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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Field Screening of Diverse Soybean Germplasm to Characterize Their Adaptability under Long-Day Condition
Agronomy, Volume 13, No. 9, Article 2317, Year 2023
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Soybean is a short-day crop, and its sensitivity to photoperiod is an important trait for its adaptability. Rapid changes in the climate on a global scale could be a threat to future food security. There is a need to increase the heat tolerance of soybean to sustain its production. The availability of global germplasm provides plant breeders with the opportunity to explore the genetic potential of the existing soybean germplasm. For this purpose, a panel of 203 soybean accessions from different global climatic zones was evaluated for adaptability under long-day conditions. Field screening of the soybean germplasm was conducted over two consecutive years, 2016 and 2017, in Faisalabad, Pakistan. This study screened 15 diverse soybean accessions that exhibited economically viable yields in both years, i.e., 1500–2200 kg/ha. Data related to plant height, node number, pods per plant, seeds per plant, seed weight per plant, hundred-grain weight, and total yield were recorded. Two soybean accessions, PI548271 (MG-IV) and PI553039 (MG-IV,) produced the highest yield in both years. The genotypic and phenotypic coefficients of variance, broad-sense heritability, and genetic advances observed in their yields were also high. These results highlight the potential pre-existing genetic variation required to improve the adaptation of soybean to long-day conditions. Some of the accessions identified in the current study could be recommended for general cultivation under long-day and high-temperature conditions. © 2023 by the authors.
Authors & Co-Authors
Rani, Reena
Pakistan, Islamabad
Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Arif, Muhammad Hamza
Pakistan, Islamabad
Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Mukhtar, Zahid
Pakistan, Islamabad
Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Shimelis, Hussien Ali
South Africa, Durban
University of Kwazulu-natal
Raza, Ghulam Ali
Pakistan, Islamabad
Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences
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Authors: 5
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.3390/agronomy13092317
ISSN:
20734395
Research Areas
Environmental
Food Security
Genetics And Genomics