A Comparative Study on Stability of Seed Characteristics in Vetch and Pea Cultivations

Vasileios Greveniotis (), Elisavet Bouloumpasi, Stylianos Zotis, Athanasios Korkovelos, Dimitrios Kantas and Constantinos G. Ipsilandis
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Vasileios Greveniotis: Hellenic Agricultural Organization Demeter, Institute of Industrial and Forage Crops, GR-41335 Larissa, Greece
Elisavet Bouloumpasi: Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Oenology, International Hellenic University, GR-66100 Drama, Greece
Stylianos Zotis: Department of Agricultural Technology, Technological Educational Institute of Western Macedonia, GR-53100 Florina, Greece
Athanasios Korkovelos: Directorate of Water Management of Thessaly, Decentralized Administration of Thessaly—Central Greece, GR-41335 Larissa, Greece
Dimitrios Kantas: Department of Animal Science, University of Thessaly, Campus Gaiopolis, GR-41500 Larissa, Greece
Constantinos G. Ipsilandis: Regional Administration of Ionian Islands, GR-49100 Corfu, Greece

Agriculture, 2023, vol. 13, issue 5, 1-23

Abstract: Stability for yield and seed quality across environments are desirable traits for varieties used for the support of livestock, and such specific varieties of common vetch ( Vicia sativa L.) and peas ( Pisum sativum L.) are highly demanded from farmers. The objective of this study was to investigate the stability performance of seed quality attributes on six common vetch genotypes and five pea genotypes. The genotypes’ stability traits were based on seed quality characteristics of peas and common vetch under low-input vs. conventional cultivation systems. Significantly positive or negative correlations between the main traits in all cultivation schemes were found. Based on these findings, improving certain traits that exhibit qualitative inheritance is expected to be an efficient indirect way to improve seed quality stability, more easily in the case of peas. It was evident from comparisons that even in low-input farming systems, varieties showed stable performance. Analysis of variance (ANOVA), GGE biplot on main traits, and AMMI analysis all resulted in statistically significant variations between genotypes, environments, and farming practices. This analysis resulted in specific pea varieties and vetch cultivars that were stable for various regions and farming systems on seed quality traits.

Keywords: protein; starch content; seed quality; peas; vetch (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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