Combining Ability for Large Pod and Seed Traits in Peanut1

1993 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. F. Anderson ◽  
M. S. Fitzner ◽  
T. G. Isleib ◽  
J. C. Wynne ◽  
T. D. Phillips
Keyword(s):  
Seed Size ◽  
Combining Ability ◽  
Germplasm Collection ◽  
Female Parent ◽  
Pure Line ◽  
Transgressive Segregation ◽  
General Combining Ability ◽  
F1 Hybrids ◽  
Additive Gene ◽  
F2 Generation

Abstract Recently, the peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) industry has expressed a greater need for higher percentages of fancy pods and extra large kernels (ELK), especially for use in large-seeded in-shell products. Genetic control of these traits has been reported to range in complexity from simple inheritance to the inclusion of multiple modifier genes. This study was conducted to determine the general combining ability (GCA) effects of 50 peanut genotypes on pod and seed size. Each genotype was used five times as a female parent and five times as a male parent in a partial diallel crossing program. F1 hybrids were grown and their pods were harvested for measurements of pod and seed size. The F2 generation was planted the following year and similar measurements were recorded using the single pod descent procedure. Individual F2 plants were harvested and pod and seed characteristics measured for segregation information within four crosses. General combining ability effects were not well correlated between generations (r=0.53-0.56) or with the same traits measured on pure-line parents (r=0.32-0.42). PI 298845, PI 314897, PI 325079, Jenkins Jumbo, and Fla 393-8-1-1-1-1-1-2 had consistently large positive GCA effects on pod and seed weight. F2 segregation patterns indicated that some crosses exhibit predominantly additive gene action while one cross (PI 270818 / PI 269111) showed dominance toward smaller pods. Transgressive segregation occurred for pod and seed size traits in four crosses. Substantial genetic variability for pod and seed size remains in the peanut germplasm collection.

scholarly journals Estimating Combining Ability Effect of the Indian and Exotic Lines of Tomatoes by Partial Diallel Analysis

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (9) ◽  
pp. 715
Author(s):  
Suresh Baban Dagade ◽  
Nanadasana Jagdish Nasibhai ◽  
Hariprasanna Krishna ◽  
Bhatt Virendra Mulshankar ◽  
Dhaduk Lallubhai Keshavbhai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Combining Ability ◽  
Additive Genetic Variance ◽  
Diallel Analysis ◽  
Fruit Weight ◽  
General Combining Ability ◽  
Fruit Firmness ◽  
Equatorial Diameter ◽  
Additive Gene ◽  
F2 Generation ◽  
Pericarp Thickness

Eight nearly homozygous, horticulturally superior and optimally divergent lines of tomato having Indian and exotic adaptability were used for carrying out half diallel design to study General Combining Ability (GCA) and Specific Combining Ability (SCA) estimates for fruit weight, polar and equatorial diameter, locules fruit-1, pericarp thickness and fruit firmness. The variances due to both GCA and SCA were significant, suggesting that both additive and non additive genetic variance were involved for genetic control of the character fruit polar and equatorial diameter, and locules number in F1 and F2 generations. However, the variance due to GCA was more pronounced for fruit weight, pericarp thickness and firmness as a result of additive gene action. Due to their high general combining ability effects, exotic parents Ec 490130 and Ec 177371 producing firm fruited small to medium sized tomato fruits having constant expression of GCA effects over the generationsregarded as best general combiners. The crosses GT 1 x Ec 490130 and Ec 490130 x Ec 398704 having high x high and high x low combinations, respectively in F1. While in F2, GT 1 x Ec 177371 and H 24 x Ec 490130 having high x high and high x low combining lines were considered as best crosses for greater fruit firmness. Therefore, heterosis breeding in F1 and selection of desirable lines in F2 generation is recommended for further improvements were suggested for future hybridization programmes.

scholarly journals Investigation of combining ability and superiority percentages for yield and some related traits in yellow maize using line × tester analysis

