scholarly journals Heterosis and genetic diversity in the crossings of gladiolus cultivars Amsterdam and White Prosperity

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Hossein Azimi
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Morphological Analysis ◽  
Ornamental Plants ◽  
Leaf Length ◽  
Stem Diameter ◽  
Vase Life ◽  
Paternal Parent ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Peduncle Length ◽  
Positive Heterosis

Abstract Gladiolus is one of the most important and popular cut-flower bulbous in Iran. The aim of this research was to produce new, high-quality hybrids through hybridization. We generated two promising hybrids (OPRC16 and OPRC57) combination from the varieties “Amsterdam” and “White Prosperity”. The Research was conducted in Ornamental Plants Research Center in Mahallat from 2014 to 2018. Values of Hm for traits were defined as the difference between the mid-F1 value and the mid-parent value, Mean Mid-parent Heterosis (MPH) or (Hmp) and High Parent Heterosis (HPH) or (Hsp). The results showed that the morphological analysis revealed the heredity and variation in the promising hybrids. The results for the hybrid OPRC16 showed that the Hm and Hmp values were negative for peduncle length but positive for other traits. The Hsp value was observed to be negative for the traits of peduncle length, leaf width, stem diameter, and cormels diameter, but it was positive for other traits. According to the results for the hybrid OPRC57, the Hm and Hmp values were negative for plant height, floret number, peduncle length, floret diameter, stem diameter, spike length, cormles weight, and cormlet diameter and negative for other traits. Peduncle length was positive in other traits. The Hmp value was negative for peduncle length, but positive for other traits. The Hsp value was recorded to be positive for leaf length, bud diameter, vase life, cormlet number, and cormles yield but negative for other traits. All in all, OPRC57 showed a negative heterosis in most traits. Based on the results, when ‘Amsterdam’ is used as the maternal plant in crosses, it has more positive heterosis effects than when it is used as the paternal parent. These results indicate that major of traits in the phenotypic and genetic diversity coefficient was very low, indicating that they had less environmental effects, since the genotypes were cultivated under similar and controlled conditions.

scholarly journals Repeatability and divergence among genotypes of Desmanthus sp. in a semiarid region

2021 ◽  
Vol 56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Márcio Vieira da Cunha ◽  
Mércia Virginia Ferreira dos Santos ◽  
Aurielle Silva Medeiros ◽  
Joelma de Lira Freire ◽  
José Carlos Batista Dubeux Junior ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Length ◽  
Forage Yield ◽  
Stem Diameter ◽  
Semiarid Region ◽  
Area Index ◽  
The Real ◽  
Real Value ◽  
Number Of Leaves ◽  
Peduncle Length ◽  
Pod Length

Abstract: The objective of this work was to evaluate the divergence among genotypes of Desmanthus sp. regarding morphological, productive, and qualitative characteristics, as well as to estimate the number of observations necessary to predict the real value of these characteristics. The experiment was conducted in the semiarid of the state of Pernambuco, Brazil, using 26 genotypes of Desmanthus sp. from different locations in the region. Seven evaluations were carried out from July 2013 to July 2014. Tocher’s grouping method and standardized average Euclidean distance were used. The coefficients of repeatability (r) and determination (R2) were estimated using two models of the analysis of variance, principal components based on the correlation or covariance matrix, and structural analysis based on the correlation matrix. The variables with the greatest weights were stem diameter, leaf area index, and forage yield, with frequencies of 22.05, 17.57, and 14.58%, respectively. Morphological, productive, and qualitative variability was observed among the genotypes of Desmanthus sp. All characteristics presented r and R2 of high magnitude in the methods of analysis. Up to four evaluation cycles are required to predict (R2=95%) the real value of stem diameter, peduncle length, plant height, leaf length and width, number of leaves, and pod length.

scholarly journals Day and Night Temperatures, Daily Light Integral, and CO2 Enrichment Affect Growth and Flower Development of Pansy (Viola ×wittrockiana)

2000 ◽  
Vol 125 (4) ◽  
pp. 436-441 ◽  
Author(s):  
Genhua Niu ◽  
Royal D. Heins ◽  
Arthur C. Cameron ◽  
William H. Carlson
Keyword(s):  
Flower Development ◽  
Co2 Enrichment ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Developmental Rate ◽  
Leaf Length ◽  
Flower Size ◽  
Effect Of Temperature ◽  
Flower Bud ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Peduncle Length

