THESIS

Table 17 Intra- and interspecific crossability of Solanum torvum (S00429) with
S. americanum, S. villosum and S. nigrum.
Cross combinations No. of
pollinated
flowers
S. torvum and S. torvum
No. of
fruit
set
Fruit
setting
(%)
No. of
seed per
fruit
No. of
plants
obtained
S00429 x S00429 50 15 30.0 189.2 8
S. torvum and S. americanum
S00429 x S00269 57 0 0.0 - -
S00429 x S00859 50 0 0.0 - -
S00429 x S00861 64 0 0.0 - -
S00429 x S00865 50 0 0.0 - -
S00269 x S00429 50 0 0.0 - -
S00859 x S00429 50 7 14.0 2.4 8
S00861 x S00429 60 9 15.0 12.1* -
S00865 x S00429 50 0 0.0 - -
S. torvum and S. villosum
S00429 x S00854 50 0 0.0 - -
S00429 x S00860 50 0 0.0 - -
S00429 x TS02600 50 0 0.0 - -
S00854 x S00429 60 8 13.3 1.0 -
S00860 x S00429 70 18 25.7 22.7* -
TS02600 x S00429 50 39 78.0 0.0 -
S. torvum and S. nigrum
S00429 x TS02930 81 0 0.0 - -
TS02930 x S00429 90 2 2.2 15.0 -
* All hybrid seeds were abortive.
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