Combining Ability and Testcross Performance for Carotenoid Content of S 2 Super Sweet Corn Lines Derived from Temperate Germplasm

Worawan Wasuwatthanakool, Bhornchai Harakotr (), Yaowapha Jirakiattikul, Khomsorn Lomthaisong and Khundej Suriharn
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Worawan Wasuwatthanakool: Department of Agricultural Technology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
Bhornchai Harakotr: Department of Agricultural Technology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
Yaowapha Jirakiattikul: Department of Agricultural Technology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
Khomsorn Lomthaisong: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
Khundej Suriharn: Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand

Agriculture, 2022, vol. 12, issue 10, 1-13

Abstract: Understanding the impact of gene action and combining ability on targeted traits in a hybrid breeding program is imperative. The objective of this study was to estimate the genetic effect and combining ability of S 2 super sweet corn lines on carotenoid content. Twenty S 2 lines were crossed with two hybrid testers by using the line × tester mating design. Regarding parents, forty hybrids and two commercial checks were evaluated for carotenoid content across two different growing seasons between 2019 and 2020. The result indicated that the non-additive gene action governed the inheritance of carotenoid content. Several promising S 2 lines for individual carotenoids were identified; only L 20 possessed different and positive GCA values for all observed carotenoids. Moreover, genotype T 2 was a promising tester to identify superior lines for creating biofortified sweet corn hybrids. Testcross hybrids with satisfactory performance, desirable SCA estimates, and involving at least one of the pairwise parents with positive and high GCA were successfully defined. Hybrid T 2 × L 20 had high lutein, zeaxanthin, β-cryptoxanthin, and total carotenoids contents (ranging from 12.58 to 74.01 µg/g of dry weight), whereas hybrid T 2 × L 9 showed the highest content of β-carotene (4.19 µg/g of dry weight). We propose that high GCA and line at least one of the pairwise parents be included in indirect selections for the hybrid breeding of high-carotenoid sweet corn.

Keywords: biofortification; general and specific combining ability; non-additive gene action; Zea mays L. var. saccharata (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: 2022
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