Phenotypic Diversity and Genetic Parameters of Coffea canephora Clones
2023
Caroline de Souza Bezerra | Jennifer Souza Tomaz | Mágno Sávio Ferreira Valente | Marcelo Curitiba Espindula | Ricardo Lívio Santos Marques | Hugo Cesar Tadeu | Fábio Medeiros Ferreira | Gabriel de Sousa Silva | Carlos Henrique Salvino Gadelha Meneses | Maria Teresa Gomes Lopes
The simultaneous analysis of the maximum number of chemical elements present in plant tissues provides more comprehensive information about their chemical constitution and increases the number of characteristics for the selection process in various plant breeding programs. The objective of this study was to analyze productivity, grain yield, and concentration of chemical elements in tissues of Coffea canephora clones to study phenotypic diversity and estimate genetic parameters for use in breeding. This experiment was carried out in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, in randomized blocks with four replications. The concentrations of elements in various organs were quantified using total reflection X-ray fluorescence (TXRF). Genetic parameters and genetic divergence were estimated, and genotypes were clustered using the UPGMA hierarchical method and non-metric multidimensional scaling analysis. The study allowed us to differentiate the performance of the clones in terms of the absorption of essential and non-essential chemical elements for plant development and to analyze the correlation of the characteristics in the selection process. TXRF efficiently characterizes the presence and concentration of multiple elements, aiding genotype discrimination for C. canephora improvement.
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