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Cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) system has been exploited worldwide in field and vegetable crops. In eggplant, alloplasmic CMS lines were developed through interspecific hybridization between Solanum aethiopicum L. × S. melongena L., while the restorer (R) lines were isolated from the reciprocal cross. The knowledge about inheritance of Rf gene is must for its further use in breeding and molecular studies. Therefore, four sets of CMS (D-CMS 291A, D-CMS 99A, D-CMS 5A and D-CMS 72A) and restorer (R 2-1, R 3-4, R 6-2 and R 2596-2) lines were used to develop F1, F2 and backcross progenies, to understand the inheritance mechanism. Phenotyping of all the populations and test of goodness of fit revealed involvement of a single dominant gene (Rf) for fertility restoration. The visual scoring of flowers for male sterility and fertility was further validated with the tests on pollen stainability, germination and index. Among others, media containing 0.5% agar + 300 ppm calcium nitrate + 5% sucrose + 50 mg/l boric acid + 400 mg/l PEG 4000 furnished the best results for in vitro pollen germination. Differences between and within male sterile and restorer lines were observed for pistil and stamen length and girth, pollen stainability and germination. Stable expression of CGMS and restorer lines in all the generation progenies confirmed their utility in future eggplant breeding programs.
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Kaur, K., Dhatt, A.S. & Sharma, M. Inheritance of alloplasmic fertility restoration in eggplant (Solanum melongena L.). Genet Resour Crop Evol 68, 1949–1960 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-021-01108-5
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