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CORRELATION ANALYSIS OF HMW SUB-UNITS AND BAKING QUALITY-RELATED TRAITS IN INDIAN WHEAT (TRITICUM AESTIVUM L.) CULTIVARS (Article)
(A K Journals, 2013-12) Gajalakshmi, Kandasamy
High molecular weight (HMW) glutenin subunits and baking quality-related traits were studied in 50 Indian wheat landraces. Scoring of germplasm based on electrophoresis patterns using the Payne method showed that the quality scores varied from 4 to 8. Based on this scoring, 13 cultivars were ranked as superior. Cluster analysis based on electrophoresis patterns and Jaccard similarity criteria divided the cultivars into five groups, with 13 cultivars in the first cluster. There was no similarity between the grouping pattern based on HMW glutenin sub-units and quality-related traits. In the present study, the quality of the flour of six wheat varieties was weak, so these varieties were only suitable for biscuit making. The flour of 31 wheat varieties showed medium strength. The remaining 13 wheat varieties had strong flour. Considering the great variation observed for quality-related traits and HMW glutenin sub-units, it can be concluded that these cultivars are potential sources of desirable quality traits for use in bread wheat breeding programmes to improve bread-making quality.
HERITABILITY, CORRELATION AND PATH COEFFICIENT ANALYSIS FOR MORPHO-PHYSIOLOGICAL TRAITS IN WHEAT
(2015-01) Shajitha, P; Gajalakshmi, Kandasamy; Sivasamy, M; Nisha, P
Heritability, inter-relationship and path coefficient studies were performed in ten bread wheat genotypes in the background of (Lok-1, MACS2496, NI5439, NIAW 34, PBW 226, PBW 343, PBN 51, PBW 502, WH542 and WH147) carrying yield potential gene Lr19/Sr25 along with rust resistance. Very high broad sense heritability was estimated for all the morphological characters studied. Grains per spike exhibited highest heritability value of 99.4% while tillers per plant showed minimum value of 90%. Genotypically plant height, spike length, spikelets per spike, grains per spike and 1000-grain weight were positively and significantly correlated with tillers per plant while highly significantly associated phenotypically. Flag leaf area was positively but non-significantly associated with grain yield; whereas, fertile tillers per plant was negatively and nonsignificantly correlated with grain yield. Plant height, flag leaf area, spike length and grains per spike had positive direct effects on grain yield. While fertile tillers per plant, spikelets per spike and 1000-grain weight exhibited negative direct effects on grain yield. The traits having positive direct effects on grain yield are considered to be suitable selection criteria for evolving high yielding genotypes.