Pansy [Viola ×wittrockiana Gams. `Delta Yellow Blotch' (Yellow) and `Delta Primrose Blotch' (Primrose)] plants were grown in a greenhouse under two CO2 concentrations [ambient (≈400 μmol·mol-1) and enriched (≈600 μmol·mol-1)], three daily light integrals (DLI; 4.1, 10.6, and 15.6 mol·m-2·d-1), and nine combinations of day and night temperatures created by moving plants every 12 h among three temperatures (15, 20, and 25 °C). Time to flower decreased and rate of flower development increased as plant average daily temperature (ADT) increased at all DLIs for Yellow or at high and medium DLIs for Primrose. Increasing the DLI from 4.1 to 10.6 mol·m-2·d-1 also decreased time to flower by 4 and 12 days for Yellow and Primrose, respectively. Both cultivars' flower size and Yellow's dry weight [(DW); shoot, flower bud, and total] decreased linearly as plant ADT increased at high and medium DLIs, regardless of how temperature was delivered during day and night. DW in Yellow increased 50% to 100% when DLI increased from 4.1 to 10.6 mol·m-2·d-1 under both CO2 concentrations. Flower size in Yellow and Primrose increased 25% under both CO2 conditions as DLI increased from 4.1 to 10.6 mol·m-2·d-1, but there was no increase between 10.6 and 15.6 mol·m-2·d-1, regardless of CO2 concentration. Plant height and flower peduncle length in Yellow increased linearly as the difference between day and night temperatures (DIF) increased; the increase was larger under lower than higher DLIs. The ratio of leaf length to width (LL/LW) and petiole length in Yellow increased as DIF increased at medium and low DLIs. Carbon dioxide enrichment increased flower size by 4% to 10% and DW by 10% to 30% except for that of the shoot at medium DLI, but did not affect flower developmental rate or morphology. DW of vegetative and reproductive parts of the plant was correlated closely with photothermal ratio, a parameter that describes the combined effect of temperature and light.

scholarly journals The Effect of Pesticide Application on QTLs Controlling Traits in Barley

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-72
Author(s):  
Samira Bakhtiari ◽  
Hossein Sabouri ◽  
Mehdi Mollashahi ◽  
Hossein Hosseini Moghaddam
Keyword(s):  
Flag Leaf ◽  
Major Effect ◽  
Leaf Length ◽  
Stem Diameter ◽  
Linkage Maps ◽  
Pesticide Application ◽  
Hordeum Vulgare L ◽  
Genetic Linkage Maps ◽  
Peduncle Length ◽  
Flag Leaf Length

Among cereals, barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) ranks fourth in consumption worldwide. Among barley breeding goals, one can refer to gene mapping, studying their inheritance, and saturated genetic linkage maps. Problems with pesticide applications include reduced genetic diversity, reduced nitrogen fixation, and destruction of the habitat of especially endangered species. The effect of pesticide application on the emergence of QTLs expressing traits in experimental barley was investigated using 104 barley F2:4 families from Badia × Kavir cross. A total of 25 QTLs were mapped for all traits. In non-using pesticides, 12 QTLs were identified for peduncle length, stem diameter, flag leaf length, and awn length. It was found that qFL-4 has major effects on flag leaf length. or using the pesticide, 13 QTLs were detected that QTLs related to stem diameter, grain weight, flag leaf length explained a high percentage of phenotypic variation. The results of this study showed that pesticide application affects the expression of some genes in barley. Besides, major-effect trait-controller QTLs and their associated markers can be used in marker-assisted selection (MAS) programs.

scholarly journals Morphological traits and genetic parameters of Hippeastrum hybridum

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 579-590
Author(s):  
Mohammad Hossein Azimi ◽  
Maryam Karimi Alavijeh
Keyword(s):  
Block Design ◽  
Ornamental Plants ◽  
International Markets ◽  
Leaf Length ◽  
Flowering Plant ◽  
Flowering Period ◽  
High Heritability ◽  
New Varieties ◽  
Peduncle Length ◽  
Flower Form

