scholarly journals General and specific combining abilities in a lulo diallel cross (Solanum quitoense Lam.)

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
David Duarte-Alvarado ◽  
Tulio César Lagos-Burbano ◽  
Liz K. Lagos-Santander ◽  
Carlos-Andrés Benavides-Cardona
Keyword(s):  
Combining Ability ◽  
Nutritional Value ◽  
Diallel Cross ◽  
Polar Axis ◽  
Fruit Weight ◽  
Cold Climate ◽  
Breeding Programs ◽  
Single Cross ◽  
Improvement Programs ◽  
Flowering Onset

Lulo (Solanum quitoense) is a promising agro-industry fruit tree, not only because of its nutritional value, taste, and appearance but also because it provides an alternative production system in mild and moderately cold climate zones. Lulo crop yield and production in the Department of Nariño (Colombia) has decreased in recent years when compared to other producing regions in Colombia. Therefore, the objective of this study was to estimate the effects of the general combining ability (GCA) and the specific combining ability (SCA) in a diallel cross of 10 promising parents in four growing regions of the Department of Nariño for use in breeding programs. A total of 45 hybrid combinations were obtained and assessed with Griffing method 4. The following variables were assessed: days to flowering onset (DFO), number of clusters per branch (NCB), fruit weight (FW), polar axis (PA) of the fruit, and yield (Y). The analysis of variance showed statistical differences for most variables in response to single-cross hybrid effects and locations, except for NCB and Y. Moreover, significant differences were found for the interactions between the GCA and SCA and the hybrids and locations, respectively, meaning that environment must be considered when selecting parents with specific adaptability. The effects of the GCA and SCA promoted higher positive values for the FW and Y in parents 4, 6, and 8 and their combinations. Therefore, these parental genotypes are promising for lulo genetic improvement programs since their additive effects and genetic dominance favor fruit weight and yield.

scholarly journals Two-Stage Selection in Slash Pine Produces Good Gains in Fusiform Rust Resistance

1996 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 143-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Earl R. Sluder
Keyword(s):  
Combining Ability ◽  
Rust Resistance ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Diallel Cross ◽  
Slash Pine ◽  
Breeding Value ◽  
Rust Disease ◽  
Fusiform Rust ◽  
Improvement Programs ◽  
Half Diallel

Abstract The best 6 of 21 progeny-tested first-generation slash pine selections were crossed in a half diallel to study inheritance patterns of their superior fusiform rust resistance (5 trees) and height (1 tree). Their six first-test progenies were duplicated and included in the study. These two groups of progenies, along with two commercial check lots, were planted on an Upper Coastal Plain and a Flatwoods site in Georgia. At age 10 yr, the 15 progenies in the half diallel averaged 23% rust-infected compared with 54% for the check lots. First-test progenies averaged 30% infected. For percentage infection, the six parents differed in general combining ability (GCA) (0.01 > P > 0.001) on both test sites and in specific combining ability (0.05 > P > 0.01) on one site. GCA variation for height was significant (0.05 > P > 0.01) on one site. The parent selected for height had the highest breeding value for height at age 10 yr. These results show that resistance to the fusiform rust disease, a serious problem in management of the species, can be improved in slash pine. These 6 parents and their 15 progenies in the half-diallel cross are a good source of rust resistance genes for use in slash pine improvement programs. South. J. Appl. For. 20(3):143-147.

scholarly journals Combining ability of inbred lines of maize and stability of their respective single-crosses

2003 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aurélio Mendes Aguiar ◽  
Luciana Aparecida Carlini-Garcia ◽  
Adelmo Resende da Silva ◽  
Mateus Figueiredo Santos ◽  
Antonio Augusto Franco Garcia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Combining Ability ◽  
Zea Mays L ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Diallel Analysis ◽  
Inbred Lines ◽  
Breeding Programs ◽  
Randomized Complete Block Design ◽  
Single Cross ◽  
Ear Height

