Genotype-by-Environment Interactions for Seed Composition Traits of Breeding Lines in The Uniform Peanut Performance Test
2008
Isleib, T.G. | Tillman, B.L. | Pattee, H.E. | Sanders, T.H. | Hendrix, K.W. | Dean, L.O.
Peanut composition is influenced by several groups of factors: environmental, genetic, and their interaction. This study evaluated the relative contributions of these factors using data from the USDA/ARS quality testing program using samples from the multi-state Uniform Peanut Performance Tests (UPPT). Data were subjected to restricted maximum likelihood estimation of variance components reflecting the main effects of year, production region, location within region, genotype (cultivar or breeding line), and kernel grade (“seed size”) within genotype, and the interactions among these main effects. Genetic variation in oil content was low (9% of total variation); however, fatty acid composition of the oil was highly influenced by genotype (34-77%) with the exception of lignoceric acid (1%). Genetic influence on tocopherols was generally less than that of fatty acids. Environmental variation of tocopherols was greater than the variation attributable to genotype by environment interaction. The lowest genetic variation was observed in sugar content; however, environmental variation was high (68%). The magnitude of genetic influence on oil content and fatty acid concentrations suggests that these traits are amenable to improvement through breeding.
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