Title
Potential of landrace germplasm for genetic enhancement of white lupin in Egypt
Date Issued
01 January 2000
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Department of Agricultural Sciences, Roy. Vet. and Agric. University
Abstract
Landraces of white lupin (Lupinus albus L.) collected in Egypt were evaluated along with locally developed cultivars and selected foreign germplasm for yield and major morphological characteristics in five different locations. These locations represent different soil types and climatic conditions in Egypt. The results showed an outstanding performance of the local cultivar checks across traditional locations for lupin cultivation, which supports the utilization of local germplasm for further improvement of locally adapted lupins in Egypt. The results further suggest that local landrace germplasm may be an important source of alleles for shortening the vegetative period, reducing plant height and stem length, as well as for improving some yield components as number of pods and seeds per plant. The genotype by location interaction was significant for all characteristics. Mass selection in the Egyptian germplasm collection of white lupin has the potential for enhancing yield, especially in germplasm adapted to newly reclaimed desert locations.
Start page
425
End page
430
Volume
47
Issue
4
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Agricultura
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-0033890190
Source
Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution
Resource of which it is part
Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution
ISSN of the container
09259864
Source funding
Danish International Development Agency
Sponsor(s)
The original germplasm collection was carried out as part of a joint research project between the Agricultural Research Center (ARC) in Egypt and the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University (KVL) of Denmark with financial support from the Danish International Development Assistance (Danida).
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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