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The aim of this study was to perform chemical characterization of Lippia alba accessions from the Active Germplasm Bank of the Federal University of Sergipe. A randomized block experimental design with two replications was applied. The analysis of the chemical composition of the essential oils was conducted using a gas chromatograph coupled to a mass spectrometer. The chemical composition of the essential oils allowed the accessions to be allocated to the following six groups: group 1: linalool, 1,8-cineole, and caryophyllene oxide; group 2: linalool, geranial, neral, 1,8-cineol, and caryophyllene oxide; group 3: limonene, carvone, and sabinene; group 4: carvone, limonene, g-muurolene, and myrcene; group 5: neral, geranial, and caryophyllene oxide; and group 6: geranial, neral, o-cymene, limonene, and caryophyllene oxide.

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Given the growing importance of the saladette fresh tomato market in Brazil, the objective of this paper was to assess the combining abilities of lines potentially useful as parents of hybridsin this class. The experiment consisted of28 genotypes, 18 hybrids from a partial diallel crossobtained from crossing two groups of tomato lines (Group I, with 9 parents, and Group II, with 2 parents), 8 F1 experimental hybrids, and 2 commercial checks. Traits evaluated were total yield, mean fruit mass, fruit shelf life, shape and percentsoluble solids. Additive genetic effects were generally more important than non-additive effects for all traits evaluated. The TOM-542 and TOM-734 lines, from group I, and the TOM-720 line, from group II, presented high general combining ability (GCA) estimates for most of the traits of importance for saladette tomatoes, and were therefore considered suitable parents of hybrids of this class. Higher fruit shelf life of TOM-723 as a parental line compared with TOM-720 (Group II), was mainly attributed to the presence in the former of the nor A allele, which controls longer fruit shelf life. F1 hybrids (TOM-542 x TOM-720), (TOM-580 x TOM-720), (TOM-734 x TOM-720), and (TOM-727 x TOM-720) showed good performance and fruit quality and thus constitute possible commercial varieties.Key words: Solanum lycopersicum, saladette tomatoes, partial diallel. Capacidade combinatória de linhagens de tomateiro em híbridos do tipo italiano ResumoDevido à crescente importância do mercado do tomate tipo italiano no Brasil, objetivou-se conhecer a capacidade combinatória de linhagens de tomateiro potencialmente utilizáveis como genitoras de híbridos voltados a esse segmento. O experimento constituiu-se de 28 genótipos, sendo 18 híbridos oriundos de um dialelo parcial, obtido pelo cruzamento entre dois grupos de linhagens: Grupo I (nove genitores) e Grupo II (dois genitores), oito híbridos adicionais e duas testemunhas comerciais. Foram avaliados produção total, massa média de frutos, firmeza, formato e teor de sólidos solúveis. Houve predominância dos efeitos gênicos aditivos para todas as características avaliadas. As linhagens TOM-542 e TOM-734, pertencentes ao Grupo I, e TOM-720, Grupo II, apresentaram estimativas elevadas de capacidade geral de combinação para a maioria das características de importância para o segmento de tomate italiano, portanto, recomendadas para a obtenção de híbridos desse tipo. A superioridade da linhagem TOM-723 sobre a TOM-720 (Grupo II) quanto à firmeza de frutos foi atribuída, principalmente, à presença, na primeira, do alelo nor A , que condiciona maior conservação pós-colheita. Os híbridos experimentais F1 (TOM-542 x TOM-720), F1 (TOM-580 x TOM-720), F1 (TOM-734 x TOM-720) e F1 (TOM-727 x TOM-720) apresentaram bom desempenho agronômico e qualidade de fruto, constituindo possíveis materiais comerciais.Palavras-chave: Solanum lycopersicum, tomate saladette, dialelo parcial.

Chemical characterization of the essential oil from leaves of basil genotypes cultivated in different seasons [Caracterización química del aceite esencial de hojas genotipos de albahaca cultivados en diferentes estaciones del año]