Heterotic Effect, Combining Ability and Significance of Synthetics over Line Cultivars in Faba Bean (Vicia faba L.) Grown under Semi-Arid Zones - American Journal of Plant Sciences

AJPS > Vol.9 No.13, December 2018

Heterotic Effect, Combining Ability and Significance of Synthetics over Line Cultivars in Faba Bean (Vicia faba L.) Grown under Semi-Arid Zones ()

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2018.913195 596 Downloads 1,332 Views Citations

Author(s)

Seif M. Gasim^1*, Alam E. Mohamed²

Affiliation(s)

¹Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Khartoum, Shambat, Sudan.
²Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zalingei, Zalingei, Sudan.

ABSTRACT

The aim of this study was to investigate the amount of heterosis and performance of faba bean synthetic cultivars compared to line cultivars under semi-arid conditions. Five inbred lines in at least S₆ generation were developed and used to develop F₁s hybrid (in all possible combination excluding reciprocal), lines mixtures (Syn-0) and synthetic generations of Syn-1. Evaluation of the entries showed the lines to have high general and specific combining ability, high yield and high average degree of cross-fertilization (0.36); hetrosis relative to mid-parent for yield was 67%. Lines mixture from four inbred lines (Hudeiba/93, Bassabier, Ed-Damar and Shabah) gave the highest yield of 3.40 t/ha for Syn-0 and 3.96 t/ha for Syn-1. Compared to the average yield t/ha of the pure stand of the four lines (3.11 t/ha), the increase in yield of was 9% in sy-0 and 27% in Syn-1. Compared to the individual yield t/ha of the pure stand of the lines, the performance of Syn-0 surpassed that of the individual pure stands of the linesby 14% for Hudiaba/93 and Bassabier and 4% for Ed-Damar and 7% for Shabah, whereas the increase in performance of Syn-1 compared to pure stand of the lines was 32%, 25% and 21%, respectively. The results confirm the previous knowledge on yield increase with successive syn-generations in faba bean due to the effects of heterogeneity and heterozygosity. Such results could be used as a base for an effective breeding program for improvement of yield of faba bean grown under the semi-arid zones.

KEYWORDS

Hetrosis, Synthetics, Faba Bean, Yield, Arid-Zone

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Gasim, S. and Mohamed, A. (2018) Heterotic Effect, Combining Ability and Significance of Synthetics over Line Cultivars in Faba Bean (Vicia faba L.) Grown under Semi-Arid Zones. American Journal of Plant Sciences, 9, 2684-2695. doi: 10.4236/ajps.2018.913195.

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