Genetic Variability for Agronomic Traits in Sorghum Minicore Collection

Rayaprolu, L and Ashok Kumar, A and Manohar Rao, D and Deshpande, S P (2017) Genetic Variability for Agronomic Traits in Sorghum Minicore Collection. International Journal of Agriculture Innovations and Research, 6 (3). pp. 533-537. ISSN 2319-1473

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Abstract

Sorghum is a major cereal crop globally with economically important uses such as food, feed, fodder, fuel, and fiber. Crop improvement and precision breeding can be achieved by understanding and utilizing the variability in sorghum germplasm collection. A total of 242 germplasm accessions of sorghum minicore were assessed for the extent of variability, trait associations and genetic diversity. Sorghum minicore collection was evaluated for agronomic traits in two post-rainy seasons at ICRISAT- Patancheru, India. Large variability was observed for agronomic traits and strong associations between the traits studied. The 242 minicore accessions were grouped into six clusters under a hierarchical dendrogram. Genotypes from diverse clusters can be used in crossing programs to combine desirable traits and can be used as donors in breeding programs.

Item Type:	Article
Divisions:	Research Program : Asia Research Program : Genetic Gains
CRP:	UNSPECIFIED
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Sorghum Minicore, Genetic Diversity, Correlation, Clusters
Subjects:	Mandate crops > Sorghum Others > Genetics and Genomics
Depositing User:	Mr Ramesh K
Date Deposited:	28 Dec 2017 04:38
Last Modified:	28 Dec 2017 04:38
URI:	http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/10379
Official URL:	https://ijair.org/administrator/components/com_jre...
Projects:	UNSPECIFIED
Funders:	UNSPECIFIED
Acknowledgement:	We are thankful to Dr H.D. Upadhyaya, Principal Scientist and Head, Gene Bank, ICRISAT for providing the sorghum minicore collection seed. We thank the Indo- US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) and Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India for the financial support under Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center (JCERDC) project on Development of Sustainable Advanced Ligno-cellulosic Biofuel Systems (SALBS).
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