HUBEI AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES ›› 2018, Vol. 57 ›› Issue (10): 5-8.doi: 10.14088/j.cnki.issn0439-8114.2018.10.001

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Research Progress in Physiology and Genetics Mechanism of Parthenocarpy of Eggplant

CHEN Xia, ZHANG Min, TAN Jie, HUANG Shu-ping, WANG Chun-li, ZHANG Hong-yuan, TAN Tai-ming   

  1. Institute of Vegetable Crops,Wuhan Academy of Agricultural Science and Technology,Wuhan 430065,China
  • Received:2017-12-27 Online:2018-05-25 Published:2019-12-19

Abstract: Parthenocarpy is a desirable trait in eggplant(Solanum melongena L.) variety breeding, since parthenocarpic fruit set is able to overcome various environmental challenges and with high quality. The present review summarizes the research progress in eggplant parthenocarpy in recent years, including breeding of parthenocarpic varieties, physiological characteristics and molecular mechanisms of parthenocarpy. The prospects of scientific research in this field are also discussed, so as to provide reference for future researches.

Key words: eggplant (Solanum melongena L.), parthenocarpy, physiology, genetics mechanism, research progress

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