2020 ◽  
pp. 5-14
Author(s):  
Maamoun A. Abdel-Moneam ◽  
M. S. Sultan ◽  
Waleed A. E. Abido ◽  
Ágnes Hadházy ◽  
S. A. Sadek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Combining Ability ◽  
Block Design ◽  
General Combining Ability ◽  
Kernel Weight ◽  
Specific Combining Ability ◽  
F1 Hybrids ◽  
Gene Effects ◽  
Additive Gene ◽  
Ear Height

Combining ability estimation is an important genetic attribute for maize breeders in anticipating improvement in productivity via hybridization and selection. This research was carried out to investigate the genetic structure of the 27 F1 maize hybrids established from nine lines derived from Maize Research Department and three testers, to determine general combining ability (GCA), determine crosses showing specific combining ability (SCA) and superiority percentages for crosses. Nine lines, three testers, 27 F1 hybrids and two check commercial hybrids (SC162 and SC168) were studied in randomized complete block Design (RCBD) with three replications during 2016. The results of mean squares showed that significant and highly significant for most studied traits (days to 50% tasseling, days to 50% silking, plant and ear height, ear position, ear length, no. of kernels per row, 100-kernel weight and Grain yield). Estimates of variance due to GCA and SCA and their ratio revealed predominantly non-additive gene effects for all studied traits. Lines with the best GCA effects were: P2 (line 11) and P6 (line 21) for grain yield, for testers Gm174 and Gm1021 had significant GCA effects for grain yield. The hybrids P5×Gm1021, P6×Gm1021, P7×Gm1021, P8×Gm1002, P9×Gm1002 had significant and negative SCA effects for grain yield. Crosses P1×Gm174, P2×Gm1002, P5×Gm1021, P6×Gm174, P6×Gm1021, P7×Gm1021, P8×Gm1002, P9×Gm1021 were the best combinations manifested and significant superiority percentages over than check varieties (SC162 and SC168) for most studied traits. Therefore, these hybrids may be preferred for hybrid crop development. Abbreviations: GCA general combining ability; SCA specific combining ability

scholarly journals Combining ability between common bean gene groups for root distribution trait

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulo Henrique Cerutti ◽  
Sibila Grigolo ◽  
Rita Carolina de Melo ◽  
Ana Carolina da Costa Lara Fioreze ◽  
Altamir Frederico Guidolin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Common Bean ◽  
Combining Ability ◽  
Root Distribution ◽  
Gene Action ◽  
Relative Number ◽  
F1 Hybrids ◽  
Reciprocal Effect ◽  
Gene Group ◽  
Lattice Design ◽  
Additive Gene

ABSTRACT When different gene groups are combined by hybridization, the expression of predominant genes for a trait must be known. This understanding is fundamental to the decisions made by breeders in the stages of cultivation and selection of segregating populations during the breeding program. Thus, the objective of this study was to determine the effects of combining ability and gene action for the root distribution traits of the Andean and Mesoamerican common bean gene groups. Six common bean parents from the Andean and Mesoamerican groups were hybridized in a complete diallel mating scheme, resulting in 30 F1 hybrids. The parents and hybrids were planted in the field in a simple lattice design. The target trait was root distribution, calculated as the relative number of roots in the topsoil. The effect of the general combining ability was significantly higher than that of the specific combining ability (58%) and the reciprocal effect (41%). Particularly, the combination estimates were modified according to the order of the gene groups used. The combinations IPR Uirapuru x BAF53 (Mesoamerican x Andean), BAF53 x CBS14 (Andean x Andean), and CBS14 x IPR Uirapuru (Andean x Mesoamerican) mainly exhibited an increase in the mean root distribution. However, the highest fraction of genetic variance correlated with additive components (60%), even in crosses involving different gene groups. Consequently, the additive gene action was predominant in the expression of root distribution trait in common bean, irrespective of the gene group used.

