Combining ability and heritability analysis of sweetpotato weevil resistance, root yield, and dry matter content in sweetpotato

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dc.contributor.authorMugisa, Immaculate
dc.contributor.authorKarungi, Jeninah
dc.contributor.authorMusana, Paul
dc.contributor.authorOdama, Roy
dc.contributor.authorAlajo, Agnes
dc.contributor.authorChelangat, Doreen M
dc.contributor.authorAnyanga, Milton O
dc.contributor.authorOloka, Bonny M.
dc.contributor.authorGonçalves dos Santos, Iara
dc.contributor.authorTalwana, Herbert
dc.contributor.authorOchwo-Ssemakula, Mildred
dc.contributor.authorEdema, Richard
dc.contributor.authorGibson, Paul
dc.contributor.authorSsali, Reuben
dc.contributor.authorCampos, Hugo
dc.contributor.authorOlukolu, Bode A
dc.contributor.authorGuilherme; Yencho, Craig; Yada, Benard
dc.contributor.authorda Silva Pereira, Guilherme
dc.contributor.authorYencho, Craig
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-03T08:22:17Z
dc.date.available2023-08-03T08:22:17Z
dc.date.issued2022-09
dc.description.abstractEfficient breeding and selection of superior genotypes requires a comprehensive understanding of the genetics of traits. This study was aimed at establishing the general combining ability (GCA), specific combining ability (SCA), and heritability of sweetpotato weevil (Cylas spp.) resistance, storage root yield, and dry matter content in a sweetpotato multi-parental breeding population. A population of 1,896 F1 clones obtained from an 8 × 8 North Carolina II design cross was evaluated with its parents in the field at two sweetpotato weevil hotspots in Uganda, using an augmented row-column design. Clone roots were further evaluated in three rounds of a no-choice feeding laboratory bioassay. Significant GCA effects for parents and SCA effects for families were observed for most traits and all variance components were highly significant (p ≤ 0.001). Narrow-sense heritability estimates for weevil severity, storage root yield, and dry matter content were 0.35, 0.36, and 0.45, respectively. Parental genotypes with superior GCA for weevil resistance included “Mugande,” NASPOT 5, “Dimbuka-bukulula,” and “Wagabolige.” On the other hand, families that displayed the highest levels of resistance to weevils included “Wagabolige” × NASPOT 10 O, NASPOT 5 × “Dimbuka-bukulula,” “Mugande” × “Dimbuka-bukulula,” and NASPOT 11 × NASPOT 7. The moderate levels of narrow-sense heritability observed for the traits, coupled with the significant GCA and SCA effects, suggest that there is potential for their improvement through conventional breeding via hybridization and progeny selection and advancement. Although selection for weevil resistance may, to some extent, be challenging for breeders, efforts could be boosted through applying genomics-assisted breeding. Superior parents and families identified through this study could be deployed in further research involving the genetic improvement of these traits.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMugisa, Immaculate, Jeninah Karungi, Paul Musana, et al. 'Combining Ability and Heritability Analysis of Sweetpotato Weevil Resistance, Root Yield, and Dry Matter Content in Sweetpotato', Frontiers in Plant Science, vol. 13/(2022), pp. 956936-956936.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1664-462X
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/9095
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherFrontiers Media S.A.en_US
dc.subjectclones, crosses, families, mixed models, Cylas spp., Ipomoea batatasen_US
dc.titleCombining ability and heritability analysis of sweetpotato weevil resistance, root yield, and dry matter content in sweetpotatoen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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