Development of Diverse Vegetable Cultivars

Thirteen cultivars were created in the period 2012–2021, seven of which were fruit vegetables, two roots, and one a tuber vegetable, and there were two cultivars to the onion group. Mass and individual selection were for developing the sweet pepper cultivar ‘Gabija’, Jerusalem artichoke cultivar ‘Sauliai’, tomato ‘Alvita’ garlic ‘Dangiai’, and onion ‘Joriai’. The new carrot hybrids ‘Ieva’, ‘Rokita’, and ‘Jola’ were developed by crossing the lines with cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) and constant lines. Heterosis methods were applied for the development of tomato ‘Adas’, ‘Ainiai’, ‘Auksiai’, and cucumber ‘Roliai’ hybrids. Breeding material and newly created cultivars were improved according to their productivity, biochemical composition, storability, and also transportability, and resistance to biotic and abiotic factors.