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Heterosis and combining ability for grain Fe and Zn concentration and agronomic traits in sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench]

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jksus.2020.08.003
doi:10.1016/j.jksus.2020.08.003
 
Title Heterosis and combining ability for grain Fe and Zn concentration and agronomic traits in sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench]
 
Creator Gaddameedi, A
Phuke, R M
Kishor Bilhan Polavarapu, K
Gorthy, S
Subhasini, V
Jagannathan, J
Kumar Are, A
 
Subject Sorghum
Genetics and Genomics
 
Description Studies on genetics and trait relationships with grain yield and other agronomic traits are critical for
improving the micronutrients content in the grain and it forms an effective strategy for breeding bio fortified
sorghum. It greatly contributes to addressing micronutrient malnutrition in poor people who are
dependent on sorghum as a staple food. Development of hybrids with high grain Fe and Zn and higher
yield enables delivery of commercial products that address both food and nutrition while bringing profits
to farmers. The present study was aimed at developing suitable breeding strategy and improving breeding
products using gene action, heterosis and combining ability analysis for improving the grain Iron (Fe)
and Zinc (Zn) concentration and grain yield in sorghum. This study was conducted in Line Tester mating
design involving seven parents. A total of 12 new hybrids were developed by mating three lines with
four testers. The combining ability of the crosses indicated predominance of dominance variance than
additive variance for the agronomic traits such as days to 50% flowering, grain yield, grain Fe and Zn concentrations
except for plant height and 100 seed weight. Higher magnitude of SCA than GCA variance for
grain iron and zinc concentrations indicated the importance of non-additive gene action in the improvement
of nutritional traits. Hybrids exhibited heterosis for agronomic traits and for grain Fe concentration
and grain Zn. Most of the traits showed significant positive heterosis over mid parent value indicating the
predominance of dominant gene action except the trait 100 seed weight. Significant positive mid-parent
heterosis for grain iron indicated that there would be an opportunity to exploit heterosis in improving for
grain Fe. But for Zn concentration, there is a limited possibility for exploitation of heterosis. This study
suggested that simple selection will improve plant height and 100 seed weight in sorghum but heterosis
breeding is more useful for improving grain yield. While both parents need to be improved for improving
grain Zn concentration, there is good scope for exploiting heterosis for improving grain Fe concentration
in sorghum.
 
Publisher Elsevier
 
Date 2020-08
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/11650/1/1-s2.0-S1018364720302329-main.pdf
Gaddameedi, A and Phuke, R M and Kishor Bilhan Polavarapu, K and Gorthy, S and Subhasini, V and Jagannathan, J and Kumar Are, A (2020) Heterosis and combining ability for grain Fe and Zn concentration and agronomic traits in sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench]. Journal of King Saud University - Science (TSI), 32 (7). pp. 2989-2994. ISSN 1018-3647