Molecular marker analysis of seven putative onion (Allium cepa) doubled haploid (DH) lines developed at Texas A&M University was conducted to verify genetic homozygosity. Analysis was also conducted on five equivalent conventional inbred lines, breeding lines developed from the same parental crosses as the DH lines, and the original parent lines. The markers have revealed polymorphisms within the parental lines and the conventional inbreds, but not in the DH lines. We can conclude therefore that these seven lines are true DH lines. Performance of these DH lines was tested in two field locations and compared to commercial check lines. Bulbs from the various crosses were evaluated for eight bulb traits: diameter, height, centers/bulb, ring thickness, number of rings/bulb, bulb weight, soluble solids content, and pungency. Some crosses were detected that yielded significantly greater bulb weight than the check lines. However, these lines also had significantly greater numbers of centers per bulb. To test how these lines would perform in a breeding program, two full diallel analyses were conducted according to Griffing’s Model I, Method 1. The first consisted of a four parent diallel cross using two red DH lines and two yellow DH lines. Bulbs from the various crosses were evaluated for the same eight bulb traits mentioned above. Significant variation was detected for genotypic, general combining ability (GCA), specific combining ability (SCA), reciprocal (REC), maternal (MAT), and nonmaternal (NMAT) effects for all traits except number of rings/bulb, soluble solids content, and pungency. Significant environmental effects were only detected with number of centers per bulb. The second diallel analysis, a four parent diallel with two DH lines and two inbred lines from the breeding program, showed significant variation for the same effects for all traits except soluble solids content. Generally, GCA effects were more important than SCA effects in explaining the variation observed between crosses. For all traits GCA and SCA were always larger than the reciprocal effects (divided into maternal and nonmaternal components).

A diallel analysis of eight upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) genotypes was conducted in the field over two years to determine the potential for improvement in within-boll seed yield components and fiber quality parameters. Four exotic germplasm lines from the converted race stock (CRS) collection and four commercial types representing Texas, mid-South, and Eastern production regions were crossed and evaluated in a diallel with parents but without reciprocals according to Griffing's Model I, Method 2. Significant variation for genotypic, general combining ability (GCA) effects, and specific combining ability (SCA) effects (P 0.05) were identified for all traits studied indicating potential for improvements through selection. Significant interactions of these parameters with years were also observed, suggesting that selection should be based on multiple years and or locations. In addition to effects on yield, individual seed number traits were found to respond to heat stress under controlled growth chamber conditions, suggesting their potential for use in screening genotypes for heat tolerance. These traits were not found to interact with temperature, which indicates that selection for improvements in these traits could be conducted in any environment. Improvements in seed yield components and, putatively, in heat tolerance could be achieved using CRS M-9044-0162. As expected, CRS accessions reduced fiber quality parameters in addition to other agronomic traits, suggesting that improvements for within-boll seed yield components and heat tolerance should be made utilizing a backcross approach. Also observed in this population was a superior hybrid for fiber length and fiber strength from the cross of TAM 94L-25 with PD 6186. This combination could lead to improved fiber length and strength potential in upland cotton.

Fiber quality data from five upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) genotypes, which were grown at College Station, TX during 2001 and 2002, were subjected to diallel and generation means analyses to determine the potential for improvement of fiber length and to determine the inheritance of length distribution data. Four near-long staple (NLS) upland cotton genotypes and one short-staple genotype were crossed in all combinations, excluding reciprocals. Estimates of general (GCA) and specific combining ability (SCA) for fiber length based on Griffing’s diallel Model I, Method 4 were calculated for high volume instrumentation (HVI) upper-half mean (UHM) fiber length and advance fiber information system (AFIS) mean fiber length by weight (FLw), mean fiber length by number (FLn), upper quartile length by weight (Uqlw), fiber length distribution cross entropy (using 3 different standard or check distributions - CEA, CEB, and CEC), fiber length distribution kurtosis (FLwKurt), and fiber length distribution skewness (FLwSkew) for FLw. Across environments, GCA effects were significant for fiber length measurements of UHM, FLw, FLn, Uqlw, and SFCw and distribution measurements of CEA, CEB, FLwKurt, and FLwSkew. On the basis of GCA effects, TAM 94L-25 was the best parent to be used in a cross to improve upland fiber length, while Acala 1517-99 was the parent of choice to improve distribution among the 4 parents tested. The inheritance of AFIS fiber length measurements and distribution data was estimated using parents, F1, F2, and backcross generations. The magnitude and significance of the estimates for non-allelic effects in the parental combinations suggest that epistatic gene effects are present and important in the basic mechanism of AFIS fiber length and length distribution inheritance for the populations studied. Gene effects and variances for all AFIS fiber length and distribution data measurements were inherited differently in different environments and specific parental combination, suggesting environmentally specific mechanisms. Developing genotypes with enhanced fiber length and an optimal fiber length distribution should be a priority to improve spinning performance and product quality of U.S. upland cotton.

