Genetic variation and diversity for grain iron, zinc, protein and agronomic traits in advanced breeding lines of pearl m
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RESEARCH ARTICLE
Genetic variation and diversity for grain iron, zinc, protein and agronomic traits in advanced breeding lines of pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] for biofortification breeding Mahesh Pujar . Mahalingam Govindaraj H. Shivade
. S. Gangaprasad . A. Kanatti .
Received: 3 December 2019 / Accepted: 11 May 2020 Ó Springer Nature B.V. 2020
Abstract Genetic improvements of iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) content in pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] may reduce the problems of anemia and stunted growth among millet dependent staple food consumers. The availability of variation in diversebreeding lines is essential to improve grain micronutrients in high-yielding cultivars. This study aimed to determine the extent of variability, heritability and diversity for grain Fe, Zn and protein, along with key agronomic traits, in 281 advanced breeding lines bred at ICRISAT and evaluated across two seasons (environments). A pooled analysis of variance displayed significant variation for all these traits. Highest variability was recorded for Fe (35–116 mg kg-1), Zn (21–80 mg kg-1), and protein (6–18%), and a three-fold variation was observed for panicle length, panicle girth and 1000-grain-weight (TGW). Diversity analysis showed 10 clusters. Cluster-III had maximum
Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-020-00956-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. M. Pujar M. Govindaraj (&) A. Kanatti H. Shivade International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru 502 324, Telangana, India e-mail: [email protected] M. Pujar S. Gangaprasad University of Agricultural Sciences Shivamogga, Shivamogga 577 225, Karnataka, India
lines (25%) and Cluster-V showed the highest mean values for Fe, Zn, protein and TGW. These results highlight the success of breeding program that aimed both the maintenance and creation of genetic variability and diversity. A significant positive correlation among Fe, Zn, protein and TGW indicated the potential for simultaneous improvement. Grain yield had a non-significant association with Fe and Zn, while protein showed a negative correlation. These results suggest that significant variability exists in elite-breeding lines, thus highlighting an opportunity to breed for biofortified varieties without compromising on the grain yield. The lines with high Fe, Zn and protein content can be used as hybrid parents and may also help in further genetic investigations. Keywords Variability Correlation Diversity Grain iron and zinc Grain protein Seed parent Restorer parent
Introduction Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R.Br.) is a climate-smart and nutritionally dependable cereal crop serving several millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. Pearl millet is grown in an area of 28 m ha across the world, primarily in the arid and semi-arid regions of Africa (18 m ha) and Asia ([ 10 m ha)
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