Crop and environmental attributes underpinning genotype by environment interaction in synthetic-derived bread wheat evaluated in Mexico and Australia
M. Fernanda Dreccer A F , Scott C. Chapman B , Francis C. Ogbonnaya C , M. Gabriela Borgognone D and R. M. Trethowan EA CSIRO Plant Industry, Cooper Laboratory, PO Box 863, University of Queensland, Warrego Highway, Gatton, Qld 4343, Australia.
B CSIRO Plant Industry, Queensland Bioscience Precinct, 306 Carmody Road, St Lucia, Qld 4067, Australia.
C Primary Industries Research Victoria (PIRVic), Department of Primary Industries, Horsham Centre, Private Bag 260, Horsham, Vic. 3401, Australia.
D Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, PO Box 102, 203 Tor Street, Toowoomba, Qld 4350, Australia.
E University of Sydney, Plant Breeding Institute, PMB 11, Camden, NSW 2570, Australia.
F Corresponding author. Email: fernanda.dreccer@csiro.au
Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 59(5) 447-460 https://doi.org/10.1071/AR07220
Submitted: 14 June 2007 Accepted: 14 December 2007 Published: 12 May 2008
Abstract
Synthetic backcrossed-derived bread wheats (SBWs) from CIMMYT were grown in the north-west of Mexico (CIANO) and sites across Australia during 3 seasons. A different set of lines was evaluated each season, as new materials became available from the CIMMYT crop enhancement program. Previously, we have evaluated both the performance of genotypes across environments and the genotype × environment interaction (G × E). The objective of this study was to interpret the G × E for yield in terms of crop attributes measured at individual sites and to identify the potential environmental drivers of this interaction. Groups of SBWs with consistent yield performance were identified, often comprising closely related lines. However, contrasting performance was also relatively common among sister lines or between a recurrent parent and its SBWs.
Early flowering was a common feature among lines with broad adaptation and/or high yield in the northern Australian wheatbelt, while yields in the southern region did not show any association with the maturity type. Lines with high yields in the southern and northern regions had cooler canopies during flowering and early grain filling. Among the SBWs with Australian genetic backgrounds, lines best adapted to CIANO were tall (>100 cm), with a slightly higher ground cover. These lines also displayed a higher concentration of water-soluble carbohydrates in the stem at flowering, which was negatively correlated with stem number per unit area when evaluated in southern Australia (Horsham). Possible reasons for these patterns are discussed.
Selection for yield at CIANO did not specifically identify the lines best adapted to northern Australia, although they were not the most poorly adapted either. In addition, groups of lines with specific adaptation to the south would not have been selected by choosing the highest yielding lines at CIANO. These findings suggest that selection at CIMMYT for Australian environments may be improved by either trait based selection or yield data combined with trait information. Flowering date, canopy temperature around flowering, tiller density, and water-soluble carbohydrate concentration in the stem at flowering seem likely candidates.
Additional keywords: synthetic backcrossed-derived bread wheat, drought, breeding, genotype × environment interaction.
Acknowledgments
The authors acknowledge the support of the Australian Grains Research and Development Corporation, the Department of Primary Industries, Victoria, and CIMMYT for funding the field work component of this research. We are very grateful to the Australian plant breeders R. Eastwood, J. Sheppard, B. Winter, R. Wilson, and M. Lu for coordinating and collecting data in the field experiments. MFD and FCO also thank J. Bull for excellent technical assistance. We thank L. McIntyre and J. Drenth for running the Xgwm136 marker on the lines.
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