Evaluation of genetic variances, heritabilities, and correlations for yield and fiber traits among cotton F2 hybrid populations

Summary F₂ hybrid cultivars continue to occupy a small portion of the cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) production are in the United States, but occupy a larger proportion of the production area in some other countries. Sixty-four F₂ hybrids resulting from crosses of four commercial cultivars and 16 pest-resistant germplasm lines were evaluated for five fiber and four yield traits in four environments at Mississippi State, MS. An additive-dominance genetic model was employed for these traits. The minimum norm quadratic unbiased estimation (MINQUE) method was used with a mixed model approach for estimating genetic variance and covariance components and for predicting genetic correlations. This study investigated genetic variances, heritabilities, and genetic and phenotypic correlations between agronomic and fiber traits among these 64 F₂ hybrid populations and discussed the usefulness of these populations for use as hybrids or for selections for pure lines.Dominance variance accounted for the major proportion of the phenotypic variances for lint yield, lint percentage, and boll size indicating that hybrids should have an advantage for these traits compared to pure lines. A low proportion of additive variance for fiber traits and the significant additive x environment variance components indicated a lack of substantial useful additive genetic variability for fiber traits. This suggests that selections for pure lines within these F₂ populations would have limited success in improving fiber traits. Genetic and phenotypic correlation coefficients were of comparable magnitude for most pairs of characters. Fiber strength showed a positive additive genetic correlation with boll weight. Dominance genetic correlations of fiber strength with elongation and 2.5% span length were also significant and positive; however, the additive genetic correlation of length and strength was zero.Contribution of the USDA-ARS in cooperation with the Mississippi Agric. and Forestry Exp. Stn.     

棉花三系杂交种不同生态区遗传效应及优势表 现简

 选用3个核背景不同的恢复系材料和7个不同的哈克尼西棉胞质不育材料作为亲本,根据NCⅡ遗传交配设计,配置了21个杂交组合,分别在黄河流域棉区河南安阳、黄淮流域棉区河南西华和长江流域棉区安徽无为3个生态区试点种植,通过性状调查与室内考种,采用朱军的ADE模型,进行数据分析。结果表明,子棉和皮棉产量主要受到加性、显性、加性与环境互作效应的影响,衣分和铃数主要受加性、加性与环境互作效应的影响,而铃重则只受加性与环境互作效应的影响;对于纤维品质性状,纤维长度、马克隆值、比强度和整齐度受到加性效应的影响,同时,纤维长度和马克隆值还与加性与环境互作效应相关;遗传率分析与遗传方差分量分析表现一致;产量及产量性状之间有一定的遗传相关,而纤维品质性状之间的遗传相关则较小,产量和纤维品质性状之间也存在着较少的遗传相关;杂交组合的产量竞争优势表现为安阳试点>西华试点>无为试点,说明与生态环境有关。在3个不同的生态区,研究了21个杂交组合的遗传效应及优势表现,研究结果对三系杂交组合选配有一定的指导意义。     

Germplasm for genetic improvement of lint yield in Upland cotton: genetic analysis of lint yield with yield components

Determination of genetic effects for lint yield and yield components in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) germplasm is critical for its utilization in breeding programs. This study was designed to apply the conditional approach and an additive and dominant model to analyze genetic effects for lint yield and yield components. Forty-eight F₂ populations derived from crosses between four existent Upland cotton cultivars as female parents and 12 germplasm lines as male parents were evaluated at two locations in 2008 and 2009. Conditional and unconditional variance components were estimated by the mixed linear model based conditional approach. Lint yield and yield components were mainly controlled by genotypic effects, i.e., additive variance and dominance variance (≥66 % of total phenotypic variation). Lint percentage and lint index had the highest proportions of additive variance component to the total phenotypic variances. SP156 and SP205 had positive additive effects for lint yield and yield components, and were also parents of the most hybrids with positive predicted dominant effects. Therefore, these two lines are good combiners for development of both pure lines and hybrids. Positive additive contribution effects to lint yield from lint percentage, boll number, boll weight, and seed index were detected in different parents. Adding seed index to boll number and lint percentage increased additive contribution effects to lint yield from these two components relative to the contribution effects from either boll number or lint percentage alone. Results in this study suggest that boll number, lint percentage, and seed index should be balanced in pure line development.     

