Heritability of floral traits in Allium cepa L. populations from biparental crosses

Onions (Allium cepa L.) are one of the main vegetable crops worldwide. As an allogamous species with entomophilous pollination, floral traits play a critical role in seed production. Improving seed yield, especially for hybrid seed production, is very important. In this work, we obtained genetic inf...

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Main Authors: Noguera Serrano, Soraya Paola, Gimenez, Magali Diana, Paz, Rosalia Cristina, Galmarini, Claudio Romulo
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/16849
https://acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/csc2.21204
https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.21204
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author Noguera Serrano, Soraya Paola
Gimenez, Magali Diana
Paz, Rosalia Cristina
Galmarini, Claudio Romulo
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Gimenez, Magali Diana
Noguera Serrano, Soraya Paola
Paz, Rosalia Cristina
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Gimenez, Magali Diana
Paz, Rosalia Cristina
Galmarini, Claudio Romulo
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description Onions (Allium cepa L.) are one of the main vegetable crops worldwide. As an allogamous species with entomophilous pollination, floral traits play a critical role in seed production. Improving seed yield, especially for hybrid seed production, is very important. In this work, we obtained genetic information for floral traits using segregating populations from three male-sterile lines and one open-pollinated variety. Data on 16 floral traits, including perianth, gynoecium, stamens, and receptacle structures, were collected from the parental cultivars, their hybrids, and from segregating populations in the F2 and F3 generations. This dataset underpinned a comprehensive analysis of genetic variability, broad- and narrow-sense heritability estimation, genetic gain predictions, and trait correlations. The evaluated traits exhibited high broad-sense heritability values (0.08–0.85), but moderate narrow-sense heritability values (0.01–0.68), implying that the observed phenotypic variance is mainly explained by genetic factors, with a minor additive genetic factors contribution. Consequently, the study revealed effective genetic gain for the analyzed traits. The phenotypic correlations observed in the parental cultivars were not always maintained in the segregating populations, suggesting random correlations. Meanwhile, genetic correlations were moderate to low, suggesting that the analyzed traits can be independently selected without affecting the expression of other floral traits. Notably, correlations among floral traits were significant in stable cultivars but weak in segregating populations, excluding pleiotropic effects. This work has successfully demonstrated the heritability of onion floral traits and provided a sound basis for selecting individuals with desirable attributes, with valuable practical implications for onion breeding and seed production.
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spelling INTA168492024-02-29T13:56:02Z Heritability of floral traits in Allium cepa L. populations from biparental crosses Noguera Serrano, Soraya Paola Gimenez, Magali Diana Paz, Rosalia Cristina Galmarini, Claudio Romulo Cebolla Allium cepa Cruzamiento Heredabilidad Heritabilidad Genotípica Heredabilidad en Sentido Estricto Onions Cross-breeding Heritability Broad-sense Heritability Narrow-sense Heritability Onions (Allium cepa L.) are one of the main vegetable crops worldwide. As an allogamous species with entomophilous pollination, floral traits play a critical role in seed production. Improving seed yield, especially for hybrid seed production, is very important. In this work, we obtained genetic information for floral traits using segregating populations from three male-sterile lines and one open-pollinated variety. Data on 16 floral traits, including perianth, gynoecium, stamens, and receptacle structures, were collected from the parental cultivars, their hybrids, and from segregating populations in the F2 and F3 generations. This dataset underpinned a comprehensive analysis of genetic variability, broad- and narrow-sense heritability estimation, genetic gain predictions, and trait correlations. The evaluated traits exhibited high broad-sense heritability values (0.08–0.85), but moderate narrow-sense heritability values (0.01–0.68), implying that the observed phenotypic variance is mainly explained by genetic factors, with a minor additive genetic factors contribution. Consequently, the study revealed effective genetic gain for the analyzed traits. The phenotypic correlations observed in the parental cultivars were not always maintained in the segregating populations, suggesting random correlations. Meanwhile, genetic correlations were moderate to low, suggesting that the analyzed traits can be independently selected without affecting the expression of other floral traits. Notably, correlations among floral traits were significant in stable cultivars but weak in segregating populations, excluding pleiotropic effects. This work has successfully demonstrated the heritability of onion floral traits and provided a sound basis for selecting individuals with desirable attributes, with valuable practical implications for onion breeding and seed production. EEA La Consulta Fil: Noguera Serrano, Soraya Paola. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. CIGEOBIO; Argentina Fil: Noguera Serrano, Soraya Paola. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. CIGEOBIO; Argentina Fil: Noguera Serrano, Soraya Paola. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria La Consulta; Argentina Fil: Gimenez, Magali Diana. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. CIGEOBIO; Argentina Fil: Gimenez, Magali Diana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. CIGEOBIO; Argentina Fil: Paz, Rosalia Cristina. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. CIGEOBIO; Argentina Fil: Paz, Rosalia Cristina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. CIGEOBIO; Argentina Fil: Galmarini, Claudio Romulo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Centro Regional Mendoza - San Juan; Argentina Fil: Galmarini, Claudio Romulo. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencia Agrarias: Argentina Fil: Galmarini, Claudio Romulo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina 2024-02-29T13:50:09Z 2024-02-29T13:50:09Z 2024-02 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/16849 https://acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/csc2.21204 0011-183X 1435-0653 https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.21204 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Wiley Crop Science : 1-18. (First published: 20 February 2024)
spellingShingle Cebolla
Allium cepa
Cruzamiento
Heredabilidad
Heritabilidad Genotípica
Heredabilidad en Sentido Estricto
Onions
Cross-breeding
Heritability
Broad-sense Heritability
Narrow-sense Heritability
Noguera Serrano, Soraya Paola
Gimenez, Magali Diana
Paz, Rosalia Cristina
Galmarini, Claudio Romulo
Heritability of floral traits in Allium cepa L. populations from biparental crosses
title Heritability of floral traits in Allium cepa L. populations from biparental crosses
title_full Heritability of floral traits in Allium cepa L. populations from biparental crosses
title_fullStr Heritability of floral traits in Allium cepa L. populations from biparental crosses
title_full_unstemmed Heritability of floral traits in Allium cepa L. populations from biparental crosses
title_short Heritability of floral traits in Allium cepa L. populations from biparental crosses
title_sort heritability of floral traits in allium cepa l populations from biparental crosses
topic Cebolla
Allium cepa
Cruzamiento
Heredabilidad
Heritabilidad Genotípica
Heredabilidad en Sentido Estricto
Onions
Cross-breeding
Heritability
Broad-sense Heritability
Narrow-sense Heritability
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/16849
https://acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/csc2.21204
https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.21204
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