SELECTION FOR FIRE BLIGHT RESISTANCE OF APPLE GENOTYPES ORIGINATING FROM EUROPEAN GENETIC RESOURCES AND BREEDING PROGRAMS

Fire blight is one of the most destructive diseases of pome fruits, especially pears. In current conditions when the demand for organic products is increasing, improvement of resistant rootstock and varieties is becoming important due to the lack of an effective disease management method against fire blight caused by Erwinia amy-lovora as well as the harmful effects of chemicals on environment, human and animal health. The findings of the researchers as to which variety performs well in terms of the transmission of fire blight resistance are quite important for new breeding programs. In the study, three varieties with high commercial value (Magness, Santa Maria and Williams) were identified as the maternal parents and 21 hybridization combinations were made with seven varieties (Akça, Ankara, Conference, Güz, Kaiser Alexandre, Kieffer and Taş) as pollinators. The Magness maternal parent was found superior when compared with the other maternal parents for the variety susceptibility level to fire blight. Apart from the differences in the susceptibility level of 21 different combinations of hybrids to fire blight, the commercially superior ten hybrids (I-15-24, II-13-1, II-13-19, II-13-34, II-13-73, II-27-21, II-27-55, II -32-44, III-22-638, III-27-590) have been determined via the weighted ranking method from the parameters of disease resistance and different fruit characteristics measuring the commercial preference of the fruits such as fruit quality, attractiveness, size, firmness and rustiness

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EFFICACY OF EARLY SELECTION FOR FIRE BLIGHT RESISTANCE AND THE ANALYSIS OF COMBINING ABILITY FOR FIRE BLIGHT RESISTANCE IN SEVERAL PEAR PROGENIES

Canadian Journal of Plant Science ◽

10.4141/cjps90-111 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 70 (3) ◽

pp. 905-913 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

H. A. QUAMME ◽

F. KAPPEL ◽

J. W. HALL

Keyword(s):

Combining Ability ◽

Fire Blight ◽

General Combining Ability ◽

Specific Combining Ability ◽

Maximum Likelihood Estimates ◽

Blight Resistance ◽

Stages Of Growth ◽

Greenhouse Test ◽

Selection For ◽

Made In

A set of progenies was tested for fire blight resistance by needle inoculation at 3 mo of age in the greenhouse and then 5 yr later in the orchard to determine if the measurements of fire blight resistance made in the greenhouse was correlated with those made in the field. The correlation of fire blight resistance at the two stages of growth was weak or absent on a single plant basis. This indicated a lack of precision in the greenhouse test but genetic gain based on the field measurements appeared to be possible if plants were selected in the greenhouse with less than 19% of blighted shoot length. In another set of progenies, the greenhouse test was observed to delay fruiting, but the delay was not greater than 1 yr. It is proposed that selection for fire blight be carried out at both stages of growth, in the greenhouse as single measurements on young plants and again in the field when repeated measurements can be made. Maximum likelihood estimates of the variance components determined on data that were transformed by arc sine of the square root and corrected for censoring more than 100% blighted shoot indicated a high general combining ability and a low specific combining ability for fire blight resistance. Genetic variance was, therefore, predominantly additive. Combining ability estimate indicated Kieffer was the superior female parent and HW 601 and Old Home were the superior male parents. If this sample of parents is representative, genetic advance for fire blight resistance should be obtained by selecting parents on the basis of phenotypic values.Key words: Pyrus, Erwinia amylovora, general combining ability, specific combining ability

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SELECTION FOR FIRE BLIGHT RESISTANCE IN PEAR SEEDLING POPULATIONS USING FIELD AND GREENHOUSE SCREENING WITH VIRULENT STRAINS OF ERWINIA AMYLOVORA.

Acta Horticulturae ◽

10.17660/actahortic.1999.489.32 ◽

1999 ◽

pp. 209-214

Author(s):

D.M. Hunter ◽

W.G. Bonn

Keyword(s):

Fire Blight ◽

Erwinia Amylovora ◽

Blight Resistance ◽

Virulent Strains ◽

Greenhouse Screening ◽

Selection For

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SOME FACTORS AFFECTING SELECTION FOR FIRE BLIGHT RESISTANCE IN PEAR

Acta Horticulturae ◽

10.17660/actahortic.1981.117.8 ◽

1981 ◽

pp. 55-62

Author(s):

T. van der Zwet ◽

R.L. Bell ◽

R.C. Blake

Keyword(s):

Fire Blight ◽

Blight Resistance ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Selection For

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PEAR BREEDING AND SELECTION FOR FIRE BLIGHT RESISTANCE

Acta Horticulturae ◽

10.17660/actahortic.1984.161.8 ◽

1984 ◽

pp. 141-146 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

B. THIBAULT ◽

J.P. PAULIN

Keyword(s):

Fire Blight ◽

Blight Resistance ◽

Selection For

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ESTIMASI NILAI HERITABILITAS BOBOT IKAN MAS VARIETAS PUNTEN DALAM PROGRAM SELEKSI INDIVIDU

Jurnal Riset Akuakultur ◽

10.15578/jra.11.3.2016.217-223 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 217

Author(s):

Estu Nugroho ◽

Budi Setyono ◽

Mochammad Su’eb ◽

Tri Heru Prihadi

Keyword(s):