基于部分NCII交配设计的陆地棉产量和纤维品质性状遗传分析

以60份陆地棉品种（系）和由部分双因素交叉式遗传（North Carolina II,NCII）交配设计配制的180个F₁组合为材料,分析产量和纤维品质性状的遗传效应和相关性。结果表明,皮棉产量、衣分、铃数和铃重的加性效应方差分量分别为0.25、0.62、0.20和0.14,显性效应方差分量分别为0.17、0.13、0.07和0.21;纤维上半部平均长度、断裂比强度和马克隆值的加性效应方差分量分别为0.48、0.60和0.48,显性效应方差分量分别为0.05、0.02和0.06。各性状（除马克隆值外）的显性×环境互作效应均高于加性×环境互作。产量性状中,衣分与纤维上半部平均长度、断裂比强度和马克隆值的相关性较强,相关系数分别为-0.35、-0.40和0.48。除铃重之外,陆地棉的产量性状呈现出以加性效应为主的遗传特点;纤维上半部平均长度、断裂比强度和马克隆值的遗传以加性效应为主。部分NCII交配设计可用于同时对大量亲本进行评价。     

Genetic association of cotton yield with its component traits in derived primitive accessions crossed by elite upland cultivars using the conditional ADAA genetic model

Boll number, lint percentage, and boll weight are three component traits for lint yield of upland cotton, Gossypium hirsutum L. Selecting high yielding lines or hybrids depends on the ability to dissect the genetic relationship of lint yield with these component traits. In this study, 14 day-neutral lines with desirable fiber quality derived from primitive accessions were top crossed with five commercial cultivars. The F₂ populations and parents were grown in one location in 1998 and two locations in 1999 at Mississippi State, MS. The F₃ populations and parents were grown in two locations in 2000. Lint yield and three component traits were measured and analyzed by the ADAA genetic model with the mixed model based conditional approach. Results showed that boll number or boll number with lint percentage or boll weight contributed to the majority of the phenotypic variance and variance components for lint yield. Boll number was more important than the other two component traits in terms of various genetic effects. The results also showed that the combination of boll number and boll weight greatly increased the contribution to lint yield even though boll weight itself had no significant contribution to lint yield compared to boll number alone. The genetic contribution effects were also predicted due to single component traits or their combinations for parents and crosses. The results revealed that the balanced selection of boll weight and boll number should be considered to obtain high yielding hybrids or pure lines. Contribution of the USDA-ARS in cooperation with the Mississippi Agric. and Forestry Exp. Stn. Mention of trademark, proprietary product, or vendor does not constitute a guarantee or warranty of the product by USDA, ARS and does not imply its approval to the exclusion of other products or vendors that may also be suitable.     

Genetic effects and heterosis of within-boll yield components in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)

Within-boll yield components are the most basic contributors to lint and seed yield of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.), which is a major source of natural fiber and edible oil throughout the world. Little information is available on genetic effects and heterosis of these traits in cotton. Three cotton cultivars and six breeding lines differing in within-boll yield components were used for this study. Parents and their F₁ progeny with reciprocals from a 3×6 factorial mating design were grown at Jiangxi Agricultural University experimental farm in 2008 and 2009. Seven within-boll yield components and two boll bur characters were analyzed under an additive-dominance genetic model with genotype and environment interaction. Additive effects were significant for all traits and dominance effects were significant for all traits except seed mass per seed. Genetic variances for lint mass per seed, SM/S and boll bur weight were primarily additive variances ranging from 39.6 to 58.9 %. Lint mass per boll and seed number per boll variances were primarily due to dominance genetic effects ranging from 36.4 to 48.8 %. Dominance and additive effects were equally important for boll weight, seed mass per boll and boll bur percentage. Additive and additive × environment effects were more important than other effects for lint percentage. A802-1 had the best mean performance and additive effects increasing BW, SM/B, S/B and SM/S, but reduced LP and LM/S. A9-1 and Lu40534 had additive effects associated with increasing LP. The two crosses A9-1×Lu40534 and Tezsh×33B were detected with favorable heterozygous dominant effects and heterosis over best parent for BW, LP, LM/B, SM/B and S/B. Favorable genotypic and phenotypic correlations were identified between within-boll lint yield components (LM/B, LM/S) and within-boll seed yield components (SM/B, S/B, SM/S). These results indicate that simultaneous genetic improvement of multiple within-boll yield components can be expected in breeding populations derived from these cotton cultivars and breeding lines.     

