Genetics of grains per spike in durum wheat under normal and late planting conditions |
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Authors: | Email author" target="_blank">S?N?SharmaEmail author R?S?Sain |
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Institution: | (1) All India Coordinated Wheat and Barley Improvement Project, Rajasthan Agriculture University, Agricultural Research Station, Durgapura, Jaipur, 302 018, Rajasthan, India |
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Abstract: | Parental, F1, F2, BC1, BC2, BC11, BC12, BC21, BC22, BC1 self and BC2 selfed generations of three crosses involving six cultivars of durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) were studied for grains per spike under normal and late sown environments to analyze the nature of gene effects. A 10-parameter model did not fully account for the differences among the generation means. In two cases more complex interactions or linkage were involved in the inheritance of grains per spike in durum. Both digenic and trigenic epistatic interactions had a role in controlling the inheritance of grains per spike, however, trigenic interactions contributed more than digenic interactions. Non-fixable gene effects were many times higher than fixable ones in all three crosses and in both sowing environments indicating a major role of non-additive gene effects in the inheritance of this trait. Duplicate epistasis between sets of three genes under both environments was recorded for the cross Raj 911 × DWL 5002. Epistatic interactions, particularly the trigenic ones, contributed the maximum significant heterosis. Epistatic interactions involving dominance in the F2 generations caused significant inbreeding depression. Selective diallel mating and/or biparental mating could be used for amelioration of grains per spike in durum wheat. |
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Keywords: | duplicate epistasis durum wheat gene effects heterosis non-allelic interactions |
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