Body Weight ◽

Selection Response ◽

Base Population ◽

Breeding Programs ◽

Male And Female ◽

Body Weight Trait ◽

Population Selection ◽

Selection For ◽

Weight Trait ◽

Selection Of

Program pemuliaan ikan mas varietas Punten dilakukan dengan seleksi individu terhadap karakter bobot ikan. Pembentukan populasi dasar untuk kegiatan seleksi dilakukan dengan memijahkan secara massal induk ikan mas yang terdiri atas 20 induk betina dan 21 induk jantan yang dikoleksi dari daerah Punten, Kepanjen (delapan betina dan enam jantan), Kediri (tujuh betina dan 12 jantan), Sragen (27 betina dan 10 jantan), dan Blitar (15 betina dan 11 jantan). Larva umur 10 hari dipelihara selama empat bulan. Selanjutnya dilakukan penjarangan sebesar 50% dan benih dipelihara selama 14 bulan untuk dilakukan seleksi dengan panduan hasil sampling 250 ekor individu setiap populasi. Seleksi terhadap calon induk dilakukan saat umur 18 bulan pada populasi jantan dan betina secara terpisah dengan memilih berdasarkan 10% bobot ikan yang terbaik. Calon induk yang terseleksi kemudian dipelihara hingga matang gonad, kemudian dipilih sebanyak 150 pasang dan dipijahkan secara massal. Didapatkan respons positif dari hasil seleksi berdasarkan bobot ikan, yaitu 49,89 g atau 3,66% (populasi ikan jantan) dan 168,47 g atau 11,43% (populasi ikan betina). Nilai heritabilitas untuk bobot ikan adalah 0,238 (jantan) dan 0,505 (betina).Punten carp breeding programs were carried out by individual selection for body weight trait. The base population for selection activities were conducted by mass breeding of parent consisted of 20 female and 21 male collected from area Punten, eight female and six male (Kepanjen), seven female and 12 male (Kediri), 27 female and 10 male (Sragen), 15 female and 11 male (Blitar). Larvae 10 days old reared for four moths. Then after spacing out 50% of total harvest, the offspring reared for 14 months for selection activity based on the sampling of 250 individual each population. Selection of broodstock candidates performed since 18 months age on male and female populations separately by selecting based on 10% of fish with best body weight. Candidates selected broodstocks were then maintained until mature. In oder to produce the next generation 150 pairs were sets and held for mass spawning. The results revealed that selection response were positive, 49.89 g (3.66%) for male and 168.47 (11.43%) for female. Heritability for body weight is 0.238 (male) and 0.505 (female).

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Matoa (Pometia Pinata Foster): Local Fruit Papua and Strategy Development

Beccariana Botanical Research Bulletin ◽

10.30862/bbrp.v7i1.276 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Julius D. Nugroho

Keyword(s):

Genetic Resources ◽

Fruit Tree ◽

Breeding Program ◽

Strategy Development ◽

Local Market ◽

Font Size ◽

Breeding Programs ◽

Irian Jaya ◽

Forest Exploitation ◽

Program Strategy

Matoa (Pometia pinnata) is a local fruit of  Papua (formerly called Irian Jaya) which has high potensial to develop as comercial fruit. Highly significant genetic resources of matoa potentially for breeding program in Papua are being threatened as a result of cutting down trees for fruit harvesting and of forest exploitation for timber. Besides the loss of genetic resources facing now, other major problems should be consider for conservation and domestication of this fruit tree species i.e. lack of silviculture and agronomy knowledge for further breeding programs; matoa production only for local market; and inadequate government policy for matoa breeding program. Strategy developed for matoa conservation and domestication should also concern about time limited due to the fast loss of genetic poll. This paper provides a general overview of strategy for conservation and domestication of Pometia pinnata with special reference to Papua.

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GENERAL AND SPECIFIC COMBINING ABILITY IN SUNFLOWER (Helianthus annuus L.) / APTITUD COMBINATORIA GENERAL Y ESPECÍFICA EN EL GIRASOL (Helianthus annuus L.) / APTITUDE À LA COMBINATION GENERAL ET SPECIFIQUE CHEZ LE TOURNESOL (Helianthus annuus L.)

Helia ◽

10.1515/helia.2001.24.34.1 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 24 (34) ◽

pp. 1-16 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Domenico Laureti ◽

Andrea Del Gatto

Keyword(s):

Helianthus Annuus ◽

Combining Ability ◽

Central Italy ◽

Specific Combining Ability ◽

First Year ◽

Male Sterile ◽

Breeding Programs ◽

East Central ◽

Helianthus Annuus L ◽

Selection For

SUMMARYA total of 245 test cross progenies obtained by crossing cytoplasmic male sterile (CMS) lines and restorer (RHA) lines were evaluated in replicated trials in 1995 and 1997. Experiments were carried out in two locations (Osimo, East Central Italy and Budrio, Northern Italy) in 1995, whereas in 1997 trials were conducted only in Osimo. General combining ability (GCA) and specific combining ability (SCA) of the parents was evaluated to identify genotypes suitable to be used as testers for breeding programs and to verify the performance of hybrids. The results obtained in 1995 were used to make test crosses in 1996 to be evaluated in 1997. The GCA and SCA of RHA and CMS lines were nearly always significant for all the studied traits when lines were randomly taken in 1995. When selected testers were used on the basis of the results of the first year, the SCA of new RHA lines and GCA of new CMS lines were not significant for achene yield, but they were for the other traits.The best GCA estimates for RHA were often higher than those of CMS, indicating that selection for RHA could be more useful than for CMS. As expected, GCA was always lower than SCA. CMS and RHA, with high variance among their test crosses for yield and many other traits, could be used as testers. The lack of a tester with high variance in all traits requires more than one tester in evaluating lines. The GCA of a line can change in function of the germplasm with which it is combined.

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