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Components of resistance to sorghum shoot fly, Atherigona soccata

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Sorghum shoot fly, Atherigona soccata is one of the major constraints in sorghum production, and host plant resistance is one of the components to control sorghum shoot fly. Thirty sorghum genotypes were evaluated for different mechanisms of resistance and morphological and agronomic traits during the rainy and postrainy seasons. The sorghum genotypes, Maulee, Phule Anuradha, M 35-1, CSV 18R, IS 2312, Giddi Maldandi, and RVRT 3 suffered lower shoot fly damage, and also exhibited high grain yield potential during the postrainy season. ICSB 433, ICSV 700, ICSV 25019, ICSV 25022, ICSV 25026, ICSV 25039, PS 35805, Akola Kranti, and IS 18551 exhibited antixenosis for oviposition and antibiosis against sorghum shoot fly, A. soccata. Leaf glossiness, plant vigor, leafsheath pigmentation and trichomes were associated with resistance/susceptibility to shoot fly. Path coefficient analysis indicated that direct effects and correlation coefficients of leaf glossiness, plant vigor, plant height, plant color and trichomes were in the same direction, suggesting that these traits can be used to select sorghum genotypes for resistance to shoot fly. Principal co-ordinate analysis based on shoot fly resistance traits and morphological traits placed the test genotypes into different groups. The genotypes placed in different groups can be used to increase the levels and broaden the genetic base of resistance to shoot fly. The environmental coefficient of variation and phenotypic coefficient of variation for shoot fly resistance and morphological traits were quite high, indicating season specific expression of resistance to sorghum shoot fly. High broadsense heritability, genetic advance and genotypic coefficient of variation suggested the predominance of additive nature of genes controlling shoot fly resistance, suggesting that pedigree breeding can be used to transfer shoot fly resistance into high yielding cultivars. This information will be useful for developing shoot fly-resistant high yielding cultivars for sustainable crop production.

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We are thankful to the sorghum entomology technical staff for their help in carrying out the field experiments and Bill and Melinda Gates foundation for their financial support through HOPE Sorghum and Millet project and Dr. P. Srinivasa Rao for his valuable suggestions.

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    Riyazaddin Mohammed, Rajendra S. Munghate, Ashok Kumar Are, Belum V. S. Reddy & Hari C. Sharma

  2. Department of Genetics, Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

    Riyazaddin Mohammed & Kavi Kishor B. Polavarapu

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Appendix 1

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Table 7 Sorghum descriptors (ICRISAT, Patancheru, 2011–2014)
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Table 8 Panicle and grain characteristics of sorghum genotypes evaluated for resistance to sorghum shoot fly, A. soccata (ICRISAT, Patancheru, 2011–2012)
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Table 9 The temperature and relative humidity (weather conditions) at ICRISAT, Patancheru, 2011–2012 postrainy and rainy seasons (1 month)
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Mohammed, R., Munghate, R.S., Are, A.K. et al. Components of resistance to sorghum shoot fly, Atherigona soccata . Euphytica 207, 419–438 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-015-1566-1

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