A diallel analysis of eight upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) genotypes was conducted in the field over two years to determine the potential for improvement in within-boll seed yield components and fiber quality parameters. Four exotic germplasm lines from the converted race stock (CRS) collection and four commercial types representing Texas, mid-South, and Eastern production regions were crossed and evaluated in a diallel with parents but without reciprocals according to Griffing's Model I, Method 2. Significant variation for genotypic, general combining ability (GCA) effects, and specific combining ability (SCA) effects (P 0.05) were identified for all traits studied indicating potential for improvements through selection. Significant interactions of these parameters with years were also observed, suggesting that selection should be based on multiple years and or locations. In addition to effects on yield, individual seed number traits were found to respond to heat stress under controlled growth chamber conditions, suggesting their potential for use in screening genotypes for heat tolerance. These traits were not found to interact with temperature, which indicates that selection for improvements in these traits could be conducted in any environment. Improvements in seed yield components and, putatively, in heat tolerance could be achieved using CRS M-9044-0162. As expected, CRS accessions reduced fiber quality parameters in addition to other agronomic traits, suggesting that improvements for within-boll seed yield components and heat tolerance should be made utilizing a backcross approach. Also observed in this population was a superior hybrid for fiber length and fiber strength from the cross of TAM 94L-25 with PD 6186. This combination could lead to improved fiber length and strength potential in upland cotton.

Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) has the potential to become a major source of biodiesel but for market viability, peanut oil yields must increase and specific quality requirements must be met. Oil yield in peanut is influenced by many components, including oil concentration, seed mass, and mean oil produced per seed. All of these traits can be improved through selection as long as there is sufficient genetic variation. Thus, elucidating the genetics of oil concentration, seed mass, and mean oil produced per seed in peanut is essential to advancing the development of genotypes with high oil yields. Additive genetic effects were predominant for oil concentration in two generation means analyses involving a proprietary high oil breeding line and additive genetic variance was highly significant in a complete four-parent diallel analysis. Genetic variance for weight of 50 sound mature kernels (50 SMK) and mean oil produced per SMK (OPS) was additive the diallel analysis. Narrow-sense heritability estimates were high for oil concentration in both the diallel and generation means analyses. Narrow-sense heritability was also high for 50 SMK, but was low for OPS. The low OPS heritability estimate was caused by the negative correlation between oil concentration and seed mass. Consequently, oil concentration and seed mass can be improved through early-generation selection, but large segregating populations from high oil crosses will be needed to identify progeny with elevated oil concentrations that maintain acceptable seed sizes. Increasing the ratio of oleic to linoleic acid (O/L) in peanut oil and reducing the long chain saturated fatty acid concentration (which includes arachidic, behenic, and lignoceric acids) produces high quality, stable methyl esters for biodiesel. Therefore, elucidating the inheritance of these factors and their relationships in peanut populations segregating for high oil is critical. The results from generation means analysis confirm that the high-oleic trait is under simple genetic control and can be manipulated through selection. Oil concentration was negatively correlated with oleic acid concentration in the F2 generations of both crosses and positively correlated with arachidic acid in most of the segregating generations that were evaluated. Therefore, developing a peanut genotype high in oil and oleic acid concentration that has reduced long chain saturates will require the evaluation of large numbers of segregating progeny.