Genetic variation and heritability of resistance to Cinara cupressi in Cupressus lusitanica


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Kamunya S.M., . and Olng'otie P.S., . and Chagala E., . and Day R.K., . and Kipkore W.K., . Genetic variation and heritability of resistance to Cinara cupressi in Cupressus lusitanica. pp. 587-598. ISSN 0128-1283

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Genetic variation and heritability of resistance to Cinara cupressi in Cupressus lusitanica. A study was undertaken to determine the genetic variation and heritability of resistance to Cinara cupressi in Cupressus lusitanica using half-sib and full-sib progeny trials aged 30 and 22 years respectively. There was considerable between-and within-family variations in aphid damage in both trials. The half-sib family heritability of 0.56 plus minus 0.21 and individual tree narrow-sense heritability of 0.45 plus minus 0.31 for half-and full-sibs respectively are high enough to indicate genetic influence in resistance which opens possibilities for effective selection and breeding for resistance. There were significant among-parent effects depicting strong general combining ability (p less than 0.01) while male x female interactions were negligible (p more than 0.05) indicating lack of specific combining ability effects. The genetic correlations between aphid damage and growth characters (height and diameter) were not significant (p more than 0.05) for either trials indicating that selection for resistance is not likely to have adverse effects on these economic traits. The presence of additive variance and relatively high heritability in resistance within the progeny trials augur well for succesful incorporation of aphid resistance into the future breeds via seed orchards.


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Genetic variation and heritability of resistance to Cinara cupressi in Cupressus lusitanica. A study was undertaken to determine the genetic variation and heritability of resistance to Cinara cupressi in Cupressus lusitanica using half-sib and full-sib progeny trials aged 30 and 22 years respectively. There was considerable between-and within-family variations in aphid damage in both trials. The half-sib family heritability of 0.56 plus minus 0.21 and individual tree narrow-sense heritability of 0.45 plus minus 0.31 for half-and full-sibs respectively are high enough to indicate genetic influence in resistance which opens possibilities for effective selection and breeding for resistance. There were significant among-parent effects depicting strong general combining ability (p less than 0.01) while male x female interactions were negligible (p more than 0.05) indicating lack of specific combining ability effects. The genetic correlations between aphid damage and growth characters (height and diameter) were not significant (p more than 0.05) for either trials indicating that selection for resistance is not likely to have adverse effects on these economic traits. The presence of additive variance and relatively high heritability in resistance within the progeny trials augur well for succesful incorporation of aphid resistance into the future breeds via seed orchards.

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Item Type: Article
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AGROVOC Term: CINARA
AGROVOC Term: GENETIC VARIATION
AGROVOC Term: HERITABILITY
AGROVOC Term: PEST INSECTS
AGROVOC Term: CUPRESSUS LUSITANICA
AGROVOC Term: TIMBER TREES
AGROVOC Term: WOOD
AGROVOC Term: ORNAMENTAL WOODY PLANTS
AGROVOC Term: AGROFORESTRY
AGROVOC Term: PULP
Depositing User: Ms. Norfaezah Khomsan
Last Modified: 24 Apr 2025 05:52
URI: http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17944

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