scholarly journals Genetic parameters and combining ability of some important traits in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Genetika ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 1001-1014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hasanalideh Haghighi ◽  
Ezatollah Farshadfar ◽  
Mehrzad Allahgholipour
Keyword(s):  
Combining Ability ◽  
Genetic Parameters ◽  
Amylose Content ◽  
Oryza Sativa L ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Regression Line ◽  
Diallel Cross ◽  
Combining Ability Analysis ◽  
Additive Gene ◽  
F2 Generation

In order to study the combining ability, genetic parameters and gene actions of yield, yield components and quality characters in rice, fifteen F2 generation of a 6?6 diallel cross, excluding reciprocals, was grown in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications. The results of analysis of variance showed significant differences between the genotypes for grain yield (GY), 100-grain weight (HGW), number of panicles per plant (PN), panicle length (PL), number of full grains per panicle (FGN) and for quality characters including amylose content (AC) and gel consistency (GC). The results of combining ability analysis revealed that general combining ability (GCA) and specific combining ability (SCA) were significant for characters GY, FGN, GC, AC, HGW and PN indicating the involvement of additive and non-additive effects in their inheritance, however high amounts of Bakers ratio remarked that additive gene effect had more portion in controlling these traits. The best combiners for GY, HGW, FGN, PN and PL, were RI18447-2, IR 50, Daylamani, RI18430-46 and Daylamani respectively. For AC and GC, the best combiner was Daylamani. Hayman's graphs showed that regression line passed below the origin cutting Wr axis in the negative region for HGW, PN, PL and GC, indicating the presence of over dominance. Estimates of genetic parameters showed significant amount of H1 and H2, and non-significant amount of D for the characters GY, PN, PL and GC, which confirmed the existence of dominance in the inheritance of these traits.

scholarly journals Combining Ability Analysis of Yield and Its Components in Cacao

1990 ◽  
Vol 115 (3) ◽  
pp. 509-512 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geok Yong Tan
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Variability ◽  
Combining Ability ◽  
Theobroma Cacao ◽  
Female Parent ◽  
General Combining Ability ◽  
High Yield ◽  
Combining Ability Analysis ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Female Male Female ◽  
Bean Weight

Six Trinitario females of cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) were crossed with nine Amazonian males in a factorial crossing design. The 54 hybrid progenies were used to estimate genetic variability due to general combining ability (GCA) and specific combining ability (SCA) for yield, pod production, pod weight, husk content, number of beans per pod, average bean weight, and pod value. The results demonstrated that GCA differed significantly for all characteristics from all three sources (Le., female + male, female, and male). SCA (female × male) was also significantly different for all characteristics. The ratio of GCA to SCA ranged from 7.1 for number of beans per pod to 25.7 for pod weight. This result suggested that a major portion of the genetic variability was additive in nature for these characteristics. Among the six Trinitarios, KA2-106 was the best female parent; it contributed high yield and all the desirable pod and bean characteristics into the hybrid progenies. Trinitario KA2-101 combined high pod production and yield, but tended to transmit below-average pod and bean characteristics to its progenies. Amazonians KEE6 and KEE12 were the two highest-yielding male parents, but had below-average bean number per pod and average bean weight. KEE42 and KEE43 combined high yield and transmitted good pod and bean characteristics to their progenies. Based on the GCA effects and the mean performance of the hybrid progenies, a multi-line cultivar consisting of 20 high-yielding crosses with good pod and bean characteristics is being produced in seed gardens for commercial planting.

scholarly journals Diallel Analysis of Chilli Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) Genotypes for Morphological and Fruit Biochemical Traits

Plants ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Aiswarya C. S. ◽  
Vijeth S ◽  
Sreelathakumary I ◽  
Prashant Kaushik
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin C ◽  
Combining Ability ◽  
Yield Components ◽  
Diallel Analysis ◽  
General Combining Ability ◽  
Biochemical Traits ◽  
Chilli Pepper ◽  
Gene Effects ◽  
Commercial Cultivation ◽  
Additive Gene