陆地棉机采性状对皮棉产量的遗传贡献分析

 采用加性-显性-加加上位性及其与环境互作的遗传模型（ADAA模型）,对8个陆地棉亲本（其中有6个机采棉品种）及其F₁和F₂的28个组合5个机采性状和单株皮棉产量的新疆阿拉尔和石河子2试点资料,进行了贡献分析。结果表明,5个机采性状对皮棉产量表型值的贡献变化范围为－20%～－14%;在显性贡献中,第一果枝高度对皮棉产量的贡献率最大（CR_D=10%）,其次是节间长度的贡献（CR_D=8%）,而霜前花率对皮棉产量有较大的抑制作用（CR_D=－25%）;霜前花率对皮棉产量的加加上位贡献率最大（CR_AA=86%）,其次是第一果枝节位（CR_AA=24%）。霜前花率在特殊的环境中对皮棉产量表现为很大的显性正向贡献（CR_DE=78%）和加加上位效应抑制作用。不同亲本5个机采性状对其皮棉产量的显性和加加上位效应贡献不同。5个机采性状对不同组合皮棉产量显性效应的贡献较小,霜前花率对皮棉产量的显性效应的贡献在2个地点的表现往往和单株皮棉产量在不同地点表现显性效应的性质（正或负）相一致,并且在5个机采性状中对皮棉产量的显性贡献是最大的。加加上位效应在皮棉产量的遗传中起着很重要的作用,而在8个亲本及其后代各组合的5个机采性状中,霜前花率可作为选择皮棉产量加加上位效应的主选性状。在不同的环境中,皮棉产量加加上位效应的主选机采性状随组合有所不同。     

陆地棉配合力与杂种优势、遗传距离的相关性分析

 用10个陆地棉亲本进行不完全双列杂交,共配置了45个组合,计算亲本的一般配合力（GCA）、特殊配合力(SCA)、杂种优势,并结合SSR标记研究了陆地棉亲本配合力与杂种优势、遗传距离之间的相关关系。配合力分析发现,10个亲本的一般配合力和特殊配合力存在显著或极显著差异。分析亲本配合力、杂种优势和遗传距离的相关性发现,子棉产量、皮棉产量、衣分的一般配合力和杂种优势呈显著或极显著相关,纤维长度、比强度、麦克隆值、株高、果枝数、单株铃数、铃重、子棉产量、皮棉产量、衣分的特殊配合力和杂种优势均呈极显著正相关,而与遗传距离相关均不显著。单株铃数、铃重、子棉产量、皮棉产量、衣分的杂种优势与遗传距离均为正向显著或极显著相关。在育种实践中这些显著或极显著相关的性状可能具有较高的改良潜力。     

海岛棉棉铃阶段性发育与产量品质的关系

运用包含环境互作效应的ADM发育遗传模型对3年海岛棉亲本及F1代不同发育时期单铃重及发育特点与产量、品质的关系研究表明,海岛棉各时期单铃重对最终单铃重、纤维品质性状选择效果较好;前期(10、20 d)单铃重大,会减少无效铃数,降低衣分;后期(60、70d)单铃重大,会增加无效铃数,提高衣分。而中期(30、40、50d)单铃重对最终单株产量有一定选择效果。棉铃体积膨大期(0～10 d、10～20 d)净增量较大,单铃重增加,其他产量性状降低;纤维长度、反射率、黄度等品质性状改善;棉铃内容物充实期(30～40、40～50、60～70 d)干重增量大,主要纤维品质性状变差。选择单铃重进入快增期较晚、生长速率较大而出现时间较晚的材料将提高单株产量。纤维形成过程中,同化物质较早进入棉铃,经历缓慢增长,使纤维逐渐成熟而形成优良的品质。棉铃发育受到明显的母体效应影响,因而选择合适的母本对改良纤维品质性状较为重要。     

