Genetic regulation of diapause and associated traits in Chilo partellus (Swinhoe)

Dhillon, M K and Hasan, F and Tanwar, A K and Jaba, J and Singh, N and Sharma, H C (2020) Genetic regulation of diapause and associated traits in Chilo partellus (Swinhoe). Scientific Reports (TSI), 10 (1). pp. 1-11. ISSN 2045-2322

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Abstract

Diapause is an endocrine controlled arrested metabolic state to delay development or reproduction under unfavorable conditions. To gain an understanding of importance of diapause for ecological adaptation, it is important to study regulation of diapause in insects. We examined genetics of diapause in Chilo partellus by crossing the hibernating (HD), aestivating (AD), post-hibernating (PHD), post-aestivating (PAD), and nondiapause (ND) strains. Reciprocal crosses were also made to gain full understanding of diapause regulation and the maternal effects, if any. Data were recorded on fecundity, egg hatching, larval survival, diapause induction and termination, adult emergence, and morphometrics of larvae, pupae and adults in the parents (P1, P2), F1 hybrids, and the reciprocal crosses. Genetic analysis showed that AD strain is general combiner, which also improved egg hatching, larval survival, diapause termination, adult emergence and proportion of females in the progenies. Incidence of diapause was highest in HD × AD, whereas termination was greatest in PHD × AD. However, ND strain and its reciprocal crosses with other strains did not exhibit any noticeable developmental response associated with diapause. Specific combining ability analysis suggested that where PHD and AD strains exist together there will be likely reduction in diapause incidence, increased survival with greater fitness and faster multiplication of their progenies resulting in outbreak of C. partellus. Degree of dominance estimates revealed that diapause, developmental and morphometric traits in C. partellus are governed by over dominance gene effects, and mainly depend on parental diapause history.

Item Type: Article
Divisions: Research Program : Asia
CRP: UNSPECIFIED
Uncontrolled Keywords: Entomology, Diapause, Insects, Chilo partellus, Endocrine
Subjects: Others > Entomology
Depositing User: Mr Arun S
Date Deposited: 21 Feb 2020 04:20
Last Modified: 21 Feb 2020 04:21
URI: http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/11377
Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-58640-0
Projects: UNSPECIFIED
Funders: Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, National Agricultural Science Fund, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, India
Acknowledgement: Laboratory assistance of Mr. Suraj Sharma, Rajender Kumar and S.S. Rawat during experiments is gratefully acknowledged. Funding for research was provided by Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, India (SERB No: SB/SO/AS-020/2013) and National Agricultural Science Fund, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, India (NASF/ABP-5017/2016-17).
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