Breeding foxtail millet (Setaria italica) for quantitative traits after interspecific hybridization and polyploidization

Genome ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 453-456 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Darmency ◽  
C. Ouin ◽  
J. Pernes
Keyword(s):  
Interspecific Hybridization ◽  
Seed Weight ◽  
Interspecific Cross ◽  
Foxtail Millet ◽  
Setaria Italica ◽  
Crop Species ◽  
Quantitative Characters ◽  
Green Foxtail ◽  
Developmental Traits ◽  
Nonadditive Effects

An interspecific cross was carried out between the cultivated foxtail millet, Setaria italica, and its wild relative the green foxtail, S. viridis. Quantitative characters (19 descriptors of morphology and reproduction) were studied using the F1 F2, and F3 generations. Moreover, this F2 was compared with the tetraploid F2 obtained from a colchicine-induced F1. The multivariate analysis of the diploid F2 showed two complex associations of characters: one concerning developmental traits (organs dimensions and flowering) and the other dealing with taxonomical characteristics (tillering, seed shedding, and seed weight). The tetraploidization resulted in a shift in characteristics towards the crop species, especially a twofold increase in seed weight. Nonadditive effects were found for most characters, except for the seed shedding, which was found to be encoded by at least four loci. However, cultivated type plants were easily recovered in both the diploid and the tetraploid F2. This demonstrates the potential of interspecific hybridization and polyploidization to improve the crop properties of the foxtail millet. Key words: foxtail millet, polyploid, quantitative inheritance, hybridization (interspecific).

scholarly journals Phytolith Analysis for Differentiating between Foxtail Millet (Setaria italica) and Green Foxtail (Setaria viridis)

PLoS ONE ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. e19726 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianping Zhang ◽  
Houyuan Lu ◽  
Naiqin Wu ◽  
Xiaoyan Yang ◽  
Xianmin Diao
Keyword(s):  
Foxtail Millet ◽  
Setaria Italica ◽  
Setaria Viridis ◽  
Phytolith Analysis ◽  
Green Foxtail

scholarly journals Genetic structure of landraces in foxtail millet (Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv.) revealed with transposon display and interpretation to crop evolution of foxtail millet

Genome ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 54 (6) ◽  
pp. 498-506 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryoko Hirano ◽  
Ken Naito ◽  
Kenji Fukunaga ◽  
Kazuo N. Watanabe ◽  
Ryo Ohsawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Foxtail Millet ◽  
Crop Evolution ◽  
Setaria Italica ◽  
Entire Genome ◽  
Transposon Display ◽  
Green Foxtail ◽  
Genome Wide ◽  
History Of ◽  
Genetic Structures ◽  
The Relationship

Although the origin and domestication process of foxtail millet (Setaria italica subsp. italica (L.) P. Beauv.) has been studied by several groups, the issue is still ambiguous. It is essential to resolve this issue by studying a large number of accessions with sufficient markers covering the entire genome. Genetic structures were analyzed by transposon display (TD) using 425 accessions of foxtail millet and 12 of the wild ancestor green foxtail (Setaria italica subsp. viridis (L.) P. Beauv.). We used three recently active transposons (TSI-1, TSI-7, and TSI-10) as genome-wide markers and succeeded in demonstrating geographical structures of the foxtail millet. A neighbor-joining dendrogram based on TD grouped the foxtail millet accessions into eight major clusters, each of which consisted of accessions collected from adjacent geographical areas. Eleven out of 12 green foxtail accessions were grouped separately from the clusters of foxtail millet. These results indicated strong regional differentiations and a long history of cultivation in each region. Furthermore, we discuss the relationship between foxtail millet and green foxtail and suggest a monophyletic origin of foxtail millet domestication.

Some botanical characteristics of green foxtail (Setaria viridis) and harvesting experiments on the grass

Antiquity ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 72 (278) ◽  
pp. 902-907 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tracey L.-D. Lu
Keyword(s):  
Interspecific Cross ◽  
Foxtail Millet ◽  
Hebei Province ◽  
Setaria Viridis ◽  
Cultural Significance ◽  
Annual Grass ◽  
Old World ◽  
Green Foxtail ◽  
Botanical Characteristics

Green foxtail (Setaria viridis) is an annual grass widely distributed over the Old World, including China, where evidence of the earliest foxtail millet domestication to date has been discovered in the Cishan assemblage, Hebei province, dated to approximately 7900–7500 BP (Institute of Archaeology CASS 1991). Isozymic analysis and interspecific cross between S. viridis and S. italica (domesticated foxtail millet) demonstrated that S. viridis is the progenitor of domesticated foxtail millet (Gao & Chen 1988; Li et al. 1945). Yet little is known about the process of millet domestication, and even less about either the botanical characteristics of S. viridis or its cultural significance regarding human domestication.

Breeding strategy in foxtail millet, Setaria italica (L.P. Beauv.), following interspecific hybridization

Euphytica ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-103
Author(s):  
Y. Naciri ◽  
H. Darmency ◽  
J. Belliard ◽  
F. Dessaint ◽  
J. Pernès
Keyword(s):  
Interspecific Hybridization ◽  
Foxtail Millet ◽  
Breeding Strategy ◽  
Setaria Italica

Variation and Correlation Analysis of Hay Forage Quality Traits of Foxtail Millet [Setaria italica (L.) Beauv.]

2013 ◽  
Vol 38 (5) ◽  
pp. 800-807
Author(s):  
Hui ZHI ◽  
Zhen-Gang NIU ◽  
Guan-Qing JIA ◽  
Yang CHAI ◽  
Wei LI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Correlation Analysis ◽  
Foxtail Millet ◽  
Forage Quality ◽  
Setaria Italica ◽  
Quality Traits

Genetic Studies with Foxtail Millet, Setaria Italica (L.) Beauv. 1

1940 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 426-438 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. W. Li ◽  
J. C. Meng ◽  
C. H. Li
Keyword(s):  
Foxtail Millet ◽  
Setaria Italica ◽  
Genetic Studies

scholarly journals Establishing in planta haploid inducer line by edited SiMTL in foxtail millet ( Setaria italica )

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zixiang Cheng ◽  
Yao Sun ◽  
Suhua Yang ◽  
Hui Zhi ◽  
Tao Yin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Foxtail Millet ◽  
Setaria Italica ◽  
In Planta ◽  
Haploid Inducer
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