Euphytica

, 166:1 | Cite as

Combining ability analysis across environments for some traits in dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) under low and high soil phosphorus conditions

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Abstract

Dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is an important grain legume for small-scale farmers in eastern Africa who nonetheless, grow beans with limited phosphorus (P) fertilizer supply or none at all. Phosphorus rank second, after nitrogen (N), as the most limiting soil nutrient in bean production in East African soils. This study was conducted to determine combining ability for five polygenic traits in the red mottled, large seeded bean market class, under low and high soil P conditions and two locations. Three parents tolerant to low soil P were hybridized with five well adapted, but non-low P tolerant lines in a diallel mating scheme. The resulting 28 F1 hybrids were evaluated in a randomized complete block design with three replications, under low and high soil P conditions at two sites. There were highly significant (P ≤ 0.001) differences among the genotypes for all the traits under all the study conditions. The GCA mean squares were highly significant (P ≤ 0.001) for these traits, indicating importance of additive effects for both study conditions and sites. The GCA × Environment and SCA × Environment were significant for all the parameters and test conditions. CAL143 had positive GCA effects that were significant; except for 100-seed weight under P stress; for all the traits and under all the study conditions. The negative GCA effects for the none P tolerant parents indicate that they impacted positively in imparting earliness.

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Additive gene action GCA Kenya Low soil phosphorus Phaseolus vulgaris SCA 
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Acknowledgement

This paper is a portion of M. Sc. thesis submitted to University of Nairobi, Kenya, by John M. Kimani. The first author acknowledges Professor P. M. Kimani, Dr. S. M. Githiri and Dr. J. W. Kimenju for their valuable advice during the study. Funding of this research by the University of Nairobi, and provision of breeding materials by East and Central Africa Bean Research Network (ECABREN) under Prof. P. M. Kimani is also greatly appreciated.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.African Centre for Crop Improvement, School of Biochemistry, Genetics, Microbiology and Plant PathologyUniversity of Kwa-Zulu NatalScottsvillePietermaritzburgSouth Africa

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