<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The experiment was conducted at the level of a pilot farm located in eastern Algeria under a humid bioclimatic stage, during two successive crop years. The study focused on a F1 generation of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) consisting of twelve hybrids from a complete diallel cross between the two locals varieties (Saida and Tichedrett) and two other introduced varieties (Nadawa and Fouara). The aim was to determine the value of parental genotypes as genitors and to analyze their descendants, while evaluating the phenotypic variability of ten quantitative variables. Analysis of the variance revealed a significant difference for the whole of parameters studied in the parents as in their descendants. Additive and non-additive effects are involved in the genetic control of the analyzed variables. The Hayman model (1954) seems acceptable for five variables on ten variables studied for which additive effects are more important than dominance effects. The analysis of the heterosis effect was significant for the characters tested. For the productivity of the plant, eight hybrids on twelve have expressed a positive heterosis compared to the mid- parent, six combinations on twelve have registered a positive heterosis compared to the over-batter parent and compared to the best variety with an overall heterosis of 17.53%.</p></abstract>

The experiment was conducted at the level of a pilot farm located in eastern Algeria under a humid bioclimatic stage, during two successive crop years. The study focused on a F1 generation of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) consisting of twelve hybrids from a complete diallel cross between the two locals varieties (Saida and Tichedrett) and two other introduced varieties (Nadawa and Fouara). The aim was to determine the value of parental genotypes as genitors and to analyze their descendants, while evaluating the phenotypic variability of ten quantitative variables. Analysis of the variance revealed a significant difference for the whole of parameters studied in the parents as in their descendants. Additive and non-additive effects are involved in the genetic control of the analyzed variables. The Hayman model (1954) seems acceptable for five variables on ten variables studied for which additive effects are more important than dominance effects. The analysis of the heterosis effect was significant for the characters tested. For the productivity of the plant, eight hybrids on twelve have expressed a positive heterosis compared to the mid- parent, six combinations on twelve have registered a positive heterosis compared to the over-batter parent and compared to the best variety with an overall heterosis of 17.53%.

Analysis of the main agronomic characters of some barley varieties and the genetic characterization of their descendancy after a full diallel cross

Laboratory of Aromatic and Medicinal Plants, Faculty of Nature and Life Sciences

Department of Biotechnology, Laboratory of Aromatic and Medicinal Plants

Acta Scientifica Naturalis

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The experiment was conducted at the level of a pilot farm located in eastern Algeria under a humid bioclimatic stage, during two successive crop years. The...

Analysis of the main agronomic characters of some barley varieties and the genetic characterization of their descendancy after a full diallel cross

Data publikacji: 18 kwi 2020

Zakres stron: 98 - 111

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/asn-2020-0010

Słowa kluczowe
barley, complete diallel, Hayman model, heterosis effect

© 2020 Fawzia Bouchetat et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Analysis of the main agronomic characters of some barley varieties and the genetic characterization of their descendancy after a full diallel cross

Data publikacji: 18 kwi 2020

Zakres stron: 98 - 111

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/asn-2020-0010

Słowa kluczowebarley, complete diallel, Hayman model, heterosis effect

© 2020 Fawzia Bouchetat et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Słowa kluczowe
barley, complete diallel, Hayman model, heterosis effect