陆地棉铃形和纤维品质的遗传和相关研究

采用加性-显性及其与环境互作的遗传模型,对8个陆地棉亲本的F1代15个组合的铃长、铃宽、铃长/铃宽（长宽比）等3个铃形性状以及5项纤维品质指标的两年资料,进行了遗传方差分量分解和成对性状间的遗传效应的相关分析。结果表明,铃形性状和纤维品质性状主要受加性效应的影响,显性效应也有较大作用;铃长与长宽比的广义和狭     

Genetic impacts of fiber sugar content on fiber characters in Sea Island cotton, Gossypium barbadense L.

A genetic model with additive effect, dominant effect, additive × additive effect, and their interaction with environment effect (GE) was employed to analyze the 2-year data of F₁ and F₂ hybrids from 5 × 4 diallel cross, whose parents were Sea Island cotton with different fruit branch types. Unconditional and conditional genetic variances were analyzed to demonstrate genetic impacts of fiber sugar content on fiber characters. Results of unconditional genetic variances showed that dominance × environment interaction effect and additive × additive epistatic effects mainly controlled the genetic variation of fiber sugar content, and environment influenced the inheritance of fiber sugar content. Fiber uniformity, fiber elongation, and fiber micronaire were mainly controlled by dominance × environment effects. Fiber strength was mainly controlled by the interaction of additive × additive epistatic effects and the environment. Analysis of correlation coefficients indicated that the varieties or hybrids with high-fiber sugar content had short fiber, low-fiber uniformity, strength, and fineness, which indicated the close co-variation between fiber quality traits and fiber sugar content. Relatively better fiber quality traits could be obtained effectively through selecting parents with low-fiber sugar. Fiber sugar content of different parents had different genetic effect on fiber quality traits.     

陆地棉产量性状的遗传分析

采用加性-显性与环境互作的遗传模型,分析陆地棉8个杂交亲本和F128个组合的7个产量性状的两年试验资料,估算各项遗传方并非分量和F1、F2的杂种优势.结果表明,产量性状受加性效应和显性效应共同控制,加性×环境各产量性状均极显著,铃重、衣分、籽指还受显性×环境的极显著影响,7项产量性状的广义和狭义遗传率均达到极显著水准.     

陆地棉株型性状对皮棉产量的遗传贡献分析

为阐明陆地棉主要株型性状对皮棉产量的贡献,采用加性-显性及与环境互作的遗传模型,利用估算条件方差分量和预测条件遗传效应值的统计方法对9个陆地棉品种（系）及其F1代20个组合皮棉产量和9个株型性状的2年资料进行了贡献分析。结果表明,9个株型性状对皮棉产量的表型贡献率分布在0.1%~11.1%之间。主茎节距、始果枝高、果节数对皮棉产量具有显著或极显著的加性遗传贡献率,分别为29.8%、6.2%和5.7%,果枝夹角对皮棉产量的加性遗传方差具有较大的抑制作用（-39.9%）;果节数对皮棉产量的显性遗传方差贡献率最高（57.8%）;主茎节距对皮棉产量有极显著的加性×环境互作遗传方差贡献率（17.7%）,其它株型性状对皮棉产量的加性×环境互作遗传方差、显性×环境互作遗传方差的贡献率较小或不显著。亲本2和4的果节数、亲本3、5和6的始果枝高、亲本7的主茎节距对其皮棉产量有最大的加性贡献,表明对皮棉产量加性效应贡献最大的株型性状因不同亲本而异。多数杂交组合皮棉产量的显性效应主要受果节数的影响,因此,果节数可作为间接选择皮棉产量显性效应的指标。     

Genome mapping and molecular markers identification for yield,yield component and fibre quality traits in tetraploid cotton