Chilli pepper is commercially cultivated as a spice and is also used for the extraction of a colouring agent. Here, we performed a diallel genetic study involving five chilli pepper varieties. Parents and their hybrid were evaluated for fifteen morphological and five biochemical traits over two crop seasons under open field conditions. Variation was recorded for all of the studied traits. Similarly, significant values for general combining ability (GCA) and specific combining ability (SCA) variance were obtained for all of the traits. The ratio of σ2 SCA/σ2 GCA indicates that non-additive gene effects were predominant for all the studied traits except for fruits plant−1. Based on SCA effects, cross combinations P2 × P5, and P4 × P5 were determined excellent for flesh thickness, yield components and vitamin C. These hybrids are recommended for multilocation testing to assess their suitability for commercial cultivation. Overall, this work presents useful information regarding the genetics of important morphological and biochemical traits in chilli pepper.

Combining ability and heterosis studyin maize inbreds throughout diallel mating design

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 599-609
Author(s):  
ANMS Karim ◽  
S Ahmed ◽  
AH Akhi ◽  
MZA Talukder ◽  
A Karim
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Plant Height ◽  
Combining Ability ◽  
Gene Action ◽  
General Combining Ability ◽  
Specific Combining Ability ◽  
Gene Effects ◽  
Additive Type ◽  
Additive Gene ◽  
Ear Height

Combining ability effects were estimated for grain yield and some other important agronomic traits of maize in a 7×7 diallel analysis excluding reciprocals. The variances for general combining ability (GCA) were found significant for yield, days to pollen shedding, days to silking and ear height while it was found non-significant for plant height and number of kernels/ear. Non-significant general combining ability (GCA) variance for plant height and number of kernels/ear indicates that these two traits were predominantly controlled by non- additive type of gene action. Specific combining ability (SCA) was significant for all the characters except yield and days to silking. Non-significant specific combining ability (SCA) variance for yield and days to silking suggests that these two traits were predominantly controlled by additive type of gene action. Both GCA and SCA variances were found significant only in days to pollen shedding and ear height indicated the presence of additive as well as non additive gene effects for controlling the traits. However, relative magnitude of these variances indicated that additive gene effects were more prominent for all the characters studied except days to silking. Parent BIL95 was the best general combiner for both high yield and number of kernels/ear and parent BML4 for dwarf plant type. Two crosses (BML4× BML36 and BIL114× BIL31) exhibited significant and positive SCA effects for grain yield involved low × average and average × average general combining parents. The range of heterosis expressed by different crosses for grain yield and days to silking was from -65.83 to 21.26 percent and -17.85 to 8.22 percent, respectively.. The better performing three crosses (BIL114×BIL31, BIL138×BIL95 and BIL31×BIL95) can be utilized for developing high yielding hybrid varieties as well as for exploiting hybrid vigour.Bangladesh J. Agril. Res. 43(4): 599-609, December 2018

scholarly journals combining ability for yield and yield contributing characters of white jute (Corchorus capsularis L.)

1970 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-85
Author(s):  
Rahima Khatun ◽  
RH Sarker ◽  
MA Sobhan
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
Plant Height ◽  
Combining Ability ◽  
Reciprocal Cross ◽  
General Combining Ability ◽  
Predominant Role ◽  
Base Diameter ◽  
Corchorus Capsularis ◽  
Additive Gene ◽  
Fibre Yield

