Variance Components and Correlations between Doubled Haploid Lines from Two European Flint Landraces and Their Corresponding Testcrosses for Gibberella Ear Rot Resistance, Silking Time, and Plant Height in Maize
Predicting the resistance of hybrids from lines is a relevant approach for accelerating the improvement of disease resistance in hybrid breeding. In this study, genetic variation and covariation among 76 DH lines from two flint landraces, Kemater (KE) and Petkuser (PE), and their corresponding testc...
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| description | Predicting the resistance of hybrids from lines is a relevant approach for accelerating the improvement of disease resistance in hybrid breeding. In this study, genetic variation and covariation among 76 DH lines from two flint landraces, Kemater (KE) and Petkuser (PE), and their corresponding testcrosses (TC) were estimated for the first time for this material for Gibberella ear rot (GER), days to silking (DS), and plant height (PHT). Lines and TC were evaluated in four and two environments, respectively, under artificial infection with GER. TC were, on average, 42% less GER infected than their lines. TC matured 3–4 days earlier and were about 110 cm taller than the lines. GER resistance was 10% higher in KE lines and TC than PE lines and TC. Significant (<i>p</i> < 0.001) genotypic and genotype-by-environment interaction variances were found for all traits. Genotypic variances were generally smaller among TC than lines. Broad-sense heritability estimates were moderate to high for GER severity (0.56–0.82) and high for DS (0.78–0.88) and PHT (0.86–0.94) with higher values always observed in lines. Significant, moderate correlations between TC and line per se performance were found for GER resistance in both KE and PE (r = 0.37 and 0.55, respectively). For the two agronomic traits, correlations were higher (r = 0.59–0.76) than for GER resistance. Genomic prediction accuracies were moderate to high for GER resistance (r = 0.49–0.63) and generally higher for DS and PHT. In conclusion, a pre-selection of DH lines for GER resistance should be feasible; however, TC should be additionally tested on a later selection stage to aim for GER-resistant hybrid cultivars. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e15af7ac556045029ffbda9b203548fd2023-11-21T20:55:03ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952021-05-01116103910.3390/agronomy11061039Variance Components and Correlations between Doubled Haploid Lines from Two European Flint Landraces and Their Corresponding Testcrosses for Gibberella Ear Rot Resistance, Silking Time, and Plant Height in MaizeFélicien Akohoue0David Sewordor Gaikpa1Bettina Kessel2Thomas Presterl3Thomas Miedaner4State Plant Breeding Institute, University of Hohenheim, 70599 Stuttgart, GermanyState Plant Breeding Institute, University of Hohenheim, 70599 Stuttgart, GermanyKleinwanzlebener Saatzucht (KWS) KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA, 37574 Einbeck, GermanyKleinwanzlebener Saatzucht (KWS) KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA, 37574 Einbeck, GermanyState Plant Breeding Institute, University of Hohenheim, 70599 Stuttgart, GermanyPredicting the resistance of hybrids from lines is a relevant approach for accelerating the improvement of disease resistance in hybrid breeding. In this study, genetic variation and covariation among 76 DH lines from two flint landraces, Kemater (KE) and Petkuser (PE), and their corresponding testcrosses (TC) were estimated for the first time for this material for Gibberella ear rot (GER), days to silking (DS), and plant height (PHT). Lines and TC were evaluated in four and two environments, respectively, under artificial infection with GER. TC were, on average, 42% less GER infected than their lines. TC matured 3–4 days earlier and were about 110 cm taller than the lines. GER resistance was 10% higher in KE lines and TC than PE lines and TC. Significant (<i>p</i> < 0.001) genotypic and genotype-by-environment interaction variances were found for all traits. Genotypic variances were generally smaller among TC than lines. Broad-sense heritability estimates were moderate to high for GER severity (0.56–0.82) and high for DS (0.78–0.88) and PHT (0.86–0.94) with higher values always observed in lines. Significant, moderate correlations between TC and line per se performance were found for GER resistance in both KE and PE (r = 0.37 and 0.55, respectively). For the two agronomic traits, correlations were higher (r = 0.59–0.76) than for GER resistance. Genomic prediction accuracies were moderate to high for GER resistance (r = 0.49–0.63) and generally higher for DS and PHT. In conclusion, a pre-selection of DH lines for GER resistance should be feasible; however, TC should be additionally tested on a later selection stage to aim for GER-resistant hybrid cultivars.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/6/1039Gibberella ear rot resistance<i>Fusarium graminearum</i>correlationsgenomic prediction accuracytestcrossesline per se |
| spellingShingle | Félicien Akohoue David Sewordor Gaikpa Bettina Kessel Thomas Presterl Thomas Miedaner Variance Components and Correlations between Doubled Haploid Lines from Two European Flint Landraces and Their Corresponding Testcrosses for Gibberella Ear Rot Resistance, Silking Time, and Plant Height in Maize Agronomy Gibberella ear rot resistance <i>Fusarium graminearum</i> correlations genomic prediction accuracy testcrosses line per se |
| title | Variance Components and Correlations between Doubled Haploid Lines from Two European Flint Landraces and Their Corresponding Testcrosses for Gibberella Ear Rot Resistance, Silking Time, and Plant Height in Maize |
| title_full | Variance Components and Correlations between Doubled Haploid Lines from Two European Flint Landraces and Their Corresponding Testcrosses for Gibberella Ear Rot Resistance, Silking Time, and Plant Height in Maize |
| title_fullStr | Variance Components and Correlations between Doubled Haploid Lines from Two European Flint Landraces and Their Corresponding Testcrosses for Gibberella Ear Rot Resistance, Silking Time, and Plant Height in Maize |
| title_full_unstemmed | Variance Components and Correlations between Doubled Haploid Lines from Two European Flint Landraces and Their Corresponding Testcrosses for Gibberella Ear Rot Resistance, Silking Time, and Plant Height in Maize |
| title_short | Variance Components and Correlations between Doubled Haploid Lines from Two European Flint Landraces and Their Corresponding Testcrosses for Gibberella Ear Rot Resistance, Silking Time, and Plant Height in Maize |
| title_sort | variance components and correlations between doubled haploid lines from two european flint landraces and their corresponding testcrosses for gibberella ear rot resistance silking time and plant height in maize |
| topic | Gibberella ear rot resistance <i>Fusarium graminearum</i> correlations genomic prediction accuracy testcrosses line per se |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/6/1039 |
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