Increased productivity in sorghum has been achieved in the developed world using hybrids.Despite their yield advantage,introduced hybrids have not been adopted in Ethiopia due to the lack of adaptive traits,their shor...Increased productivity in sorghum has been achieved in the developed world using hybrids.Despite their yield advantage,introduced hybrids have not been adopted in Ethiopia due to the lack of adaptive traits,their short plant stature and small grain size.This study was conducted to investigate hybrid performance and the magnitude of heterosis of locally adapted genotypes in addition to introduced hybrids in three contrasting environments in Ethiopia.In total,139 hybrids,derived from introduced seed parents crossed with locally adapted genotypes and introduced R lines,were evaluated.Overall,the hybrids matured earlier than the adapted parents,but had higher grain yield,plant height,grain number and grain weight in all environments.The lowland adapted hybrids displayed a mean better parent heterosis(BPH) of19%,equating to 1160 kg ha-1and a 29% mean increase in grain yield,in addition to increased plant height and grain weight,in comparison to the hybrids derived from the introduced R lines.The mean BPH for grain yield for the highland adapted hybrids was 16% in the highland and 52%in the intermediate environment equating to 698 kg ha-1and 2031 kg ha-1,respectively,in addition to increased grain weight.The magnitude of heterosis observed for each hybrid group was related to the genetic distance between the parental lines.The majority of hybrids also showed superiority over the standard check varieties.In general,hybrids from locally adapted genotypes were superior in grain yield,plant height and grain weight compared to the high parents and introduced hybrids indicating the potential for hybrids to increase productivity while addressing farmers' required traits.展开更多
杂种优势群的划分对于拓宽亲本间遗传基础、提高育种效率,培育突破性新品种具有重要的指导作用。本研究利用全基因组重测序技术对55份春播早熟区40余年生产中主推杂交种亲本系进行全基因组扫描,分析其群体结构,估算遗传距离,划分杂种优...杂种优势群的划分对于拓宽亲本间遗传基础、提高育种效率,培育突破性新品种具有重要的指导作用。本研究利用全基因组重测序技术对55份春播早熟区40余年生产中主推杂交种亲本系进行全基因组扫描,分析其群体结构,估算遗传距离,划分杂种优势群,分析主推杂交种的杂种优势模式。结果表明,利用全基因组5×测序,过滤到1,304,623个高质量SNP标记用于群体结构分析和杂种优势类群划分。55份高粱亲本系平均遗传距离为0.704,变幅0.627~0.927。多态信息含量(polymorphism information content,PIC)平均为0.2935,变幅为0.1~0.5。群体结构和主成分分析将55份亲本系划分为4个杂种优势群:都拉群(Durra,D群)、卡佛尔/都拉群(Kafir/Durra,KD群)、俄罗斯/卡佛尔群(Russia/Kafir,RK群)、中国高粱群(Kaoliang,K群)。25个主推杂交种中76%的杂交种杂种优势模式为Kafir/Durra×Kaoliang模式,主推高粱杂交种的不育系主要来源于引自国外的Kafir和Durra群,恢复系多来源于我国自产的Kaoliang群。本研究的群体结构分析及其划分的杂种优势群阐明了春播早熟区高粱亲本系的遗传基础,为亲本系改良和杂种优势模式创新研究提供科学依据。展开更多
基金AusAID (Australian Agency for International Development) for a scholarship supporting TTM,Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI)the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR) for financially supporting the research activities
文摘Increased productivity in sorghum has been achieved in the developed world using hybrids.Despite their yield advantage,introduced hybrids have not been adopted in Ethiopia due to the lack of adaptive traits,their short plant stature and small grain size.This study was conducted to investigate hybrid performance and the magnitude of heterosis of locally adapted genotypes in addition to introduced hybrids in three contrasting environments in Ethiopia.In total,139 hybrids,derived from introduced seed parents crossed with locally adapted genotypes and introduced R lines,were evaluated.Overall,the hybrids matured earlier than the adapted parents,but had higher grain yield,plant height,grain number and grain weight in all environments.The lowland adapted hybrids displayed a mean better parent heterosis(BPH) of19%,equating to 1160 kg ha-1and a 29% mean increase in grain yield,in addition to increased plant height and grain weight,in comparison to the hybrids derived from the introduced R lines.The mean BPH for grain yield for the highland adapted hybrids was 16% in the highland and 52%in the intermediate environment equating to 698 kg ha-1and 2031 kg ha-1,respectively,in addition to increased grain weight.The magnitude of heterosis observed for each hybrid group was related to the genetic distance between the parental lines.The majority of hybrids also showed superiority over the standard check varieties.In general,hybrids from locally adapted genotypes were superior in grain yield,plant height and grain weight compared to the high parents and introduced hybrids indicating the potential for hybrids to increase productivity while addressing farmers' required traits.
文摘杂种优势群的划分对于拓宽亲本间遗传基础、提高育种效率,培育突破性新品种具有重要的指导作用。本研究利用全基因组重测序技术对55份春播早熟区40余年生产中主推杂交种亲本系进行全基因组扫描,分析其群体结构,估算遗传距离,划分杂种优势群,分析主推杂交种的杂种优势模式。结果表明,利用全基因组5×测序,过滤到1,304,623个高质量SNP标记用于群体结构分析和杂种优势类群划分。55份高粱亲本系平均遗传距离为0.704,变幅0.627~0.927。多态信息含量(polymorphism information content,PIC)平均为0.2935,变幅为0.1~0.5。群体结构和主成分分析将55份亲本系划分为4个杂种优势群:都拉群(Durra,D群)、卡佛尔/都拉群(Kafir/Durra,KD群)、俄罗斯/卡佛尔群(Russia/Kafir,RK群)、中国高粱群(Kaoliang,K群)。25个主推杂交种中76%的杂交种杂种优势模式为Kafir/Durra×Kaoliang模式,主推高粱杂交种的不育系主要来源于引自国外的Kafir和Durra群,恢复系多来源于我国自产的Kaoliang群。本研究的群体结构分析及其划分的杂种优势群阐明了春播早熟区高粱亲本系的遗传基础,为亲本系改良和杂种优势模式创新研究提供科学依据。
