THESIS

Table 18 Intra- and interspecific crossability between leafy Solanum (S. americanum,
S. villosum and S. nigrum).
Cross combinations No. of
pollinated
flowers
S. americanum and S. americanum
No. of
fruit
set
Fruit
setting
(%)
No. of
seed per
fruit
No. of
plants
obtained
S00269x S00269 81 7 8.6 15.5 8
S00269 x S00859 50 0 0.0 - -
S00269 x S00861 59 2 3.4 15.5 8
S00269 x S00865 50 0 0.0 - -
S00859 x S00269 42 0 0.0 - -
S00859 x S00859 43 0 0.0 - -
S00859 x S00861 77 24 31.2 19.5 8
S00859 x S00865 78 15 19.2 9.9 7
S00861 x S00269 72 9 12.5 3.7 6
S00861 x S00859 42 0 0.0 - -
S00861 x S00861 59 34 57.6 29.4 8
S00861 x S00865 50 2 4.0 2.5 5
S00865 x S00269 58 0 0.0 - -
S00865 x S00859 50 0 0.0 - -
S00865 x S00861 60 5 8.3 6.8 8
S00865 x S00865 40 0 0.0 - -
S. americanum and S. villosum
S00269 x S00854 42 5 11.9 11.0 -
S00269 x S00860 53 2 3.8 7.0 -
S00269 x TS02600 50 0 0.0 - -
S00859 x S00854 40 0 0.0 - -
S00859 x S00860 54 1 1.9 37.0 8
S00859 x TS2600 50 0 0.0 - -
S00861 x S00854 60 0 0.0 - -
S00861 x S00860 87 18 20.7 5.4 7
S00861 x TS02600 50 0 0.0 - -
S00865 x S00854 50 0 0.0 - -
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