Studi Potensi Heterobeltiosis pada Persilangan Beberapa Galur Cabai Merah (Capsicum annuum L.)

Abstract

Hybrid cultivar is one of the best alternative to increase national hot pepper production. However, lacking of local hybrid cultivars resulted in the dependencyo n importede xpensives eeds. The objectiveo f this reseachi s to study heterobeltiosisp otential and yield of hybrids generatedfr om crosseso f several hot pepper lines. Nine parental lines and their 19 hybrids were evaluated infield experiment at the Pasir Sarongge Experimetal Station of IPB, Cipanas, WesJt ava, in a randomizec ompleteb lock designw ith 3 replications. Ther esults indicatedt hat severalc rossess howed a high potential heterobeltiosis. The cross of CI034 x CI026, CI042 x CI025, dan CI042 x CI026 showed heterobeltiosisv alue of more than 100%. Most of the crossesr evealeda n excellenty ield for mediumf riut type the yield was about 1 kg per plant (CI034 x CIO06), danfor large fruit type was 1,8 kg per plant (CI042 x CIO06), in averagew, hich were higher than the yield of Hot Beauty,a co.mmercialh ybrid cultivar.