The identification of quantitative trait loci (QTL) across different environments is a prerequisite for marker‐assisted selection (MAS) in crop improvement programmes. CottonSNP63k Illumina infinium array was used for genotyping 178 inter‐specific recombinant inbred lines and the parents, and identified 1,667 homozygous polymorphic markers between the parents. Of these, 1,430 markers were used for the construction of linkage map after removing 237 redundant markers. The genetic map spans a total genetic length of 3,149.8 cM with an average marker interval size of 2.2 cM. The phenotypic data from five environments were analysed separately using inclusive composite interval mapping which identified a total of 56 QTL explaining phenotypic variances (PVE) in the range of 8.18%–28.91%. There were 11 and 24 major QTL found for fibre quality and yield components, respectively. A total of 64 QTL were identified through Multi‐Environment Trials analysis, of which 34 recorded QTL × Environment interactions.     

中美几个棉花品种育种应用价值研究

用3个美国陆地棉品种为母本与2个中国品种配制6个杂交组合。5个亲本与其6个杂交组合F2和F3种植在美国密西西比州立大学农业试验站。利用加性 显性 加×加互作遗传模型(ADAA)进行数据分析。结果表明,除了加性和显性效应外,加×加互作效应控制大多数农艺性状和纤维性状。两个中国品种均可用于纤维麦克隆值的改良。品种CR110及Deltapine90(DP90)在纤维长度和强度方面具有较好的一般配合力。与品种DP90的杂交组合可以在较晚世代用于产量的改良。杂交组合Stoneville474(ST474)×CR110可用于在早期提高皮棉产量。除ST474×CR110之外,其它各组合均具有产量改良的潜力。组合Sure Grow747(SG747)×86 1在早期和晚期均比其它组合有较高的纤维强度。考虑到皮棉和纤维品质的基因型值,组合SG747×86 1可用于提高早期和晚期产量的改良且有好的纤维品质。     

Analysis of decision-making coefficients of three main fiber quality traits for upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)

The analysis of genetic correlations between fiber length (Len), strength (Str), micronaire, and 12 other traits was conducted using the additive (A)-dominance (D) genetic model, which considers genotype × environment interaction effects, in intraspecific upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) hybrids to effectively improve the quality of cotton cultivars in high planting density cases. Decision-making coefficients were computed based on the genetic correlation and path analysis of three fiber quality traits. The decision-making coefficient analysis of three fiber traits in cross breeding was beneficial for the improvement of Len by increasing the additive effects of Str and length of boll (LB) and decreasing lint percentage (LP), boll number of the top three fruit-bearing branches. The analysis was also beneficial for the improvement of Str and fiber fineness by increasing or decreasing the additive effects of other traits. Utilizing heterosis in hybrids was beneficial to the heterosis of Len by selecting the high dominance effects of number of nodes of the 1st fruit-bearing branch and LB and decreasing the dominance effects of diameter of boll (DB) and LP and for improving Str by increasing the dominance effects of DB and decreasing the dominance effects of number of fruit-bearing branches and number of nodes of the main stem (NNMS). Utilizing heterosis was also beneficial for improving fineness by increasing the dominance effects of LB, Str, and lint yield and decreasing the dominance effects of NNMS and Len.     

南疆陆地棉种质资源表型性状遗传多样性分析

通过田间调查、室内考种及纤维品质检测,对南疆90份陆地棉种质资源16个表型性状进行鉴定及评价分析,为南疆陆地棉亲本选配和新品种选育提供参考。结果表明:16个表型性状中叶枝数(36.24%)、中部果枝长度(22.63%)、单株铃数(17.64%)变异系数较大,节位数(6.07%)、上半部均长(4.63%)、伸长率(2.59%)变异系数较小;各性状的遗传多样性指数平均值为2.01;相关分析结果表明,陆地棉品质性状与产量性状表现为负相关;主成分分析结果表明,前5个主成分累计贡献率达到71.69%,培育陆地棉优良品种应选择纤维品质优良、结铃数多、株型紧凑、单铃重适中、衣分较高的品种;聚类分析将90份种质分为4个类群,各类群性状差异较大,可为棉花新品种培育提供不同特性的种质材料。     

