Alvarez, M.1, M. Lara1, J. Rodríguez1, R. Fernández-Muñoz2, and J. Cuartero2. 2004. Eliana.
1Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Agrícolas (INCA), Havana, Cuba.
2Estación Experimental La Mayora, CSIC, Málaga, Spain.
‘Eliana’is an improved line resulting from a to mato breeding program. The pedigree involves
crosses between a cultivar widely adapted to tropical environments but susceptible to nematodes,
‘Mariela’ (TGC Report 52, 2002), and a resistant commercial hybrid, ‘Rambo’, followed by three
successive backcrosses to ‘Mariela’ and then three selfing steps. Selection of Mi/mi or Mi/Mi
genotypes during the process was made by the Aps-1 isozyme marker, and Mi phenotype of
‘Eliana’ was finally confirmed by nematode inoculation.
Characteristics:
Fruit: red, flattened globe, average weight 120 g.
Plant: determinate (sp), good coverage of fruit by foliage, nematode resistant (Mi/Mi; Aps-1/Aps-1).
Utility: Adequate for fresh market.
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