Evaluation of early generations for iron chlorosis in relation to productivity in groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) |
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Authors: | V N Kulkarni M V C Gowda A F Habib |
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Institution: | (1) University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, 580 005, Karnataka, India |
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Abstract: | Five popular but iron-inefficient cultivars were crossed with three efficient genotypes and both parents and F1s were evaluated for iron-efficiency in potted calcareous and noncalcareous soil. The iron-efficient genotypes were dark green or green in both noncalcareous and calcareous soils whereas inefficient types were light green to yellow in calcareous soil. The chlorophyll and active iron (Fe2+) concentration of leaves was less in iron-efficient genotypes compared to efficient types in calcareous soil and reduction of both the parameters from noncalcareous to calcareous soil was considerably high in iron-inefficient lines. There was significant correlation between visual scores, chlorophyll and active iron content. There were no differences among F1s for iron chlorosis and they were all iron-inefficient. The frequency of iron-inefficient plants was higher than the efficient plants in all F2 populations. But most of the productive plants came from iron-efficient segregants indicating strong association between iron-efficiency and productivity. Based on the results selection for iron-efficiency in early generations and extensive evaluation for productivity in advanced generations is suggested for developing varieties for cultivation in calcareous soils. |
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Keywords: | Arachis hypgaea L early generation iron chlorosis |
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