Diallel analysis of yield components,fibre quality and bacterial blight resistance using spaced plants of cotton

Summary Hayman analysis for lint percentage, boll weight, fibre quality and bacterial blight resistance of a ten-parent half-diallel set of crosses was conducted in Upland cotton. The ten parents represented a fixed sample of the best germplasm available to Australian breeders for the characters of commercial importance. Heterosis and inbreeding depression were detected particulady for boll weight and blight resistance. An analysis of genetic components and parameters indicated that since additive effects were substantial and heritability high, early-generation selection of spaced plants and pure-line breeding should be successful. Some genotypes were identified as being potentially good donors for hybridization since they possessed dominant genes for improved character expression. Acala C-1 was identified as the first-choice parent for increased boll size. Coker 315 for increased span length, while Namcala was the best parent for breeding improved fibre strength. McNair 220 possessed the most dominant genes for high lint percentage. Reba P279 and Siokra were the only parents with resistance to the prevelant race of bacterial blight.     

陆地棉核不育系杂交组合F1经济性状杂种优势及遗传分析

为探究利用陆地棉核不育系配制杂交种在经济性状方面的优势及遗传特点,采用3个陆地棉核不育亲本与4个陆地棉可育亲本不完全双列杂交设计,对12个F1杂交组合及对照经济性状进行表型方差分析,利用加性-显性（AD）模型,对其亲本及12个F1组合进行配合力分析,同时对经济性状进行遗传方差及相关性分析。结果表明,经济性状方面,F1组合竞争优势不明显。不育系2、可育亲本48784特殊配合力和一般配合力均较高,可选作优良杂交亲本;经济性状的加性方差占表型方差比值较大,单铃重、衣分的狭义遗传率在70%以上,早代选择有效;籽棉产量、皮棉产量、霜前皮棉产量的狭义遗传率在25%以上、显性方差占表现总方差的比值达到极显著水平,这3个性状宜在偏晚世代选择,并且有较好的杂种优势利用潜力;除衣分与籽棉产量加性遗传相关不显著、单铃重与衣分加性遗传负向极显著相关外,其他成对性状加性遗传相关均达到了正向显著水平以上;籽棉产量、皮棉产量、霜前皮棉产量之间及单铃重与衣分的显性相关都达到了极显著水平。不育系在棉花杂种优势利用方面具有较大的利用前景。     

Response to selective pressure in early generation progenies of upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)

Summary Combining high fiber strength with high yield in upland cotton (Gossipium hirsutum L.) was been difficult. The cross combination, 69–120 × 6M-10, was chosen for this study because of the divergence of parents for fiber strength, seeds per boll and crop maturity. Forty F₂ plants were selected in 1974 solely on the basis of visual yield and 20 plants were randomly chosen to serve as a bulk check. The F₃ progenies, the bulk check, the parents and a commercial check were tested in 1975. From these results, five groups were established, consisting of four (10%) progenies each to represent high seed/boll, low seeds/boll, high fiber strength, low fiber strength and high yield in the 1976 test of F₄ progenies. This experiment was conducted to (a) compare the contributions of yield components to lint yield among groups of early generation progenies (F₃ and F₄) and (b) determine the phenotypic correlations between yield and quality attributes. The yield components, bolls/m², seeds/boll, fibers/seed, mean fiber length and micronaire, were included as well as fiber strength.No significant lint yield differences were found among the five groups. Progenies within groups did, however, differ in lint yield. The low and high seeds boll groups gave similar yield and fiber quality results. The low and high fiber strength groups gave similar yield but longer fiber was obtained with the high strength group.Stepwise regression analyses estimates show that the number of bolls produced per unit area, although the major contributor to lint yield for all groups, contributed only 66.9% of the total variation in the progeny group selected for high yield, with fibers/seed, mean fiber length, micronaire and seeds/boll accounting for 13.2%, 8.1%, 6.0%, and 5.8%, respectively. Correlations between the various yield components and fiber strength were low and mainly insignificant, indicating that minor alterations might be made in later generations without serious consequences.Potential gains from second-stage selective pressure upon yield-per-boll components following initial selection for lint yield are discussed.