Physalis L. is one of the most important genera of the Solanaceae family, containing 120 species identified botanically. Physalis species have a great genetic, variety due to the high number of botanically identified species, which guarantees peculiar characteristics of economic interest. Despite the knowledge of these characteristics, little has been done for the genetic improvement of this small fruit. To sta...
This study aimed to estimate plastochron, leaf area, and yield of Physalis peruviana seedlings grown in different environments and transplanted on different dates. The experiment was carried out in a completely randomized design, arranged in a 2 x 3 factorial scheme, namely: two cultivation environments (protected and field) and three transplanting dates (10/27/2013, 12/15/2013, and 02/11/2014). Four replicates...
The aim of this study was to verify the resistance of tomato genotypes (crossed with Solanum galapagense) to the green peach aphid, Myzus persicae, and the association of this resistance with glandular trichomes. Leaf trichomes were quantified for seven F2 genotypes of the BPX-486 population derived from crossing S. lycopersicum ‘TOM-684’ and S. galapagense accession ‘LA-1401’, for the commercial controls...
The objective of this study is to analyze the growth of wild species of tomato, of the cultivar Redenção and of the respective F1 hybrids of interspecific crossings. We evaluated six wild-type accessions (Solanum pimpinellifolium ‘AF 26970’, S. galapagense ‘LA-1401’, S. peruvianum ‘AF 19684’, S. habrochaites var. hirsutum ‘PI-127826’, S. habrochaites var. glabratum ‘PI-134417’, and S. pennellii ‘LA-716’) and th...
Physalis peruviana in Brazil has its agricultural production limited by the lack of technical information about cultivation. The aim of this work was to evaluate the rooting of P. peruviana using different polystyrene trays and substrates. To run the experiment, in a 3x4 factorial design (trays x substrates), polystyrene trays (BPE) (Styrofoam®) were tested, with number of cells: [1- BPE1 (72); 2- BPE2 (128); a...
The tomato seedlings obtained by vegetative propagation have the same genetic characteristics of the plant. Internal factors such as hormonal balance and genetic potential, in addition to external factors, influence on rooting. The aim of this study was to determine the best type of substrate and IBA concentration effect on rooting of tomato cultivar Santa Cruz Kada®. For the seedlings production IBA concentrat...