The utilization of diallel crosses for identification of superior combinations is a common practice in maize (Zea mays L.) breeding programs. This methodology allows the estimation of the combining ability of genotypes being evaluated. In this work, five inbred lines were evaluated as to their general (GCA) and specific (SCA) combining abilities, by using a complete diallel scheme. The single-crosses produced between these inbred lines were evaluated in seven environments, along with two checks, by using a randomized complete block design. Traits analized were: grain yield, plant height, ear height, ear placement, and prolificacy. A diallel analysis was carried out, following an adaptation of Griffing's method IV, in addition to hybrid stability and adaptability analyses. Significant differences were detected for entries and environments for all traits. The interaction genotype vs. environment was significant for all traits. GCA's were significant for all traits, while SCA's were non-significant only for ear placement. For grain yield, both additive (GCA) and non-additive (SCA) effects were important, while for the remaining traits additive effects were more important. The high yielding single-cross was obtained from the cross of lines L-08-05F and L-38-05D. Those inbred lines showed higher GCA's and their cross also had high SCA; also, it is responsive to environment improvements and reasonably stable. The second in rank high yielding single-cross, L-46-10D x L-08-05F, showed wide adaptability and stability.

scholarly journals Combining ability in maize hybrid for yield-related traits and silage production

2020 ◽  
pp. 1898-1904
Author(s):  
Flávia Nicácio Viana ◽  
Jocarla Ambrosim Crevelari ◽  
Gabriel Moreno Bernardo Gonçalves ◽  
José Arantes Ferreira Júnior ◽  
Débora Evellin Gonçalves França ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Combining Ability ◽  
Agronomic Traits ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Diallel Cross ◽  
F1 Hybrids ◽  
Fresh Matter ◽  
Breeding Programs ◽  
The North ◽  
Maize Cultivars ◽  
Silage Production

Maize cultivars developed for silage production are desirable because ensiling enables the production of high-quality feed and, increases farmers profit. Diallel cross is an efficient and advantageous mating technique that allows the selection of the best parents and crossings. The objective of this study was to estimate the general combining ability (GCA) and specific combining ability (SCA) of hybrids and their parents and to evaluate promising hybrid crosses that can be used in breeding programs. Six genotypes were crossed in a complete diallel system. Fifteen hybrid combinations, six parents, and three commercial controls were evaluated in the 2017/2018 growing season in the north and northwest regions of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. Nine agronomic traits were analyzed at the silage stage: plant and ear height, stem diameter, stand, husk covering, number of cobs, husked ear weight, unhusked ear weight, and fresh mass yield. The study employed a completely randomized block design with four repetitions. The parents UENF 2210, Piranão 12, and UENF 2208 presented higher GCA values for fresh matter yield and were indicated for the generation of single cross (F1) hybrids. The parental combinations of UENF 2208  Piranão 12, UENF 2208  UENF 2205, and UENF 2209  UENF 2205 had high SCA for most of the evaluated traits and were promising for the use in breeding programs. The crosses with higher average yield were UENF 2208  Piranão 12, UENF 2210  Piranão 12, and UENF 2208  UENF 2205

scholarly journals Combining Ability Analysis in Complete Diallel Cross of Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus(Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai)

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Bahari ◽  
M. Y. Rafii ◽  
G. B. Saleh ◽  
M. A. Latif
Keyword(s):  
Combining Ability ◽  
Citrullus Lanatus ◽  
Diallel Cross ◽  
Fruit Weight ◽  
Fruit Yield ◽  
Soluble Solid Content ◽  
Gene Effects ◽  
Early Maturity ◽  
Soluble Solid ◽  
Complete Diallel Cross

The experiments were carried out in two research stations (MARDI Bukit Tangga, Kedah, and MARDI Seberang Perai, Penang) in Malaysia. The crossings were performed using the four inbred lines in complete diallel cross including selfs and reciprocals. We evaluated the yield components and fruit characters such as fruit yield per plant, vine length, days to fruit maturity, fruit weight, total soluble solid content, and rind thickness over a period of two planting seasons. General combining ability and its interaction with locations were statistically significant for all characteristics except number of fruits per plant across the environments. Results indicated that the additive genetic effects were important to the inheritance of these traits and the expression of additive genes was influenced greatly by environments. In addition, specific combining ability effect was statistically evident for fruit yield per plant, vine length, days to first female flower, and fruit weight. Most of the characters are simultaneously controlled by additive and nonadditive gene effects. This study demonstrated that the highest potential and promising among the crosses was cross P2 (BL-14) × P3 (6372-4), which possessed prolific plants, with early maturity, medium fruit weight and high soluble solid contents. Therefore this hybrid might be utilized for developing high yielding watermelon cultivars and may be recommended for commercial cultivation.

scholarly journals Heterosis and Combining Ability Studies and Relationship Among Fruit and Seed Characters in Peanut1

