Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Sinica ›› 2023, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (4): 91-100. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20194036

Special Issue: Multigrain crops Cultivation & Physiology

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Analysis of Plant Architecture and Yield Traits of Recombination Inbred Lines in Foxtail Millet

HE Miaoling1,2, WANG Zhilan2, DU Xiaofen2, HAN Kangni2, LIAN Shichao2, LI Yuxin2, CHENG Kai2, LI Yanfang2, WANG Jun1,2   

  1. 1 School of Life Science,Shanxi University,Taiyuan 030006,China
    2 Millet Research Institute,Shanxi Agricultural University,Shanxi Key Laboratory of Minor Crop Germplasm Innovation and Molecular Breeding,Shanxi Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Breeding in Minor Crops,Changzhi 046011,China
  • Received:2023-02-20 Published:2023-08-28

Abstract:

Ideal plant architecture can significantly improve crop yield,but the relationship between plant architecture traits and yield traits is still unclear in foxtail millet.To provide a theoretical basis and germplasm resource for plant architecture breeding in foxtail millet,10 plant architectures traits(plant height,main stem length,panicle length,panicle neck length,panicle diameter,tiller number,node number,length of flag leaf,width of flag leaf and area of flag leaf)and 3 yield traits(panicle weight,panicle grain weight and 1000-grain weight)were analyzed via 126 F6 recombinant inbred lines(RIL)from a F1 arrived from a cross between Aininghuang and Jingu 21 under three ecological environment consisting of Changzhi,Yuci and Datong.Based on the best linear unbiased estimation(BLUE),variance analysis,correlation analysis,partial correlation analysis,principal component analysis,multiple regression analysis and cluster analysis were conducted.The phenotype variation analysis showed there were an extremely significant difference between plant height and main stem length in three ecological environments,a significantly or extremely significant difference between panicle neck length and node number in two ecological environments,and the significant or extremely significant differences among panicle length,panicle diameter,panicle weight,panicle grain weight and tiller number in single ecological environment.In RIL population, an abundant variation was observed for 13 traits with the approximately normal frequency distribution,and the variation coefficients ranged from 6.86% to 31.71%.Except for the main stem length in Yuci, other traits showed a transgressive separation in three ecological environments.Correlation analysis and partial correlation analysis indicated that panicle weight and panicle grain weight were extremely significant positive correlated with plant height,main stem length,panicle length,panicle neck length and node number,while they were extremely significant negative correlated with tiller number,panicle weight was significantly positive correlated with flag leaf length.Principal component analysis simplified 13 traits into 4 principal components,and the cumulative contribution rate was up to 93.938%.The fitting degree R2 of multiple regression analysis was 0.614, and main stem length,panicle length and tiller number were the main factors affecting panicle weight.The RIL population was divided into 7 groups via cluster analysis,among which Group Ⅴ consisted of 3 materials with the highest yield, medium plant height and good comprehensive traits,which could be used as elite parents for ideal plant architecture breeding.

Key words: Foxtail millet, Recombination inbred line, Plant architecture, Yield traits, Correlation analysis, Principal component analysis, Cluster analysis

Cite this article

HE Miaoling, WANG Zhilan, DU Xiaofen, HAN Kangni, LIAN Shichao, LI Yuxin, CHENG Kai, LI Yanfang, WANG Jun. Analysis of Plant Architecture and Yield Traits of Recombination Inbred Lines in Foxtail Millet[J]. Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Sinica, 2023, 38(4): 91-100. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20194036.

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