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:30:26Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2003Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:00:36Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 lima_mwp_dr_botfca.pdf: 347050 bytes, checksum: 56204ce7428a20502b79ab1119ebfc3f (MD5) / Com a crescente demanda de milho doce no mercado brasileiro para diversas finalidades, torna-se necessário o desenvolvimento de materiais cada vez mais produtivos. Neste contexto, esse trabalho objetivou avaliar as capacidades geral e específica de combinação de linhagens endogâmicas de milho doce, portadoras do gene SHRUNKEN-2, bem como, identificar híbridos simples promissores para utilização como enlatados e/ou comercialização de espigas na forma de milho verde. Para isso, foram obtidos híbridos simples por meio de cruzamentos dialélicos parciais incompletos. As avaliações deram-se no ano agrícola 2000/2001 em São Manuel-SP, Piracanjuba-GO e Bragança Paulista-SP. Foram conduzidos 4 experimentos por local, utilizando o delineamento em blocos casualizados no esquema de látice simples 10 x 10, onde as parcelas constituíram-se de 1 linha de 5 metros. A partir dos dados de produção total de espigas com palha, produção comercial com palha, produção comercial sem palha, alturas de planta e de espiga e índice de espigas dos híbridos, foram obtidas as estimativas dos parâmetros genéticos, utilizando-se o método dos quadrados mínimos. Após o desdobramento do quadrado médio dos tratamentos em capacidades geral do grupo 1, do grupo 2 e da capacidade específica de combinação, constatou-se maior variabilidade por parte da capacidade geral de combinação do grupo 2 de genitores; o efeito gênico predominante foi o de origem não aditiva; ocorrência de genitores com boa capacidade combinatória; existência de híbridos promissores para cada local de avaliação. / With the crescent demand of swet corn in the Brazilian market for distinct purposes, it becomes necessary the development of materials more and more productives. In this context, this research objected to evaluate the general and specific combining abilities of sweet corn inbred lines with SHRUNKEN – 2 gene, as well as identify single-crosses promissing to utilization like canned and/ or commercialization of ears as green corn. For that, it was obtained single-crosses by using of partial diallel incomplete crosses. The evaluations were done in 2000 / 2001 in São Manuel – SP, Piracanjuba – GO e Bragança Paulista – SP, Brazil. It was carried out four experiments per place by utilizing the 10 x 10 simple lattice design, where the plots consisted in one line of five meters. From the basis of total production of ear with husk, commercial production with husk, commercial production without husk, plant heigh and ear, and the index of ear from single cross, was obtained by estimation of minimum square. Afterwards the unrolled of the mean square of the treatments in general combining ability of group 1 and group 2, and of the specific combining ability evidencied a large variability apart of general combining ability of the group 2 parentals; the predominant gene ffect was non- additive; occurence of parentals with a good combining ability; and the existence of promissing single crosses for each evaluated place.

Orientador: João Antonio da Costa Andrade / Banca: Mario Luiz Teixeira de Moraes / Banca: José Roberto Môro / Resumo: O sucesso nos programas de melhoramento genético de milho depende da identificação de parentais com boa capacidade de combinação para a produção de híbridos. O objetivo deste trabalho foi identificar linhagens com boa capacidade de combinação utilizando dialelo parcial. Foram avaliadas 16 linhagens, das populações de milho Dentado e Flintisa, em um dialelo parcial onde cada linhagem foi cruzada com as oito linhagens da população contrastante, obtendo-se 64 híbridos simples. Os 64 híbridos foram avaliados em látice triplo em duas safras (semeaduras em 04/07/2009 e 16/11/2009). Ao final de cada repetição do látice foram colocadas as testemunhas comerciais XB 6012, AG 9010, XB 7253 e BG 7049, visando uma comparação simples com os híbridos experimentais. Foram preditos híbridos duplos e triplos. Os caracteres mensurados foram florescimento feminino, altura de plantas, altura de espigas, acamamento e rendimento de grãos. Os híbridos simples 4Dx6F, 7Dx4F, 7Dx6F e 7Dx8F foram indicados para prosseguirem no programa como promissores para as duas safras. Os híbridos simples 1Dx6F, 2Dx8F, 5Dx5F, 7Dx1F, e 7Dx3F foram indicados para prosseguirem no programa como promissores para a primeira safra. Os híbridos simples 3Dx2F, 3Dx3F, 2Dx7F, 5Dx6F, 6Dx3F, 7Dx4F, 2Dx5F, 2Dx6F, 7Dx2F e 7Dx3F foram indicados para prosseguirem no programa como promissores para a segunda safra. Os híbridos triplos mais promissores para a primeira safra de semeadura ... