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Inheritance of useful traits in cassava grown in subhumid conditions
Author(s) -
Cach N. T.,
Lenis J. I.,
Perez J. C.,
Morante N.,
Calle F.,
Ceballos H.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
plant breeding
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.583
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1439-0523
pISSN - 0179-9541
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0523.2006.01192.x
Subject(s) - biology , diallel cross , thripidae , dry matter , heritability , trait , transgressive segregation , thrips , horticulture , agronomy , quantitative trait locus , botany , hybrid , genetics , computer science , gene , programming language
A diallel study among nine parental clones of cassava was conducted in the subhumid environment on the northern coast of Colombia. Analysis of variance suggested significant effects for the six variables analysed: fresh‐root yield, harvest index, root dry matter content, height of first branching, reaction to thrips and plant‐type scores. General and specific combining ability effects and their interaction with the environment were significant for most of the variables as well. Results suggested that dominance plays a particularly important role in the cases of fresh‐root yield and harvest index but had relatively little importance in the reaction to thrips, dry matter content or height of first branching. Specific breeding approaches are suggested for these traits, depending on the relative importance of additive or non‐additive effects in their inheritance. The correlations among different traits were also analysed and in several cases their magnitude reached statistical and biological significance.