Heterosis Breeding in Eggplant (<i>Solanum melongena</i> L.): Gains and Provocations
Heterosis (or hybrid vigor) results in a hybrid’s phenotypic superiority over its founder parents for quantitative and qualitative traits. Hybrid vigor is defined by mechanisms such as dominant complementation, over-dominance, and epistasis. Eggplant (<i>Solanum melongena</i> L...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-03-01
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| Series: | Plants |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/9/3/403 |