Assessment of interspecific hybridization between wild beet Beta vulgaris L. subsp. maritima and cultivated sugar beet under Moroccan conditions

Obtaining a viable and fertile beet hybrid resulting from wild cultivated sugar crosses under Moroccan conditions is challenging. To deal with hybridization, barriers in beet, such as concordance of flowering period between biannual annual subspecies, aptitude according to vernalization requirement, genotype incompatibility sterility, should be overcome. In our study, interspecific hybrids were obtained 17 Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima, collected different regions Morocco. Twenty-two agro-morphological traits used for the evaluation 208 plants, greenhouse conditions. CH WH on parents separately. Most behaved which 83.17% able flower produce seeds without any requirements. All 57.06% morphologically similar their parent. However, 24% phenotypically The remaining plants behaving intermediate genotypes both parents. Our results showed success emphasized high variability among genotypes. This great importance improvement breeding programs patterns understanding.