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The success in the maize breeding programs depends of the identification of inbred lines with good combining ability for hybrids production. The objective of this study was to identify inbred lines with good combining ability using partial diallel. Were evaluated 16 inbred lines of the maize populations Dentado and Flintisa in a partial diallel where each inbred line was crossed with the eight of the other population, resulting in 64 hybrids. The 64 hybrids were evaluated in a triple lattice in two crop season (sowing on 04/07/2009 and 16/11/2009). At the end of each repetition of the lattice were placed commercial controls XB 6012, AG 9010, XB 7253 and BG 7049, seeking a simple comparison with the experimental hybrids. Were measured the female flowering, plant height, ear height, lodging and grain yield. The hybrids 4Dx6F, 7Dx4F, 7Dx8F and 7Dx8F were appointed to continue in program as promising for the two crop seasons. The hybrids 1Dx6F, 2Dx8F, 5Dx5F, 7Dx1F, e 7Dx3F were appointed to continue in program as promising for the first crop season. The hybrids 3Dx2F, 3Dx3F, 2Dx7F, 5Dx6F, 6Dx3F, 7Dx4F, 2Dx5F, 2Dx6F, 7Dx2F e 7Dx3F were appointed to continue the program as promising for the second crop season. The most promising triple hybrids for the first crop can be obtained as follows: Simple hybrid parental involving inbred lines 1F, 3F, 4F and 8F, with the inbred line 7D; simple hybrid parental involving inbred lines 1D, 2D and 4D, with the inbred line 6F; simple hybrid parental involving inbred lines 3D and 5D, with the inbred line 5F. The triple hybrids more promising for the second crop planting can be obtained as follows: Simple hybrid parental involving inbred lines 3D and 6D, with the inbred line 3F; simple hybrid parental involving inbred lines 4D, 5D and 7D, with the inbred line 6F; simple hybrid parental involving inbred lines 3D and 5D, with the inbred line 2F; simple ... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:29:42Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2011-03-01Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:19:52Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 goncalves_kcg_me_ilha.pdf: 342441 bytes, checksum: 4b60e62be3998eef5ca1f73779af4cbb (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / O sucesso nos programas de melhoramento genético de milho depende da identificação de parentais com boa capacidade de combinação para a produção de híbridos. O objetivo deste trabalho foi identificar linhagens com boa capacidade de combinação utilizando dialelo parcial. Foram avaliadas 16 linhagens, das populações de milho Dentado e Flintisa, em um dialelo parcial onde cada linhagem foi cruzada com as oito linhagens da população contrastante, obtendo-se 64 híbridos simples. Os 64 híbridos foram avaliados em látice triplo em duas safras (semeaduras em 04/07/2009 e 16/11/2009). Ao final de cada repetição do látice foram colocadas as testemunhas comerciais XB 6012, AG 9010, XB 7253 e BG 7049, visando uma comparação simples com os híbridos experimentais. Foram preditos híbridos duplos e triplos. Os caracteres mensurados foram florescimento feminino, altura de plantas, altura de espigas, acamamento e rendimento de grãos. Os híbridos simples 4Dx6F, 7Dx4F, 7Dx6F e 7Dx8F foram indicados para prosseguirem no programa como promissores para as duas safras. Os híbridos simples 1Dx6F, 2Dx8F, 5Dx5F, 7Dx1F, e 7Dx3F foram indicados para prosseguirem no programa como promissores para a primeira safra. Os híbridos simples 3Dx2F, 3Dx3F, 2Dx7F, 5Dx6F, 6Dx3F, 7Dx4F, 2Dx5F, 2Dx6F, 7Dx2F e 7Dx3F foram indicados para prosseguirem no programa como promissores para a segunda safra. Os híbridos triplos mais promissores para a primeira safra de semeadura... / The success in the maize breeding programs depends of the identification of inbred lines with good combining ability for hybrids production. The objective of this study was to identify inbred lines with good combining ability using partial diallel. Were evaluated 16 inbred lines of the maize populations Dentado and Flintisa in a partial diallel where each inbred line was crossed with the eight of the other population, resulting in 64 hybrids. The 64 hybrids were evaluated