Identification of Promising Three-Way Hybrids of Pearl Millet for Drought-Prone Environments of North-Western India

Kandarkar, K and Palaniappan, V and Gupta, P C and Rajasekaran, R and Prabhakaran, J and Sevugapperumal, N and Gupta, S K (2023) Identification of Promising Three-Way Hybrids of Pearl Millet for Drought-Prone Environments of North-Western India. Agronomy (TSI), 13 (11). pp. 1-21. ISSN 2073-4395

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Abstract

Stable, drought-tolerant, and high-yielding dual-purpose hybrids are needed for cultivation in the drought-prone areas of India. Working towards this, this study was conducted to assess the associations between grain yield and its component traits and the relationships among genotypes to select the most promising hybrids based on multiple traits. In the present investigation, thirty newly developed three-way hybrids (TWHs), along with four popular commercial single-cross hybrids and two open pollinated varieties (OPVs) were evaluated at three sites in the drought-prone ecology of India during the rainy season of 2021–2022. A principal component analysis (PCA) revealed that the first three component axes (PC) were significant, with eigenvalues more than one, and together contributed to 74.10% of the total variance. A hierarchical cluster analysis based on the Euclidean distance between hybrids suggested the existence of three clusters. Cluster III (C-III) had hybrids with maximum grain yield, dry fodder yield, and important component traits such as panicle harvest index and grain harvest index that are required for adaptation to drought-prone environments. A genotype by yield X trait (GYT) biplot and a superiority index (SI) were generated to identify the best hybrids with high grain yield and other component traits. These results were used to identify TWHs, namely TH-114, TH-138, TH-49, TH-67, and TH-79, with more than 30% standard heterosis and stable performance coupled with better drought-adaptive traits.

Item Type:	Article
Divisions:	Global Research Program - Accelerated Crop Improvement
CRP:	UNSPECIFIED
Uncontrolled Keywords:	multivariate analysis, pearl millet, drought tolerance, three-way hybrids, principal component analysis (PCA), hierarchical clustering, genotype X yield X trait (GYT) biplot
Subjects:	Others > Drought Tolerance Mandate crops > Millets > Pearl Millet
Depositing User:	Mr Nagaraju T
Date Deposited:	15 Nov 2023 09:32
Last Modified:	15 Nov 2023 09:32
URI:	http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/12301
Official URL:	https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/11/2813
Projects:	UNSPECIFIED
Funders:	UNSPECIFIED
Acknowledgement:	This research was financially supported by the ICRISAT-Pearl Millet Hybrid Parents Research Consortium (PMHPRC) and Sehgal Foundation, USA and UGC-NFOBC National Fellowship to Kuldeep Kandarkar for carrying out a doctoral study at ICRISAT.
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