Crosses were made between three varieties and seven accessions of white jute (Corchorus capsularis L.) in all possible combinations to establish 10 × 10 full diallel set. Variances for general combining ability (GCA) and specific combining ability (SCA) were significant or highly significant for all the characters indicating additive and non-additive gene actions played predominant role for expression of these characters. The magnitudes of GCA variance were higher than the corresponding SCA variance confirmed the predominance of additive genetic variations for these traits. The variety CVL-1 and Acc. 1831 were good general combiners for plant height, technical height, base diameter, number of nodes, bark weight, fibre weight and stick weight. Crosses, var. CVL-1 × Acc. 1831, Accs. 3695 × 4087, Accs. 1831 × 1833, Accs.1831 × var.CC-45, Acc. 2146 × var. A-38 and Acc. 2146 × var.CC-45 revealed significant positive SCA effect for fibre weight. Significant reciprocal SCA effect was observed in crosses, Accs.1832 × 3695, Accs.1833 × 1831 and Acc. 4087 × var.CVL-1. Crosses, var. CVL-1 × Acc.1831, Accs. 3695 × 4087, Acc.1831 × var.CC-45, Acc.2146 × var.CC-45 and a reciprocal cross, Accs.1833 × 1831 were found to be good specific combiners for bark weight, fibre weight and stick weight. Key words: Combining ability; Fibre yield; White jute DOI: 10.3329/bjb.v39i1.5530Bangladesh J. Bot. 39(1): 79-85, 2010 (June)

HERITABILITY FOR COMBINING ABILITY OF SEEDLING VIGOR IN BIRDSFOOT TREFOIL

1972 ◽  
Vol 52 (6) ◽  
pp. 1059-1065 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. E. TWAMLEY
Keyword(s):  
Seed Size ◽  
Combining Ability ◽  
Gene Action ◽  
Birdsfoot Trefoil ◽  
Seedling Vigor ◽  
Additive Gene Action ◽  
Predictive Values ◽  
Additive Gene ◽  
Estimate Heritability ◽  
Selection Of

Twenty birdsfoot trefoil families were studied, first, to investigate variation in seed size and seedling vigor; second, to determine predictive values of parental performance; and third, to estimate heritability for combining ability. The experimental material consisted of open-pollination seed collected from 20 parents and 10 daughters of each. It was examined for seed size and was used for a seedling vigor test. Wide variation for both seed size and for seedling vigor existed both within and among families. The performance of the parents with respect to neither seed size nor seedling vigor was a valid indicator of the combining ability of the daughters. Heritability for these traits was low. In the discussion, the postulate was made that in selecting material for the Syn 0 generation of a new cultivar on the basis of combining ability, greater emphasis should be placed on additive gene action. The program would involve the selection of only those plants that, in addition to being high in combining ability themselves, had offspring with a high combining ability average.

scholarly journals Assessment of combining ability for yield and quality components in hot pepper (Capsicum annuum L.)

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. e0703 ◽  
Author(s):  
Narayanasamy Rohini ◽  
Valliyappan Lakshmanan ◽  
Desabandhu Saraladevi ◽  
John J. Amalraj ◽  
Perumal Govindaraju
Keyword(s):  
Combining Ability ◽  
Diallel Cross ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
F1 Hybrids ◽  
Hot Pepper ◽  
Yield And Quality ◽  
Action Analysis ◽  
Additive Gene ◽  
Pure Lines ◽  
Almost All

Six parental genotypes and their thirty F1 hybrids in a full diallel cross system with reciprocals, were used in the present study to estimate combining ability for five quantitative and five qualitative traits in hot pepper. The mean sum of squares due to general combining ability (GCA), specific combining ability (SCA) and reciprocal combining ability (RCA) were significant for all the characters which suggest that these parents could have performed differently in different combinations indicating interallelic interactions. All the traits studied exhibited greater SCA variance than GCA, suggesting that these traits are controlled by non-additive gene action. Analysis of the GCA effects of parents for various traits revealed that LCA625, K1 and PKM1 were the best general combiners for almost all the traits. Estimates of SCA effects showed that the hybrids LCA625 × K1, K1 × Arka LohitandPusa Jwala × PKM1were found to be the best combiners for yield and its attributes. The hybrid K1 × Arka Lohitwas the best reciprocal combiner for quality parameters based on its better mean performance and combining ability. These results suggest that commercial production of hot pepper hybrids and isolation of pure lines from these hybrids is a possible way to enhance the yield and fruit quality.

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