Genetic analysis of agro-morphological traits in promising hybrids of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)

Maryam GOLABADI, Pooran GOLKAR, Mohammad Reza SHAHSAVARI

Abstract


The main objective underlying sunflower breeding programs is to develop high-yielding productive F1 hybrid cultivars. This study was conducted to investigate the genetic control of some agro-morphological traits of new sunflower F1 hybrids. For this purpose, fourteen inbred lines of sunflower were crossed with three male sterile inbred lines. Their hybrids (14 hybrids) were then evaluated against three control cultivars. The data thus obtained were analyzed using the nested model (North Carolina Design І) as a completely randomized block design (CRBD) with four replications. Analysis of variance showed that the hybrids were significantly different in all the traits studied, except for head and stem diameters. From among the hybrids evaluated, Cms19 × Rn1-81 was found to have the highest seed yield and oil content. Cluster analysis classified the hybrids into four different groups. Genetic analysis showed that days to maturity, seed weight, and oil content (%) were under the additive gene action. Breeding strategies based on selection could be suggested for the improvement of these traits. Head angle, head diameter, seed yield, and oil yield were under the dominance gene action; breeding based on hybridization methods is, therefore, proposed for these traits. Finally, both additive and dominance gene actions were observed to play important roles in the genetic control of plant height and stem diameter.


Keywords


sunflower; Helianthus annuus; plant breeding; genetic control; hybrids; hybridization; lipid content; yields

Full Text:

PDF

References


Acquaah G. 2012. Principles of plant genetics and breeding. 2 nd ed. Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, doi: 10.1002/9781118313718

Alba V., Polignano G.B., Montemurro C., Sabetta W., Bisignano V., Turi M., Ravaglia S., Troccoli A., Colecchia S. A., Alba E. , Blanco E. A. 2010. Similarity Patterns and Stability of Environmental Response in sunflower Hybrids. International Journal of Agronomy. 2010:1-9, doi: 10.1155/2010/637928

Alza J. O., Fernandez-Martinez J. M. 1997. Genetic analysis of yield and related traits in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) in dry land and irrigated environments. Euphytica, 95(2): 243-251, doi: 10.1023/A:1003056500991

Andarkhor S.A., Rameeh V., Alitabar R. A. 2013. Estimation of genetic parameters for yield components and seed yield in sunflower using line × tester analysis. African Journal of Biotechnology, 12(25): 3978-3983

Arshad M., Kashif –Ilyas M., Ayub Khan M. 2007. Genetic divergence and path coefficient analysis for seed yield traits in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) hybrids. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 39(6): 2009-2015.

Bajaj R. K., Aujla K. K., Chahal G.S. 1997. Combining ability studies in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.). Crop Improvement, 34: 141-146.

Comstock, R.E., Robinson H.E. 1948. The components of genetic variance populations. Biometrics 4: 254- 266, doi: 10.2307/3001412

Fick G.N. 1987. Sunflower. Pp 544-585. In: Rabbelen, G., Doweny, R.K. and Ashri, A.D.(eds). Oil crops of the World. McGrow Hill, U.S.A.

Gangappa E., Channakishnaiah K. M., Harini M. S., Ramesh S. 1997. Studies on combining ability in sunflower. Helia, 20(27):73-84

Ghaffari, M. 2003. Use of pr inciple component analysis method for selection of superior three way cross hybrids in sunflower. Seed and Plant Improvement Journal, 19(4): 513-527

Ghaffari M., Farrokhi I., Mirzapour M. 2011. Combining ability and gene action for agronomic traits and oil content in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) using F 1 hybrids. Crop breeding Journal, 1(1): 73- 84

Gomez S. D., Bladini M., Char les D.A., Vannozzi G. P. 1999. Genetic variances and heritability of sunflower traits associated with drought tolerance. Helia, 22: 23 - 34

