Observation upon the comparative use of two isozyme loci in F, tomato hybrids Vodenicharova, M . S . , Stoilova, Ts . B . , Markova, M . D . and Cholakova, N . I . Inst . of Genetics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia - 13, Bulgaria In our previous work it was estimated that some isoenzyme molecular forms of the enzymes alchohol dexydrogenase and esterase may be used as genetic markers for tomato seed hybridity (TGC Report, 1993, No . 43, p . 50) . These isoenzyme molecular forms later were sighted as locus Adh - 1 and locus Est - 1 (Compt . Rend . Acad . Bulg . Sci . , 1993, No . 46, pp . 89, 97) . In this study we have compared the application of the two isozyme loci for F, tomato hybridity determination . 2113 individual seeds of tomato ( L . esculentum Mill . ) hybrids and their parental lines, taken from different lots and experimental stations in Bulgaria, were analyzed (Table 1) . The enzyme extractions, the electrophoretic division on polyacrilamide gel and the isozyme visualization were carried out by our previous work . The two loci for tomato hybridity identification were used only in Kristi and Standard 59 cultivars . These tomato hybrids were distinguished for their mother line which had the gene of make sterility: ms - 35 . The results showed complete comparison of the loci Est - 1 and Adh - 1 as markers of F 1 hybridity . In the other tomato hybrids that we have investigated, we were not able to use the locus Adh - 1 because of lack of alternative isozymes in the parental lines . Therefore this locus wasn't applicable to prove F, hybridityin all tomato cultivars, i . e . its application was limited . As hybrid marker for the other tomato varieties we used only locus Est - 1 . There was no difference between the locus Est - 1 expressions for the proving of F 1 hybridity in combinations both from different regions of the country and with different origin . The facts of great importance were the quicker esterase isozymes visualization and the cheaper chemicals for if . The data of this research indicate some universality of locus Est - 1 for proving F 1 tomato hybridity . Literature cited: Stoilova, Ts . B . , M . S . Vodenicharova, M . D . Markova . 1993 . Compt . Rend . Acad . Bulg . Sci . 46:89 - 91 Vodenicharova, M . S . , Ts . B . Stoilova, M . D . Markova . 1993 . Compt . Rend . Acad . Bulg . Sci . 46:97 - 99 Vodenicharova, M . S . , Ts . B . Stoilova, N . l _ Cholakova, M . D . Markova, M . V . Ancheva . 1993 . TGC Report 43:50 - 51 .

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