Genetics of post-drought recovery, persistence and summer dormancy in orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata)
Fatemeh Pirnajmedin A , Mohammad Mahdi Majidi
A B , Fatemeh Saeidnia A , Behnam Hoseini A , Aghafakhr Mirlohi A and Mostafa Abdolahi A
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A Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran.
B Corresponding author. Email: majidi@cc.iut.ac.ir
Crop and Pasture Science 69(11) 1140-1149 https://doi.org/10.1071/CP18049
Submitted: 10 February 2018 Accepted: 4 September 2018 Published: 25 October 2018
Abstract
The genetic basis of post-drought recovery, summer dormancy and persistence under drought stress is little investigated in orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata L.). In this study, polycross populations (half-sib genotypes) were evaluated under normal and regulated deficit irrigation for 3 years (2012–14) in the field. Irrigation was then withheld in 2015, and the genotypes were evaluated for post-drought recovery and persistence. The results showed that regulated deficit irrigation decreased forage yield, yield components, persistence and recovery. A broad range of general combining ability was observed for most of the measured traits. Moderate to high estimation of narrow-sense heritability for yield components, persistence, recovery and summer dormancy index indicated that phenotypic selection may be successful to attain genetic progress. Under deficit irrigation, flowering time was positively correlated with persistence and recovery, indicating that selection based on lateness would lead to improvement in these traits. Stable and superior families across environments were identified based on regression coefficients and principle component analysis that would be desirable in future breeding programs.
Additional keywords: cocksfoot, drought tolerance, GCA, inheritance.
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