Genetic trends in the Zimbabwe's national maize breeding program over two decades

Monitoring genetic gains within breeding programs is a critical component for continuous improvement. While several national breeding programs in Africa have assessed genetic gain using era studies, this study is the first to use two decades of historical data to estimate genetic trends within a nat...

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Autores principales: Ronica Mukaro, Chaingeni, Davison, Sneller, Clay, Cairns, Jill E., Musundire, Lennin, Prasanna, Boddupalli M., Busiso Olga Mavankeni, Das, Biswanath, Mulanya, Mable, Chivasa, Walter, Mhike, Xavier, Thokozile Ndhlela, Goredema-Matongera, Nakai, Matova, Prince Muchapondwa, Muungani, Dean, Mutimaamba, Charles, Dagne Wegary Gissa, Zaman-Allah, Mainassara, Magorokosho, Cosmos, Victor Chingwara, Dumisani Kutywayo
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Publicado: Frontiers Media 2024
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162542
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author Ronica Mukaro
Chaingeni, Davison
Sneller, Clay
Cairns, Jill E.
Musundire, Lennin
Prasanna, Boddupalli M.
Busiso Olga Mavankeni
Das, Biswanath
Mulanya, Mable
Chivasa, Walter
Mhike, Xavier
Thokozile Ndhlela
Goredema-Matongera, Nakai
Matova, Prince Muchapondwa
Muungani, Dean
Mutimaamba, Charles
Dagne Wegary Gissa
Zaman-Allah, Mainassara
Magorokosho, Cosmos
Victor Chingwara
Dumisani Kutywayo
author_browse Busiso Olga Mavankeni
Cairns, Jill E.
Chaingeni, Davison
Chivasa, Walter
Dagne Wegary Gissa
Das, Biswanath
Dumisani Kutywayo
Goredema-Matongera, Nakai
Magorokosho, Cosmos
Matova, Prince Muchapondwa
Mhike, Xavier
Mulanya, Mable
Musundire, Lennin
Mutimaamba, Charles
Muungani, Dean
Prasanna, Boddupalli M.
Ronica Mukaro
Sneller, Clay
Thokozile Ndhlela
Victor Chingwara
Zaman-Allah, Mainassara
author_facet Ronica Mukaro
Chaingeni, Davison
Sneller, Clay
Cairns, Jill E.
Musundire, Lennin
Prasanna, Boddupalli M.
Busiso Olga Mavankeni
Das, Biswanath
Mulanya, Mable
Chivasa, Walter
Mhike, Xavier
Thokozile Ndhlela
Goredema-Matongera, Nakai
Matova, Prince Muchapondwa
Muungani, Dean
Mutimaamba, Charles
Dagne Wegary Gissa
Zaman-Allah, Mainassara
Magorokosho, Cosmos
Victor Chingwara
Dumisani Kutywayo
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description Monitoring genetic gains within breeding programs is a critical component for continuous improvement. While several national breeding programs in Africa have assessed genetic gain using era studies, this study is the first to use two decades of historical data to estimate genetic trends within a national breeding program. The objective of this study was to assess genetic trends within the final two stages of Zimbabwe's Department of Research & Specialist Services maize breeding pipeline between 2002 and 2021. Data from 107 intermediate and 162 advanced variety trials, comprising of 716 and 398 entries, respectively, was analyzed. Trials were conducted under optimal, managed drought stress, low nitrogen stress, low pH, random stress, and disease pressure (maize streak virus (MSV), grey leaf spot (GLS), and turcicum leaf blight under artificial inoculation. There were positive and significant genetic gains for grain yield across management conditions (28-35 kg ha-1 yr-1), under high-yield potential environments (17-61 kg ha-1 yr-1), and under low-yield potential environments (0-16 kg ha-1 yr-1). No significant changes were observed in plant and ear height over the study period. Stalk and root lodging, as well as susceptibility to MSV and GLS, significantly decreased over the study period. New breeding technologies need to be incorporated into the program to further increase the rate of genetic gain in the maize breeding programs and to effectively meet future needs.