Haq A., Rashid A., Butt M. A., Akhter M. A., Aslam M. and Saeed A. 2006. Evaluation of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) hybrids for yield and yield components in central Punjab. Journal of Agricultural Research, 44(4): 277-284

Hill J., Becker H.C., Tigerstedt P. M. A. 1998. Quantitative and ecological aspects of plant breeding. Chapman and Hall, UK, London. P.275, doi: 10.1007/978-94-011-5830-5

Hu J., Seiler G., Kole C. 2010. Genetics, genomics and breeding of sunflower. CRC Press, doi: 10.1201/b10192

Kadkol G. P., Anand, J. J., Sharma, R. P. 1984. Combining ability and heterosis in sunflower. Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding, 44(3): 447-451

Kaya Y., Atakisi, I.K. 2004. Combining ability analysis of some yield characters of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.). Helia, 27(41):75-84, doi: 10.2298/HEL0441075Y

Kearsey M. J., Pooni, H. S. 1996. The Genetical Analysis of Quantitative Traits. Chapman and Hall, London, doi: 10.1007/978-1-4899-4441-2

Kempthorne O. 1957. An introduction to genetic statistics. John Willey and Sons, Inc. New York.

Khani M., Daneshian J., Zeinali Khaneghah H. and Ghannadha, M.R. 2005. Genetic analysis of yield and its components using line ×tester cross design in sunflower inbred lines under the stress and non- stress drought conditions. Iranian Journal of Agricultural Science, 36(2): 435-445

Mahmud I., Keramer H.H. 1951. Segregation for yield, height and maturity, following a soybean crosses. Agronomy Journal. 43: 605- 609, doi: 10.2134/agronj1951.00021962004300120005x

Marinkovic R. 1992. Path-coefficient analysis of some yield components of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.). Euphytica, 60: 201-205

Miller J. F., Hammond J. J. 1991. Inheritance of reduced height in sunflower. Euphytica 53: 131-136, doi: 10.1007/BF00023793

Ortegon M., Escabedo A. A ., Villarreal L. Q. 1992. Combining ability of sunflower lines and comparisons among Parent lines and hybrids. Proc. 13 th Int. Sunflower Conf. (Pisa - Italy). PP: 1178

Peeters J. P., Martinelli, J. A. 1989. Hierarchical clustering analysis as a tool to manage variation in germplasm collection. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 78: 42-48, doi: 10.1007/BF00299751

Razi H., Assad, M.T. 1999. Comparison of selection criteria in normal and limited irrigation in sunflower. Euphytica, 105: 83-90, doi: 10.1023/A:1003472212917

Saeidi G. H. A., Rezaei. A. M., Abbasi A., Farokhi, E. 2009. General and specific combining ability for agronomic and seed quality traits in some inbred lines of sunflower. Iranian Journal of Field Crop Science, 40 (2): 105-113

Seiler G. J. 2007. Wild annual Helianthus anomalus and H. deserticola for improving oil content and quality in sunflower. Industrial Crops and Products, 22(1): 95-100, doi: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2006.07.007

Shahsavari, M. R., Nikobin, M. and Karimi, M. 2010. Final evaluation of new hybrids of sunflowers. First National Symposium of Oil Grain Plants, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran.

Skoric D., Jocic S., Molnar I. 2000. General (GCA) and specific (SCA) combining abilities in sunflower. Proc. 15 th Int. Sunflower Conference. Toulose France, PP: E23 - E27

Wehner T.C. 1984. Estimates of heritabilities and variance components for low temperature germination ability in cucumber. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, 109: 664-667

Weiss E. A. 2000. Oil seed Crops. 2 nd ed. Blackwell Science, Oxford. P. 364




DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14720/aas.2015.105.2.08

Refbacks

  • There are currently no refbacks.


Copyright (c) 2015 Acta agriculturae Slovenica

 

Acta agriculturae Slovenica is an Open Access journal published under the terms of the Creative Commons CC BY License.

                           


eISSN 1854-1941