Genotype x environment interactions in a core collection of French perennial ryegrass populations |
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Authors: | G Charmet F Balfourier C Ravel J -B Denis |
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Institution: | (1) INRA, Station d' amélioration des plantes, 63039 Clermont Ferrand, France;(2) INRA, Station de biométrie, 78000 Versailles, France |
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Abstract: | A representative sample (core collection) of natural populations of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) from France was evaluated for agronomic traits at seven locations. This sample exhibits a high level of genotype-environment interaction for most traits. The interactions for summer-growth (a key-factor of adaptation in most French regions) were studied by means of regression using climatic factors of the evaluation sites and the sites of population origin as covariates. This method succeeded in explaining most of the interaction term and also part of the main effects. It appears that populations from either warm or dry sites generally have a positive interaction when evaluated in a site with similar characteristics, as expected as a consequence of natural selection. A population component of regression on environmental covariates, however, was significant and could be exploited through breeding to improve adaptation of perennial ryegrass to either drier or warmer regions. |
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Keywords: | Genotype-environment interaction Factor regression Genetic resources Plant breeding |
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