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spelling CGSpace1625422025-12-08T10:29:22Z Genetic trends in the Zimbabwe's national maize breeding program over two decades Ronica Mukaro Chaingeni, Davison Sneller, Clay Cairns, Jill E. Musundire, Lennin Prasanna, Boddupalli M. Busiso Olga Mavankeni Das, Biswanath Mulanya, Mable Chivasa, Walter Mhike, Xavier Thokozile Ndhlela Goredema-Matongera, Nakai Matova, Prince Muchapondwa Muungani, Dean Mutimaamba, Charles Dagne Wegary Gissa Zaman-Allah, Mainassara Magorokosho, Cosmos Victor Chingwara Dumisani Kutywayo breeding genetic gain genetic trends maize Monitoring genetic gains within breeding programs is a critical component for continuous improvement. While several national breeding programs in Africa have assessed genetic gain using era studies, this study is the first to use two decades of historical data to estimate genetic trends within a national breeding program. The objective of this study was to assess genetic trends within the final two stages of Zimbabwe's Department of Research & Specialist Services maize breeding pipeline between 2002 and 2021. Data from 107 intermediate and 162 advanced variety trials, comprising of 716 and 398 entries, respectively, was analyzed. Trials were conducted under optimal, managed drought stress, low nitrogen stress, low pH, random stress, and disease pressure (maize streak virus (MSV), grey leaf spot (GLS), and turcicum leaf blight under artificial inoculation. There were positive and significant genetic gains for grain yield across management conditions (28-35 kg ha-1 yr-1), under high-yield potential environments (17-61 kg ha-1 yr-1), and under low-yield potential environments (0-16 kg ha-1 yr-1). No significant changes were observed in plant and ear height over the study period. Stalk and root lodging, as well as susceptibility to MSV and GLS, significantly decreased over the study period. New breeding technologies need to be incorporated into the program to further increase the rate of genetic gain in the maize breeding programs and to effectively meet future needs. 2024-06 2024-11-21T16:08:06Z 2024-11-21T16:08:06Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162542 en Open Access application/pdf Frontiers Media Mukaro, R., Chaingeni, D., Sneller, C., Cairns, J. E., Musundire, L., Prasanna, B. M., Mavankeni, B. O., Das, B., Mulanya, M., Chivasa, W., Mhike, X., Ndhlela, T., Matongera, N., Matova, P. M., Muungani, D., Mutimaamba, C., Wegary, D., Zaman-Allah, M., Magorokosho, C., Chingwara, V., & Kutywayo, D. (2024). Genetic trends in the Zimbabwe’s national maize breeding program over two decades. Frontiers in Plant Science, 15. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2024.1391926
spellingShingle breeding
genetic gain
genetic trends
maize
Ronica Mukaro
Chaingeni, Davison
Sneller, Clay
Cairns, Jill E.
Musundire, Lennin
Prasanna, Boddupalli M.
Busiso Olga Mavankeni
Das, Biswanath
Mulanya, Mable
Chivasa, Walter
Mhike, Xavier
Thokozile Ndhlela
Goredema-Matongera, Nakai
Matova, Prince Muchapondwa
Muungani, Dean
Mutimaamba, Charles
Dagne Wegary Gissa
Zaman-Allah, Mainassara
Magorokosho, Cosmos
Victor Chingwara
Dumisani Kutywayo
Genetic trends in the Zimbabwe's national maize breeding program over two decades
title Genetic trends in the Zimbabwe's national maize breeding program over two decades
title_full Genetic trends in the Zimbabwe's national maize breeding program over two decades
title_fullStr Genetic trends in the Zimbabwe's national maize breeding program over two decades
title_full_unstemmed Genetic trends in the Zimbabwe's national maize breeding program over two decades
title_short Genetic trends in the Zimbabwe's national maize breeding program over two decades
title_sort genetic trends in the zimbabwe s national maize breeding program over two decades
topic breeding
genetic gain
genetic trends
maize
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162542
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