-fruit weight”, “scion diameter-fruit weight”, “root weight-rootstock diameter”, and “root weight-the number of leaves”.

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Rootstock , Grafting , Pepper , Root rot , Yield

Yuzuncu Yil University Journal Of Agricultural Sciences

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