期刊
AGRONOMY-BASEL
卷 10, 期 2, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/agronomy10020184
关键词
combining ability; drought; gene effects; heat stress; quality protein maize
资金
- Govan Mbeki Research and Development Centre (GMRDC) of the University of Fort Hare [SFH14073183584, 94743]
- National Research Foundation (NRF), S&F-Innovation Scholarship [SFH14073183584, 94743]
- Research and Technology Fund [98706]
Drought and heat stress have perceptibly become major maize (Zea mays L.) yield reducing factors in Sub-Saharan Africa. As such, the objectives of this study were to: (i) determine the type of gene action conditioning tolerance to combined drought and heat stress (CDHS), and (ii) identify inbred lines with good combining ability for yield and other morpho-agronomic traits under CDHS. Twenty-four single cross hybrids (SCHs) obtained from crossing 10 inbred lines in a 4 x 6 North Carolina Design II, and a drought-tolerant check, were evaluated under CDHS and optimum conditions in the field. The experiment was laid out in a 5 x 5 alpha lattice incomplete block design, replicated three times. Additive gene effects influenced all the traits under CDHS except grain yield, which was influenced by non-additive gene effects. A preponderance of additive genetic effects was observed for all traits recorded under optimum conditions. Inbred lines L30, L6, L5, L17 and L2 showed good combining ability for yield under CDHS, indicating that they could be good parental lines in hybridization programs. Based on the results, SCHs L2*30, L6*13 and L5*18 exhibited high specific combining ability (SCA) effects for yield under CDHS. These hybrids are recommended for further multi-locational evaluation to determine the stability of their performance.
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