Abstract Amaryllis is a bulbous flowering plant that has attracted many florists in Iran in recent years. The present study aimed to explore genetic diversity and quantitative and qualitative yield of imported cultivars and promising genotypes of amaryllis. The research used 16 genotypes based on a randomized complete block design with three replications in the Ornamental Plants Research Center in Iran (2017-2018). Based on the guideline of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV), 17 major traits were selected to assess the genotypes. The differences in genotypes showed a wide diversity in all traits among them. The highest general heritability was observed in flowering period (93.86%) and leaf length (91.24%) and the lowest in the number of florets per branch (20.37%). Overall, most traits had high heritability. The highest number of flowering branches, flowering period, floret length, stalk diameter, leaf number, and leaf length were obtained from ‘Moscow’. The highest peduncle length, floret width, and flowering period were observed in the promising genotype ‘OPRC-202’. The flower form was double in ‘Cherry Nymph’, ‘Dancing Queen’, and ‘OPRC-204’, miniature in ‘Baby Star’, and simple (single-flower) in the other genotypes. Based on the results, the promising genotypes ‘OPRC-202’ and ‘OPRC-204’ have a high potential to be introduced as new competitive cultivars in domestic and international markets. The promising genotypes and cultivars were categorized in four groups. The results showed that major of the diversity in the traits was due to genetic factors and the effect of the environment on these traits was less.

Evaluation of different Gerbera Cultivars for Growth and Flower Characteristics under Naturally Ventilated Polyhouse under Nagaland Condition

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (04) ◽  
Author(s):  
K LILY RANGNAMEI ◽  
MANOJ KUMAR ◽  
ELIRENIKIKON . ◽  
K L MEENA ◽  
D J RAJKHOWA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vegetative Growth ◽  
Climatic Condition ◽  
Leaf Length ◽  
Vase Life ◽  
Phonological Development ◽  
Production Potential ◽  
Disc Floret ◽  
Flower Diameter ◽  
Peduncle Length ◽  
On Farm

ABSTRACT On- farm trail was conducted in Longleng district of Nagaland during 2016-17 to compare the phonological development and production potential of four varieties of gerbera viz. Silvester, Stanza, Rosalin and Brilliance at farmers field under naturally ventilated polyhouse conditionin Longleng District of Nagaland. Result revealed that Rosalin recorded maximum leaf length (49.68 cm), plant spread (57.82 cm), flower diameter (12.04 cm), diameter of trans floret (7.52 cm), diameter of disc floret (3.4 cm), Peduncle diameter (0.8 cm), length of ray floret (5.44 cm), width of ray floret (1.12 cm), whereas Stanza recorded maximum leaf breadth (19.76 cm), no. of ray floret (73.4 nos.), vase life (13.2 days), Silvester recorded maximum in plant height (52.04 cm), no. of leaf/plant (19.6 nos.) and no. of suckers /plant (2.2 nos.), no. of flowers/plant (8.4 nos.) and Brilliance recorded maximum Peduncle length (70.96 cm). Vase life of flower was recorded significantly higherin Stanza (13.2 days) as compared to other cultivars and minimum with Brilliance (10.8 days). Rosalin and Stanza appears to be the best cultivars under Longleng climatic condition as compared to Silvester and Brilliance in terms of vegetative growth and flowering quality characters.

Genetic rescue by augmenting gene flow

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Frankham ◽  
Jonathan D. Ballou ◽  
Katherine Ralls ◽  
Mark D. B. Eldridge ◽  
Michele R. Dudash ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Gene Flow ◽  
Inbreeding Coefficient ◽  
Outbreeding Depression ◽  
Genetic Rescue ◽  
Evolutionary Potential ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Inbred Populations ◽  
Harmful Effects

Inbreeding is reduced and genetic diversity enhanced when a small isolated inbred population is crossed to another unrelated population. Crossing can have beneficial or harmful effects on fitness, but beneficial effects predominate, and the risks of harmful ones (outbreeding depression) can be predicted and avoided. For crosses with a low risk of outbreeding depression, there are large and consistent benefits on fitness that persist across generations in outbreeding species. Benefits are greater in species that naturally outbreed than those that inbreed, and increase with the difference in inbreeding coefficient between crossed and inbred populations in mothers and zygotes. However, benefits are similar across invertebrates, vertebrates and plants. There are also important benefits for evolutionary potential of crossing between populations.

scholarly journals Large numbers of vertebrates began rapid population decline in the late 19th century

2016 ◽  
Vol 113 (49) ◽  
pp. 14079-14084 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haipeng Li ◽  
Jinggong Xiang-Yu ◽  
Guangyi Dai ◽  
Zhili Gu ◽  
Chen Ming ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Population Size ◽  
Threatened Species ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Population Decline ◽  
Cumulative Effect ◽  
Extinction Time ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
The Difference

