Combining Ability of Origanum majorana L. Strains–Agronomical Traits and Essential Oil Content: Results of the Field Experiment Series in 1999

Friedrich Pank Institute for Horticultural Crops, Federal Centre for Breeding Research on Cultivated Plants, Neuer Weg 22/23, 06484, Quedlinburg, Germany

Carla Vender Istituto Sperimentale Assestamento Forestale e Alpicoltura, Piazza Nicolini 6, 38050, Villazzano di Trento, Italy

Leon van Niekerk SC Darbonne, 6, bd Joffre, 91490, Milly-la-Foret, France

Wolfram Junghanns Dr. Junghanns GmbH, Untere Dorfstr. 8, 06449, Groß; Schierstedt, Germany

Jan Langbehn Institute for Horticultural Crops, Federal Centre for Breeding Research on Cultivated Plants, Neuer Weg 22/23, 06484, Quedlinburg, Germany

Wolf-Dieter Blüthner N.L. Chrestensen Samenzucht und Pro-duktion GmbH, 99092, Erfurt, Germany

Johannes Novak Institute of Applied Botany, University of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinärplatz 1, A-1210, Wien, Austria

Chlodwig Franz Institute of Applied Botany, University of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinärplatz 1, A-1210, Wien, Austria

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SUMMARY

A combining ability test of 4 cms and 8 pollinator marjoram lines was carried out by a field experiment series on 3 locations to explore the feasibility of a marjoram hybrid variety system. Most traits revealed both–negative and positive–general and specific combining effects depending on the parent components and on the traits. Due to good combining ability high performance hybrids occurred in particular for the essential oil content. In further experiments improved hybrid effects can be expected using more different and homogeneous genotypes.

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