Genetic variability of some quality traits in Lathyrus spp. germplasm

Sixty-six accessions representing eighteen species of the genus Lathyrus collected from different geographic regions were evaluated for variations of quality traits (100 seeds weight, ash, total seed proteins and 3-(-N-oxayl)-L-2,3 diaminopropoinc acid – ODAP contents). High variability of ODAP leve...

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Main Authors: Reda H. SAMMOUR, Abd El-Zahar MUSTAFA, Salwa BADR, Walla TAHR
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Published: University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani) 2007-11-01
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Online Access:https://journals.uni-lj.si/aas/article/view/14968
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Salwa BADR
Walla TAHR
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description Sixty-six accessions representing eighteen species of the genus Lathyrus collected from different geographic regions were evaluated for variations of quality traits (100 seeds weight, ash, total seed proteins and 3-(-N-oxayl)-L-2,3 diaminopropoinc acid – ODAP contents). High variability of ODAP levels was exhibited at both inter-specific and intra-specific levels. This variability was attributed to genetic and environmental factors. No significant correlation was found between ODAP and each of total protein content, ash content and 100 seeds weight. Cluster analysis of C.V. (Coefficient of variance) values for each accession identified the sixty-six accessions into eight groups. The most promising accession for breeding programs was L. sativus from Tunisia. This accession has good grain quality due to relatively low ODAP level and high protein content. The variations of protein content, ash content and 100-seeds weight were also discussed.
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spelling doaj-art-32228772c06d455abafaeccff1cdb3d12025-08-20T02:57:37ZengUniversity of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)Acta Agriculturae Slovenica1854-19412007-11-01901334310.14720/aas.2007.90.1.1496821360Genetic variability of some quality traits in Lathyrus spp. germplasmReda H. SAMMOUR0Abd El-Zahar MUSTAFA1Salwa BADR2Walla TAHR3Tanta Univ., Fac. of Science, Botany Dept., Tanta, EgyptTanta Univ., Fac. of Science, Botany Dept., Tanta, EgyptTanta Univ., Fac. of Science, Botany Dept., Tanta, EgyptTanta Univ., Fac. of Science, Botany Dept., Tanta, EgyptSixty-six accessions representing eighteen species of the genus Lathyrus collected from different geographic regions were evaluated for variations of quality traits (100 seeds weight, ash, total seed proteins and 3-(-N-oxayl)-L-2,3 diaminopropoinc acid – ODAP contents). High variability of ODAP levels was exhibited at both inter-specific and intra-specific levels. This variability was attributed to genetic and environmental factors. No significant correlation was found between ODAP and each of total protein content, ash content and 100 seeds weight. Cluster analysis of C.V. (Coefficient of variance) values for each accession identified the sixty-six accessions into eight groups. The most promising accession for breeding programs was L. sativus from Tunisia. This accession has good grain quality due to relatively low ODAP level and high protein content. The variations of protein content, ash content and 100-seeds weight were also discussed.https://journals.uni-lj.si/aas/article/view/14968legumeslathyrus sativusodapgenetic variabilityquality traitsgermplasm
spellingShingle Reda H. SAMMOUR
Abd El-Zahar MUSTAFA
Salwa BADR
Walla TAHR
Genetic variability of some quality traits in Lathyrus spp. germplasm
Acta Agriculturae Slovenica
legumes
lathyrus sativus
odap
genetic variability
quality traits
germplasm
title Genetic variability of some quality traits in Lathyrus spp. germplasm
title_full Genetic variability of some quality traits in Lathyrus spp. germplasm
title_fullStr Genetic variability of some quality traits in Lathyrus spp. germplasm
title_full_unstemmed Genetic variability of some quality traits in Lathyrus spp. germplasm
title_short Genetic variability of some quality traits in Lathyrus spp. germplasm
title_sort genetic variability of some quality traits in lathyrus spp germplasm
topic legumes
lathyrus sativus
odap
genetic variability
quality traits
germplasm
url https://journals.uni-lj.si/aas/article/view/14968
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