1989 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. L. Dwivedi ◽  
K. Thendapani ◽  
S. N. Nigam
Keyword(s):  
Combining Ability ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Diallel Cross ◽  
Fruit Weight ◽  
Genetic Effects ◽  
Seed Traits ◽  
Arachis Hypogaea L ◽  
Seed Characters ◽  
Maternal Interaction ◽  
Additive Genetic Effects

Abstract F1 progenies from an 8 × 8 full diallel cross were studied for the inheritance of fruit yield and fruit and seed characters which are important in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) quality breeding. Substantial genetic variaton was observed for most characters among parents and crosses. Presence of significant heterotic crosses for several characters was an indication of genetic diversity present among the parental lines. Whereas fruit and seed traits were controlled largely by additive genetic effects and fruits/plant and fruit weight/plant by nonadditive genetic effects, for shelling percentage both were equally important. Estimates of general combining ability (gca) for ICGV 86564 was best for various fruit and seed traits. Other genotypes with good gca were ICG 2379 and ICG 3043 for fruit weight/plant and ICGV 87123 for shelling percentage. ICG 4906, ICG 7360, and ICGV 86564 showed significant maternal effects for various traits. Significant maternal interaction effect was evident for more than six traits in six crosses. A positive association among fruit and seed traits, and of fruit weight/plant with fruit number and with fruit/seed length and width should result in progenies with larger fruit/seed size coupled with increased yields.

STUDIES ON COMBINING ABILITY IN STRAWBERRY (FRAGARIA × ANANASSA). II. FRUIT LENGTH, FRUIT DIAMETER, FRUIT WEIGHT, ASCORBIC ACID, TOTAL SOLUBLE SOLIDS AND FRUIT YIELD

1982 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 479-483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shri Dhar Lal ◽  
Jitendra Nath Seth
Keyword(s):  
Ascorbic Acid ◽  
Combining Ability ◽  
Diallel Cross ◽  
Fruit Weight ◽  
Fruit Yield ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Total Soluble Solids ◽  
Fruit Length ◽  
Complete Diallel Cross ◽  
Fruit Diameter

A 10 × 10 complete diallel cross was carried out in strawberry (Frageria × ananassa Duch.). Significant general (gca) and specific combining ability (sca) effects were recorded for almost all characters. Variances due to gca exceeded the variances due to sca. Significant reciprocal effects were also observed. The cultivar 'Albritton' was the best general combiner for fruit length, fruit diameter, fruit weight and fruit yield; 'Redcoat' for ascorbic acid and 'Kalimpong Local' for total soluble solids. The best specific combinations for fruit length were 'Premier' × 'Torrey' in F1 and 'Swiss Seedling' × 'Cavalier' in F2. 'Redcoat' × 'Elista' in F1 and 'Premier' × 'Albritton' in F2 for fruit diameter and 'Phenomenal' × 'Swiss Seedling' in F1 and 'Torrey' × 'Albritton' in F1 and F2 were the best for fruit weight. Similarly 'Premier' × 'Kalimpong Local' in F1 and 'Phenomenal' × 'Cavalier' in F2 for ascorbic acid, 'Phenomenal' × 'Jeolikote Local' in F1 and 'Premier' × 'Kalimpong Local' in F2 for T.S.S. and 'Albritton' × 'Kalimpong Local' in F1 and 'Redcoat' × 'Elista' in F2 were best for fruit yield.

scholarly journals AGRONOMIC PERFORMANCE AND HETEROSIS OF STRAWBERRY INBRED HYBRIDS OBTAINED BY TOP-CROSS MATING SYSTEM

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elżbieta Kaczmarska ◽  
Jacek Gawroński
Keyword(s):  
Combining Ability ◽  
Inbred Lines ◽  
Fruit Weight ◽  
General Combining Ability ◽  
Fruit Yield ◽  
Breeding Value ◽  
Agronomic Performance ◽  
Breeding Programs ◽  
Strawberry Breeding ◽  
Weight Number