in a triple lattice in two crop season (sowing on 04/07/2009 and 16/11/2009). At the end of each repetition of the lattice were placed commercial controls XB 6012, AG 9010, XB 7253 and BG 7049, seeking a simple comparison with the experimental hybrids. Were measured the female flowering, plant height, ear height, lodging and grain yield. The hybrids 4Dx6F, 7Dx4F, 7Dx8F and 7Dx8F were appointed to continue in program as promising for the two crop seasons. The hybrids 1Dx6F, 2Dx8F, 5Dx5F, 7Dx1F, e 7Dx3F were appointed to continue in program as promising for the first crop season. The hybrids 3Dx2F, 3Dx3F, 2Dx7F, 5Dx6F, 6Dx3F, 7Dx4F, 2Dx5F, 2Dx6F, 7Dx2F e 7Dx3F were appointed to continue the program as promising for the second crop season. The most promising triple hybrids for the first crop can be obtained as follows: Simple hybrid parental involving inbred lines 1F, 3F, 4F and 8F, with the inbred line 7D; simple hybrid parental involving inbred lines 1D, 2D and 4D, with the inbred line 6F; simple hybrid parental involving inbred lines 3D and 5D, with the inbred line 5F. The triple hybrids more promising for the second crop planting can be obtained as follows: Simple hybrid parental involving inbred lines 3D and 6D, with the inbred line 3F; simple hybrid parental involving inbred lines 4D, 5D and 7D, with the inbred line 6F; simple hybrid parental involving inbred lines 3D and 5D, with the inbred line 2F; simple ... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)

A seleção de genitores para cruzamentos é uma das etapas mais importantes em programas de melhoramento, onde a predição do potencial genético das combinações híbridas permite ao melhorista canalizar recursos humanos e financeiros em populações superiores. Neste sentido, objetivou-se com o presente trabalho, estimar a capacidade geral (CGC) e específica de combinação (CEC) de sete genótipos de soja em duas gerações (F1 e F2), segundo a metodologia de Griffing (1956), sem os recíprocos, a fim de indicar genitores e combinações híbridas promissoras. Os híbridos F1, populações F2 e os genitores foram avaliados em Gurupi-TO, sendo a geração F1, com os respectivos genitores, avaliada em casa de vegetação e a geração F2 em campo. Os atributos mensurados foram número de dias para florescimento e maturação, número de sementes por vagens, número de vagens por planta, massa de cem grãos e produtividade de grãos por planta. Para todos os atributos foi detectado efeito significativo para CEC, nas duas gerações. Os resultados da análise dialélica foram concordantes nas gerações F1 e F2. Os genitores M-8360 e A-7002 reúnem alelos favoráveis à diminuição do número de dias para florescimento e número de dias para maturação em soja. A hibridação M-8360 x BRS Valiosa é promissora à obtenção de linhagens de soja com ciclo precoce. Os genitores M-8360 e M-8867 são promissores como genitores em programas de melhoramento populacional voltados a incrementos nos componentes de produção, bem como a hibridação entre os mesmos para obtenção de populações segregantes superiores / The parent selection for crossings is one of the most important steps in breeding programs where the prediction of the genetic potential of hybrids allows the breeder to channel human and financial resources at higher populations. In this sense, the objective of this study was to estimate the general (GCA) and specific combining ability (SCA) of seven soybean genotypes, in two generations (F1 and F2), according to Griffing (1956) without the reciprocals, in order to indicate parents and hybrid combinations that are promising to achieve new favorable combinations. The F1 hybrids, F2 populations and the parents were evaluated in Gurupi-TO, being the generation F1 evaluated in greenhouse and the F2 generation in the field. The measured parameters were number of days to flowering and of number days to maturity, number of seeds per pod, number of pods per plant, weight of hundred seeds and grain yield per plant. For all attributes was detected significant effect for SCA. The results of the diallel analysis were concordant in the F1 and F2 generations. The M-8360 and A-7002 parents gather alleles favorable to reducing the number of days to flowering and number of days to maturity in soybean. Hybridization M-8360 x BRS Valiosa is promising to obtain early cycle soybean strains. The M-8360 parent is promising for population improvement programs. Hybridization M-8867 x M-8360 is promising for formation of superior segregants.

