Pattern analysis of genotype × environment interaction for striga resistance and grain yield in African sorghum trials

Haussmann, B I G and Hess, D E and Reddy, B V S and Mukuru, S Z and Kayentao, M and Welz, H G and Geiger, H H (2001) Pattern analysis of genotype × environment interaction for striga resistance and grain yield in African sorghum trials. Euphytica, 122 (2). pp. 297-308. ISSN 0014-2336

PDF - Published Version Restricted to ICRISAT users only Download (224kB) | Request a copy

Abstract

The parasitic weed Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth. seriously limits sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] production in Sub-Saharan Africa. As an outbreeder, S. hermonthica is highly variable with an extraordinary capacity to adapt to different hosts and environments, thereby complicating resistance breeding. To study genotype x environment (G x E) interaction for striga resistance and grain yield, nine sorghum lines, 36 F2 populations and five local checks were grown under striga infestation at two locations in both Mali and Kenya. Mean squares due to genotypes and G x E interaction were highly significant for both sorghum grain yield and area under striga severity progress curve(ASVPC, a measure of striga emergence and vigor throughout the season). For grain yield, the entry x location-within-country interaction explained most of the total G x E while for ASVPC, entry x country and entry x location-within-country interactions were equally important. Pattern analysis (classification and ordination techniques) was applied to the environment-standardized matrix of entry x environment means. The classification clearly distinguished Malian from Kenyan locations for ASVPC, but not for grain yield. Performance plots for different entry groups showed differing patterns of adaptation. The ordination biplot underlined the importance of entry x country interaction for ASVPC. The F2 derived from the cross of the striga-resistant line Framida with the striga-tolerant cultivar Seredo was the superior entry for both grain yield and ASVPC, underlining the importance of combining resistance with tolerance in striga resistance breeding. The observed entry x country interaction for ASVPC may be due to the entries' different reactions to climatic conditions and putative differences in striga virulence in Mali and Kenya.

Item Type:	Article
Divisions:	UNSPECIFIED
CRP:	UNSPECIFIED
Subjects:	Mandate crops > Sorghum
Depositing User:	Library ICRISAT
Date Deposited:	08 Dec 2011 11:26
Last Modified:	08 Dec 2011 11:26
URI:	http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/4829
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1012909719137
Projects:	UNSPECIFIED
Funders:	UNSPECIFIED
Acknowledgement:	UNSPECIFIED
Links:	Author

View Statistics

Actions (login required)

View Item