Bermudagrass[Cynodon dactylon var.dactylon(L.)Pers.]is a major warm-season turf and forage grass worldwide.Seed yield is an important trait targeted for improvement in bermudagrass breeding programs because of the inc...Bermudagrass[Cynodon dactylon var.dactylon(L.)Pers.]is a major warm-season turf and forage grass worldwide.Seed yield is an important trait targeted for improvement in bermudagrass breeding programs because of the increased interest in seed-propagated cultivars.Understanding the nature of genetic variation for seed yield and its components in bermudagrass would aid the development of seed-propagated cultivars.The objective of this study was to estimate the genetic variation and narrow-sense heritability for seed yield and its two major components,inflorescences prolificacy and seed set percentage in bermudagrass.Twenty-five half-sib families and their respective clonal parents were evaluated at two Oklahoma locations,Perkins and Stillwater(Oklahoma,USA),over two years.Half-sib families were different for seed yield,inflorescences prolificacy and seed set percentage,indicating the expression of additive genes in controlling these traits.Family×location effects were observed for seed set percentage and seed yield.All three traits showed family×year interaction effects.There was a significant family×location×year interaction in inflorescences prolificacy and seed set percentage.Narrow-sense heritability estimates for seed yield was 0.18 based on variance component analysis among half-sib families and ranged from 0.26 to 0.68 based on parent-offspring regressions,indicating genetic complexity of seed yield.Heritability estimates were moderate(0.30−0.55)for inflorescences prolificacy and moderate to relatively high(0.41−0.78)for seed set percentage.The results indicate that sufficient magnitudes of additive genetic variation for seed set percentage and inflorescence prolificacy permit positive response to selection and conventional progeny-based genotypic evaluation is necessary for seed yield improvement.Citation:Tan C,Wu Y,Taliaferro CM,Bell GE,Martin DL,et al.2022.Heritability estimates for seed yield and its components in Cynodon dactylon var.展开更多
基金supported,in part,by the United State Department of Agriculture Specialty Crop Research Initiative award 2010-51181-21064,the Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station,and the United States Golf Association.
文摘Bermudagrass[Cynodon dactylon var.dactylon(L.)Pers.]is a major warm-season turf and forage grass worldwide.Seed yield is an important trait targeted for improvement in bermudagrass breeding programs because of the increased interest in seed-propagated cultivars.Understanding the nature of genetic variation for seed yield and its components in bermudagrass would aid the development of seed-propagated cultivars.The objective of this study was to estimate the genetic variation and narrow-sense heritability for seed yield and its two major components,inflorescences prolificacy and seed set percentage in bermudagrass.Twenty-five half-sib families and their respective clonal parents were evaluated at two Oklahoma locations,Perkins and Stillwater(Oklahoma,USA),over two years.Half-sib families were different for seed yield,inflorescences prolificacy and seed set percentage,indicating the expression of additive genes in controlling these traits.Family×location effects were observed for seed set percentage and seed yield.All three traits showed family×year interaction effects.There was a significant family×location×year interaction in inflorescences prolificacy and seed set percentage.Narrow-sense heritability estimates for seed yield was 0.18 based on variance component analysis among half-sib families and ranged from 0.26 to 0.68 based on parent-offspring regressions,indicating genetic complexity of seed yield.Heritability estimates were moderate(0.30−0.55)for inflorescences prolificacy and moderate to relatively high(0.41−0.78)for seed set percentage.The results indicate that sufficient magnitudes of additive genetic variation for seed set percentage and inflorescence prolificacy permit positive response to selection and conventional progeny-based genotypic evaluation is necessary for seed yield improvement.Citation:Tan C,Wu Y,Taliaferro CM,Bell GE,Martin DL,et al.2022.Heritability estimates for seed yield and its components in Cynodon dactylon var.