Submitted by (ana.araujo@ufrpe.br) on 2017-02-17T16:11:57Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Julio Carlos Polimeni de Mesquita.pdf: 1621948 bytes, checksum: 21d761249ed53577812a123c5680e21d (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-02-17T16:11:57Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Julio Carlos Polimeni de Mesquita.pdf: 1621948 bytes, checksum: 21d761249ed53577812a123c5680e21d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-02-18 / The aim of the present study was to evaluate the agronomic potential, general and specific capability to combine and heterosis between the varieties of sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum L.). The experiments were conducted at the Crop Area of the Agronomy Department of the Federal Rural University of Pernambuco in Recife, Pernambuco (Brazil) (latitude 8° 10'52''S and longitude 34° 54'47''W) from December 27, 2007 to May 9, 2008. There was partial diallel cross balanced between four varieties (HTV-1, HTV-2, HTV and HTV-3-4), resulting in six F1 hybrids without the reciprocal. The four strains used as parents and the six hybrids from the diallel were planted in polystyrene trays; 30 days after sowing, the plants were transplanted into 5-L plastic pots containing powdered coconut as substrate and fertirrigated daily with a nutritive solution. We evaluated the overall capability (GCC) and specific capability (SCC) of the combination of the four varieties and six hybrids, with differences found in GCC and SCC in December regarding the following agronomic characteristics: total number of fruits; number of the fruits from early production;early production weight; total weight of fruit; average weight of fruit; average fruit length; average fruit diameter;length/diameter ratio (C/D); average thickness of the pericarp; and average number of locules. According to GCC estimates (gi), HTV-2 and HTV-4 varieties achieved positive values for early production weight and the strain HTV-2 also achieved positive values for total weight of fruits. The SCC revealed that the hybrid combinations with positive values of heterosis were HTV-1 x HTV-2 and HTV-3 x HTV-4 for seven of the ten characteristics evaluated, followed by HTV-2 x HTV-3, which received positive values for total weight of the fruit, average fruit weight and average fruit diameter. Systems of diallel crosses are important for evaluating alternative genotypes as well as indicating the best hybrids and choosing the most promising parents for use in hybridization programs. Another experiment was conducted using the HTV-1, HTV-2, HTV-3, HTV-4, HTV-5, HTV and HTV-6-7 varieties, fifteen experimental hybrids (HTV-1 x HTV-2 , HTV-1 x HTV-3, HTV-1 x HTV-4, HTV-2 x HTV-3, HTV-2 x HTV-4, HTV-3 x HTV-4, HTV-5 x HTV-2, HTV -6 X HTV-2, HTV-5 x HTV-3, HTV-6 x HTV-3, HTV-2 x HTV-7, HTV-3 x HTV-7, HTV-5 x HTV -4, HTV-6 x HTV-4 and HTV-7 x HTV-4), an open-pollinated cultivar ("All Big") and a commercial hybrid("Atlantis"), which were evaluated in a hydroponic production system of a greenhousein order to identify the seven most promising strains for inclusion in breeding programs as well as study the effects of heterosis in 16 experimental hybrids (F1) regarding the mean of the parents, mean of the superior parent, a standard cultivar (All Big) and a standard hybrid (Atlantis F1) for December, addressing ten agronomic characteristics. The ratio between the coefficient of genetic variation and the coefficient of environmental variation (CVg/CVe) achieved values greater than 1.0 for all characteristics studied. For the heterosis, the most expressive values were found for the characteristics of early production and total weight of fruits. The hybrids HTV-2 x HTV-3, HTV-2 x HTV-4, HTV-5 x HTV-2, HTV-6 x HTV-2, HTV-2 x HTV-7 and HTV-6 x HTV-4 achieved positive heterosis values regarding early production in relation to the mean of the parents, the parent with the larger mean, the standard cultivar and the standard hybrid. The HTV-5 x HTV-2, HTV-2 x HTV-7 treatments achieved positive heterosis values regarding weight of the fruit in relation to the standard hybrid. The hybrid HTV-2 x HTV-7 was found to have potential for use in field evaluations in order to test its superiority. The presence and magnitude of heterosis demonstrate theprospect for the production of hybrids. Knowledge on the behavior of the F1 hybrids in relation to their cultivar