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- Title
Growing Degree Days during the Late Reproductive Phase Determine Spike Density and Cognate Yield Traits.
- Authors
Farooq, Muhammad Umer; Ali, Asif; Zhu, Jianqing; Khan, Abdus Salam; Ishaaq, Iqra; Cheema, Asim Ali; Afzal, Muhammad Shahzad
- Abstract
Drought has become more frequent in central Asia causing large losses in cereal yield. To surmount the existing problem, it is imperative to emphasize early maturing varietal development. However, the impact of heat units on spike morphology and its relationship with yield potential is still unclear. Thus, the current investigation was carried out to test wheat lines and varieties for variation in total heat unit's accretion for anthesis and maturity and to understand the manipulating impact of sunlight on spike morphology, grain yield and its cognate traits. Furthermore, the gene action controlling major traits inheritance, combining ability effects, heritability, and association studies were also estimated. Following the Half Sib/Full Sib approach 27 hybrids along with 12 parents were tested. Results depicted broad variation in genetic stock. Correlation study demonstrated that earliness negatively affects the yield, while positively influencing spike density. Genetic variances were greater than variances due to environment, pointing to higher heritability (>50%) for all the characters except for grain's weight spike−1. The degree of dominance revealed that the partial and over-dominant type of gene action conditioned inheritance of investigated traits. Thus, earliness can be used as an indirect selection criterion for yield advance.
- Subjects
DEGREE days; DROUGHTS; GRAIN yields; BIOREMEDIATION; PLANT nutrients
- Publication
Agronomy, 2018, Vol 8, Issue 10, p217
- ISSN
2073-4395
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/agronomy8100217