The aim of this study was to develop an inbred lines from octoploid strawberry and to determine their breeding value by estimating the effects of general combining ability (GCA) and mid-parent heterosis. All inbred lines were obtained through selfing using five cultivars. The number of inflorescences, number of flowers per inflorescence, fruit yield, fruit number per plant, average fruit weight, number and weight of leaves as well as number of runners per plant were recorded from 2014 to 2015. The highest breeding value was estimated for maternal forms of ‘Senga Sengana’ 17 for six important traits. The lowest GCA effects were exhibited by inbred lines derived from clone 1387 18. Degree of heterosis for a given trait differed greatly among hybrids. The highest heterosis in terms of a number of inflorescences, fruit yield, number of fruits per plant and leaf weight occurred in the Kent 7-14 × ‘Dukat’ progeny. The results obtained could be used to evaluate the agronomic performance and to make more efficient choices of parents in current strawberry breeding programs.

scholarly journals Diallel cross analysis for fruit traits in watermelon

Genetika ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 163-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jelica Gvozdanovic-Varga ◽  
Mirjana Vasic ◽  
Dragan Milic ◽  
Janko Cervenski
Keyword(s):  
Combining Ability ◽  
Sugar Content ◽  
Fruit Size ◽  
Diallel Cross ◽  
Fruit Shape ◽  
Fruit Weight ◽  
Specific Combining Ability ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Fruit Traits ◽  
High Sugar Content

Current demands of consumers and thus producers are important when targeting watermelon breeding programs, especially in programs aimed at improvement of fruit traits. A complete diallel set has been investigated for breeding values of six watermelon lines, via general and specific combining ability, relationships between general and specific combining ability, heritability and heterosis for fruit size, rind thickness, soluble solids and fruit shape. The lines P2 and P4 were good general combiners for fruit size. These lines also had high values of specific combining ability in direct and reciprocal crosses. The lines with negative general combining ability for fruit size (P1 and P5) can be used in breeding for small fruits (4-6 kg), good taste (high sugar content), desired rind thickness, desired fruit form and high fruit ratio. Relationships between general and specific combining ability indicated that the additive effect played an important role in the expression of fruit weight, rind thickness and sugar content, while fruit shape was inherited incompletely dominantly.

scholarly journals GENERAL AND SPECIFIC COMBINING ABILITY OF MAIZE TRAITS STUDIED IN SINGLE CROSS HYBRIDS

2018 ◽  
Vol 49 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hussain & Hussen
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Area ◽  
Combining Ability ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Diallel Cross ◽  
General Combining Ability ◽  
Kernel Weight ◽  
Specific Combining Ability ◽  
Single Cross ◽  
Ear Height ◽  
Single Cross Hybrids

The study was carried out  using full diallel cross between six inbred lines of maize, parents and their F1 including reciprocals were planted in 19th march 2014 at field of agriculture college, Duhok University. All treatments arranged in randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications to estimate the general and specific combining ability of maize traits in single cross hybrids. According to the mean square values of The results showed that the general combining ability, specific combining ability, and reciprocal combining ability, the general combining ability exhibited significant variance for all traits except days to 75% tasseling and number of kernels row-1, whereas, specific combining ability was non significant for leaf area though its prerogative  for all other traits. The reciprocal combining ability was remarkable  for days to 75% tasseling, plant and ear height, leaf area, ear diameter, ear length, number of rows ear-1, number of kernels row-1, 300- kernel weight and yield plant-1. The hybrid IK8xTH613 displayed the best value for yield plant-1 and IK58XTH613 for days to 75% tasseling, while the reciprocal HSxIK8 was the best for yield plant-1.

scholarly journals Combining Ability Analysis of N2-Fixation and Related Traits in Peanut1

1985 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. N Nigam ◽  
S. L Dwivedi ◽  
P. T. C Nambiar ◽  
R. W Gibbons ◽  
P. J Dart
Keyword(s):  
Total Nitrogen ◽  
Combining Ability ◽  
Nitrogenase Activity ◽  
Additive Genetic Variance ◽  
Diallel Cross ◽  
Root Weight ◽  
Breeding Programs ◽  
Arachis Hypogaea L ◽  
Combining Ability Analysis ◽  
Low Nitrogen

Abstract Analysis of a six parent diallel cross involving high and low nitrogen fixing peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) genotypes revealed the predominant nature of non-additive genetic variance for nitrogenase activity and other traits. Germplasm line, NC Ac 2821 had the highest general combining ability for nitrogenase activity, total nitrogen, leaf area, and top weight, and therefore, it should be a good parent for use in breeding programs. Nitrogenase activity was significantly and positively correlated with nodule number, nodule mass, total nitrogen, top weight, and root weight. This evidence suggests the possibility of breeding for increased nitrogen fixation and thus yield in peanut.

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