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Vol.5 , No. 2, Publication Date: Mar. 10, 2018, Page: 19-28
 genotypes using two mating designs: polycross and nested mating designs. Selected floral, fruit and seed traits were assessed in 12 parents (comprising nine females and three males) used in a polycross (natural) and nested (artificial hand pollination) mating designs. Total fruit sets and number of filled seeds were lower under nested mating compared to the polycross design. However, filled seeds per fruits were higher in nested mating than in polycross design. Fruiting success and number of flowers pollinated contributed more to the variability in filled seeds in polycross (R<sup>2</sup>=0.67; p<0.05) than nested mating (R<sup>2</sup>=0.40; p=0.301). Mean kinship (MK) values showed weak positive association with fruit set per plant in both NC-I (r=0.312) and polycross (r=0.05) designs. The relationship between flowering intensity and pollination success was high and positive in polycross (r=0.85), but low and negative in NC-I (r=-0.06). Genome uniqueness had weak association with fruit set success NC-I (r=0.23) and polycross (r= -0.014) designs. The results suggest complementarity of polycross and nested mating designs for optimizing population improvement and variety development in white yam breeding.&picture=http://www.aascit.org/aascit/decorators/img/journal/903.jpg)
| [1] | Prince Emmanuel Norman, Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute (SLARI), Freetown, Sierra Leone; International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria; West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI), College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana (UG), Legon, Ghana. |
| [2] | Asrat Asfaw, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria. |
| [3] | Pangirayi Bernard Tongoona, West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI), College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana (UG), Legon, Ghana. |
| [4] | Agyemang Danquah, West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI), College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana (UG), Legon, Ghana. |
| [5] | Eric Yirenkyi Danquah, West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI), College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana (UG), Legon, Ghana. |
| [6] | David De Koeyer, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria. |
| [7] | Robert Asiedu, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria. |
Breeding yams is a two-step process that combines sexual and asexual reproduction. Sexual reproduction involving a transfer of pollen from male to female genotype reproductive organ is a key step to generate variability in yam improvement. The efficacy of genetic improvement therefore depends on degree of pollination success resulting in fruit set and producing viable botanical seeds. This study assessed pollination success attributes in white yam (Dioscorea rotundata) genotypes using two mating designs: polycross and nested mating designs. Selected floral, fruit and seed traits were assessed in 12 parents (comprising nine females and three males) used in a polycross (natural) and nested (artificial hand pollination) mating designs. Total fruit sets and number of filled seeds were lower under nested mating compared to the polycross design. However, filled seeds per fruits were higher in nested mating than in polycross design. Fruiting success and number of flowers pollinated contributed more to the variability in filled seeds in polycross (R2=0.67; p<0.05) than nested mating (R2=0.40; p=0.301). Mean kinship (MK) values showed weak positive association with fruit set per plant in both NC-I (r=0.312) and polycross (r=0.05) designs. The relationship between flowering intensity and pollination success was high and positive in polycross (r=0.85), but low and negative in NC-I (r=-0.06). Genome uniqueness had weak association with fruit set success NC-I (r=0.23) and polycross (r= -0.014) designs. The results suggest complementarity of polycross and nested mating designs for optimizing population improvement and variety development in white yam breeding.
Keywords
Pollination Success, Dioscorea rotundata Poir, Parental and Pedigree Relationships, Reproductive Trait Associations, Mating Designs
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