Accelerated losses of biodiversity are a hallmark of the current era. Large declines of population size have been widely observed and currently 22,176 species are threatened by extinction. The time at which a threatened species began rapid population decline (RPD) and the rate of RPD provide important clues about the driving forces of population decline and anticipated extinction time. However, these parameters remain unknown for the vast majority of threatened species. Here we analyzed the genetic diversity data of nuclear and mitochondrial loci of 2,764 vertebrate species and found that the mean genetic diversity is lower in threatened species than in related nonthreatened species. Our coalescence-based modeling suggests that in many threatened species the RPD began ∼123 y ago (a 95% confidence interval of 20–260 y). This estimated date coincides with widespread industrialization and a profound change in global living ecosystems over the past two centuries. On average the population size declined by ∼25% every 10 y in a threatened species, and the population size was reduced to ∼5% of its ancestral size. Moreover, the ancestral size of threatened species was, on average, ∼22% smaller than that of nonthreatened species. Because the time period of RPD is short, the cumulative effect of RPD on genetic diversity is still not strong, so that the smaller ancestral size of threatened species may be the major cause of their reduced genetic diversity; RPD explains 24.1–37.5% of the difference in genetic diversity between threatened and nonthreatened species.

scholarly journals GENETIC DIVERGENCE AND MORPHO-AGRONOMIC PERFORMANCE OF JATROPHA CURCAS L. CLONES FOR SELECTION OF CLONAL VARIETIES

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 841-849
Author(s):  
ADRIANA QUEIROZ DE ALMEIDA ◽  
SIMONE ALVES SILVA ◽  
VANESSA DE OLIVEIRA ALMEIDA ◽  
DEOCLIDES RICARDO DE SOUZA ◽  
GILMARA DE MELO ARAÚJO
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Multivariate Analysis ◽  
Plant Height ◽  
Genetic Divergence ◽  
Morphological Characterization ◽  
Stem Diameter ◽  
Agronomic Performance ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Lower Contribution ◽  
Selection Of

ABSTRACT The knowledge about genetic diversity of jatropha crop is important for genetic conservation resources and breeding of this species. The aim of this study was to evaluate the genetic diversity and performance of jatropha clones through morphological characterization to selection of clonal varieties for biofuels production. The clones were obtained through shoot cuttings from previous selection in a population of half-sibs progenies. The morphoagronomic analyses of clones was carried out at 180 days after transplantation and were evaluated plant height, stem diameter, number of primary branches and number of secondary branches, number of bunches and number of fruits per plant. Evaluating clones performance, significant results were found for the number of secondary branches. About analysis of genetic diversity, the measures of dissimilarity genetic varied from 0.62 to 13.11, this way, the UFRBPR14 and UFRBPR15 clones were more divergent. The Tocher method was efficient to verify formation of four groups. The characteristics that most contributed to the divergence among clones were branches number, height and number of bunches, and, stem diameter had lower contribution. The jatropha clones differed only in the secondary branches number and multivariate analysis showed divergence among the jatropha clones with formation of four groups. Also, branches number, plant height and number of bunches were characteristic that contributed to genetic divergence.

scholarly journals Growth and production of irrigated vitória pineapple grown in semi-arid conditions

2014 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 693-703 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodinei Facco Pegoraro ◽  
Bruna Aparecida Madureira de Souza ◽  
Victor Martins Maia ◽  
Uirá do Amaral ◽  
Marlon Cristian Toledo Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Plant Height ◽  
Biomass Production ◽  
Plant Traits ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Leaf Length ◽  
Stem Diameter ◽  
Plant Residue ◽  
Arid Conditions ◽  
Vegetative Biomass ◽  
Semi Arid

This study aimed to evaluate the growth characteristics of irrigated Vitória pineapple plants grown in semi-arid conditions and determine its developmental stages based on those characteristics. It was used a randomized block design with four replicates. The experimental treatments were: plant harvest at 270, 330, 390, 450, 510, 570, 690, 750, and 810 days after planting (DAP). The following variables were determined: plant height, stem diameter, D-leaf length, D-leaf fresh and dry mass, biomass production of plants and plant parts (organs), and vegetative biomass. Five phenological stages are proposed based on vegetative biomass production: < 20% biomass production (V1); 21-40% (V2); 41-60% (V3); 61-80% (V4); and > 80% (V5). The maximum growth rate for plant height, D-leaf length, and stem diameter was observed at the end of the phenological stage V1 (390-411 DAP), and at the end of stage V5 these plant traits had average values of 106, 82, and 7 cm, respectively. The maximum biomass accumulation rates were observed at stages V4 and V5, resulting in a final fruit yield and total fresh biomass of 72 t ha-1 and 326 t ha-1, respectively. Finally, we estimated that 80% of the accumulated biomass may remain in the field after fruit and slip harvest, and could be incorporated as plant residue into the soil.

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