Title
Variance component estimations and mega-environments for sweetpotato breeding in West Africa
Date Issued
01 January 2020
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Swanckaert J.
Akansake D.
Adofo K.
Acheremu K.
De Boeck B.
Grüneberg W.J.
Low J.W.
Campos H.
Publisher(s)
John Wiley and Sons Inc.
Abstract
The current study was aimed at identifying mega-environments in Ghana and evaluating adaptability of superior sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.] genotypes from a targeted breeding effort. Three sets of genotypes were evaluated in multi-environment trials (MET). Twelve sweetpotato varieties were evaluated across nine environments representing the main agro-ecological zones in Ghana. MET analysis was conducted using a stage-wise approach with the genotype × environment (G × E) table of means used as a starting point to model the G × E interaction for sweetpotato yield. Emphasis was given to the genetic correlation matrix used in a second-order factor analytic model that accommodates heterogeneity of genetic variances across environments. A genotype main effect and G × E interaction of storage root yield explained 82% of the variation in the first principal component, and visualized the genetic variances and discriminating power of each environment and the genetic correlation between the environments. Two mega-environments, corresponding to northern and southern trial sites, were delineated. Six breeding lines selected from the south and eight breeding lines selected from the north were tested and compared to two common check clones at five locations in Ghana. A Finlay–Wilkinson stability analysis resulted in stable performances within the target mega-environment from which the genotypes were selected, but predominantly without adaptation to the other region. Our results provide a strong rationale for running separate programs to allow for faster genetic progress in each of these two major West African mega-environments by selecting for specific and broad adaptation.
Start page
50
End page
61
Volume
60
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Agricultura
Biotecnología industrial
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85078672752
Source
Crop Science
ISSN of the container
0011183X
Sponsor(s)
We would like to sincerely acknowledge funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, through the CIP coordinated project, Sweetpotato Action for Security and Health in Africa II (SASHA II). Sincere appreciation is given to the CSIR Crops Research Institute and CSIR Savanna Agricultural Research Institute which host the Sweetpotato Support Platform for West Africa (CIP's regional breeding program). The authors are also grateful to all donors who supported this work through their contributions to the CGIAR Fund (https://www.cgiar.org/funders/) and in particular to the CGIAR Research Program for Roots, Tubers, and Bananas (CRP-RTB). We would like to acknowledge funding received from the Centre for International Migration and Development (CIM).
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