Variation in a wild groundnut species, Arachis duranensis Krapov. & W.C. Gregory

Singh, A K and Subrahmanyam, P and Gurtu, S (1996) Variation in a wild groundnut species, Arachis duranensis Krapov. & W.C. Gregory. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 43 (2). pp. 135-142. ISSN 1573-5109

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Abstract

Forty-two accessions of Arachis duranensis, a wild groundnut species that has been reported as a source of resistance to several groundnut diseases, were studied for 30 quantitative traits including total protein content, oil content, and reaction to groundnut rust. Protein profiles were also investigated for variation at the molecular level. Principal component analysis was applied to 28 traits that showed significant variation. Of these, only five characters, namely, height of the main stem, length of apical leaflet on the main stem, length of isthmus between pods, width of seed, and reaction to groundnut rust, accounted for more than 61.4% of the total variation. Protein profiles of these accessions were broadly similar, except some accessions which differed in few bands. The importance of these variations in strategies for germplasm collection and breeding is discussed.

Item Type:	Article
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Uncontrolled Keywords:	Arachis durattrnsis, groundnut rust, principal component analysis, protein profile, variability
Subjects:	Mandate crops > Groundnut Others > Plant Pathology
Depositing User:	Mr Charan Sai Ch
Date Deposited:	25 Oct 2011 04:48
Last Modified:	25 Oct 2011 04:48
URI:	http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/3173
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00126757
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