Abstract
A key strategy to improve fruit quality and consumer appeal in mangoes is to breed trait improvements into new cultivars. There are several key fruit quality traits in mango. Knowledge of the heritability and relationship among these traits is important for breeding success. This paper implements a linear mixed model analysis including paternal information for analysis of 13 important fruit quality traits from mango cultivars planted across three environments and assessed over several seasons. The traits analysed were average fruit weight, skin background colour, blush colour, percentage blush, blush intensity, skin thickness, beak shape, stem-end shape, deformities, mesocarp colour, mesocarp texture, seed width and mesocarp recovery. The analysis allows investigation into trait heritabilities and stability of traits over years and sites, as well as genetic correlations among traits.
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The datasets generated analysed during the current study are not publicly available due to commercial in confidence and the protection of intellectual property associated with the Australian National Mango Breeding Program but are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
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Statistical methods and software used in this manuscript are outlined in the materials and methods section.
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We would like to acknowledge the efforts of Peter Johnson, David Hamilton, Chris Wicks, Ping Lu, Richard Brettell, Sam Blakie, Warren Muller and Craig Hardner who contributed to collecting and collation of the phenotypic data used in this analysis. We would like to acknowledge the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Northern Territory Department of Primary Industry & Resources, the Western Australian Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development and CSIRO for their financial support of the National Mango Breeding project.
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The National Mango Breeding project was supported by the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Northern Territory Department of Primary Industry & Resources, the Western Australian Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development and CSIRO.
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Both authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, and data collection was performed by Ian Bally and data analyses were performed by Joanne De Faveri. The first and subsequent drafts of the manuscript were written by Ian Bally and Joanne De Faveri. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
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Bally, I.S.E., De Faveri, J. Genetic analysis of multiple fruit quality traits in mango across sites and years. Euphytica 217, 44 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-020-02750-3
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