Assessment of Interactions between Yield Components of Common Vetch Cultivars in Both Conventional and Low-Input Cultivation Systems

Vasileios Greveniotis, Elisavet Bouloumpasi, Stylianos Zotis, Athanasios Korkovelos and Constantinos G. Ipsilandis
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Vasileios Greveniotis: Institute of Industrial and Forage Crops, Hellenic Agricultural Organization Demeter, 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, GR-41335 Larissa, Greece
Constantinos G. Ipsilandis: Department of Agriculture, Regional Administration of Central Macedonia, GR-54622 Thessaloniki, Greece

Agriculture, 2021, vol. 11, issue 4, 1-18

Abstract: The primary purpose of this study was to explore yield stability of common vetch varieties based on the stability index, with a specific aim of exploring common vetch variety behavior regarding the yield of legumes under both conventional and low-input cultivation systems. Six varieties of common vetch ( Vicia sativa L.), namely, cv. Filippos, cv. Omiros, cv. Alexandros, cv. Tempi, cv. Zefyros and cv. Pigasos, were used. The cultivation was conducted using a strip-plot design with the six varieties randomized within each plot in two farming systems (conventional and low-input). Filippos was the best variety in conventional farming for seed yield, followed by Omiros. Omiros was the best variety in the low-input farming system for seed yield. Comparisons between conventional and low-input farming systems generally did not display any effect on stability estimations, but revealed the varieties that exhibit stable performance even in low-input farming systems. Stability analysis via the AMMI1 and GxE biplot analysis for one main factor showed two groups of varieties for seed yield with similar behavior. Genotype and environment distribution were used to group varieties that showed better performance in certain environments for seed yield but with differences in comparison to other traits. Correlations between traits showed the positive relation of seed yield to the number of pods per plant, the number of seeds per pod, the pod length, the mean weight of pods and, especially, the hay weight ( r = 0.771), a useful finding for indirect selection for breeders. The results provide valuable data regarding the genetic material, its adaptability and stability in varied environments and suitability for low-input cultivation systems.

Keywords: inputs; trait stability index; pods; GxE; common 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: 2021
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