parents allows the selection of the best genetic combinations for the desired characteristic. / Este trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar o potencial agronômico, a capacidade geral e especifica de combinação e a heterose entre as linhagens de pimentão (Capsicum annuum L.). Os experimentos foram conduzidos, no Departamento de Agronomia, Área de Fitotecnia, da Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE), em Recife-PE, com latitude de 8º10’52’’S e longitude de 34º54’47’’W, no período de 27 de dezembro de 2007 a 9 de maio de 2008. Realizou-se um cruzamento dialélico parcial, balanceado entre quatro linhagens HTV-1, HTV-2, HTV-3 e HTV-4, obtendo-se seis híbridos F1’s sem os recíprocos. As quatro linhagens utilizadas como pais e os seis híbridos provenientes do dialelo foram semeados em bandeja de poliestireno expandido e, 30 dias após o semeio foram transplantadas para vasos plásticos com capacidade para 5 litros contendo pó-de-coco como substrato e fertirrigadas diariamente com solução nutritiva. Avaliou-se a capacidades geral (CGC) e específica (CEC) de combinação entre as quatro linhagens e os seis híbridos, observando-se as diferenças significativas quanto a CGC e a CEC para dez características agronômicas: número total de frutos (NTF), número de frutos da produção precoce (NFPP), peso da produção precoce (PPP),peso total de frutos (PTF), peso médio de fruto (PMF), comprimento médio de frut (CMF), diâmetro médio de fruto (DMF), relação comprimento/diâmetro (C/D), espessura média do pericarpo (EMP), número médio de lóculos (NML). De acordo com as estimativas da CGC (gi) as linhagens HTV-2 e HTV-4 apresentaram valores positivos de gi para a característica peso produção precoce (PPP), evidenciando-se a linhagem HTV-2 que apresentou valores positivos de gi tanto para o PPP quanto para, o peso total de frutos (PTF). A CEC mostrou que as combinações híbridas com valores positivos de heterose foram HTV-1 x HTV-2 e HTV-3 x HTV-4 para sete das dez características avaliadas, seguida da HTV-2 x HTV-3 que obteve valores positivos para as características PTF, PMF e DMF. Os sistemas de cruzamentos dialélicos são importante alternativa de avaliação dos genótipos, pois além de indicar os melhores híbridos, auxiliam na escolha dos genitores mais promissores a serem utilizados nos programas de hibridação. Outro experimento foi realizado utilizando-se as linhagens (HTV-1, HTV-2, HTV-3, HTV-4, HTV-5, HTV-6 e HTV-7), quinze híbridos experimentais(HTV-1 x HTV-2, HTV-1 x HTV-3, HTV-1 x HTV-4, HTV-2 x HTV-3, HTV-2 x HTV-4, HTV-3 x HTV-4, HTV-5 x HTV-2, HTV-6 x HTV-2, HTV-5 x HTV-3, HTV-6x HTV-3, HTV-2 x HTV-7, HTV-3 x HTV-7, HTV-5 x HTV-4, HTV-6 x HTV-4 e HTV-7 x HTV-4), uma cultivar de polinização aberta “All Big” e um híbrido comercial “Atlantis”, que foram avaliados em condições de cultivo protegido no sistema hidropônico de produção, com o objetivo identificar entre as sete linhagens as mais promissoras para serem incluídas em programas de melhoramento bem como estudar os efeitos da heterose de dezesseis híbridos experimentais F1’s em relação à média dos pais, à média do pai superior, a média da cultivar-padrão “All Big” e a média do híbridopadrão “Atlantis F1”, para dez características agronômicas. A razão entre coeficiente de variação genético e o coeficiente de variação ambiental mostraram valores superiores a 1,0 para todas as características estudadas, evidenciando que a seleção apresenta ganhos genéticos. Para a heterose encontramos valores mais expressivos para as características PPP e PTF. Pode-se destacar os tratamentos HTV-2 x HTV-3, HTV-2 x HTV-4, HTV-5 x HTV-2, HTV-6 x HTV-2, HTV-2 x HTV-7 e HTV-6 x HTV-4, que apresentaram valores positivos de heterose em relação à média dos pais, a do pai de maior média, a da cultivar-padrão e ao hibrido-padrão, para o PPP. Os tratamentos HTV-5 x HTV-2,HTV-2 x HTV-7, foram os que apresentaram valores positivos de heterose em relação ao híbrido-padrão, para a característica PTF. Observou-se que o híbrido HTV-2 x HTV- 7 têm potencial para ser utilizado em avaliações de campo, com a finalidade de se constatar sua superioridade. A presença e a magnitude da heterose evidenciam a perspectiva para a produção de cultivares híbridas. O conhecimento do comportamento dos híbridos F1s em relação às suas cultivares genitoras permite ao melhorista escolher as melhores combinações genéticas para o caráter desejado.