1 Pedigree selection for lint yield at late planting in Egyptian cotton ( G . barbadense L. ) Mahdy, E.E.; ** E.A. Hassaballa;** A.A. Mohamed;* and A. M. Aly * ** Agron. Dept., Fac. Agric., Assiut University * Cotton Res. Institute, Agric. Res. Center, Dokki, Giza Abstract Two cycles of pedigree selection for lint yield trait were achieved in two segregating populations of Egyptian cotton ( G . barbadense L. ) under late planting condition . The genetic materials were the F2, F3 , F4 and F5 generations of the crosses Giza 90 / Giza 85 (pop I ) and Giza 85/Giza 70 (pop II ) . The phenotypic coefficient of variation (c v ) of lint yield was large enough in the F 2 – generation and accounted for 46.39 and 46.35 % in pop I and in pop II ; respectively .How ever , the c v % of the respective parents were very low reflecting their purity . Broad sense heritability of lint yield was very high ( 0.99 and 0.99 ) and unreliable in the F2 – generations , which results in high expected genetic advance of 79.01 and 80.60 % from the mean for pop I and pop II ; respectively . After two cycles of selection the retained genetic coefficient of variability was 17.55 and 25.20 for pop I and pop II ; respectively ,How ever , the realized heritability and parent – offspring regression
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Pedigree selection for lint yield at
late planting in Egyptian cotton ( G .
barbadense L. )Mahdy, E.E.;** E.A. Hassaballa;** A.A. Mohamed;* and A. M.
Aly *
** Agron. Dept., Fac. Agric., Assiut University
* Cotton Res. Institute, Agric. Res. Center, Dokki, Giza
AbstractTwo cycles of pedigree selection for lint
yield trait were achieved in two segregatingpopulations of Egyptian cotton ( G . barbadenseL. ) under late planting condition . The geneticmaterials were the F2, F3 , F4 and F5 generationsof the crosses Giza 90 / Giza 85 (pop I ) andGiza 85/Giza 70 (pop II ) . The phenotypiccoefficient of variation (c v ) of lint yield waslarge enough in the F 2 – generation andaccounted for 46.39 and 46.35 % in pop I and inpop II ; respectively .How ever , the c v % ofthe respective parents were very low reflectingtheir purity . Broad sense heritability of lintyield was very high ( 0.99 and 0.99 ) andunreliable in the F2 – generations , whichresults in high expected genetic advance of79.01 and 80.60 % from the mean for pop I and popII ; respectively . After two cycles of selectionthe retained genetic coefficient of variabilitywas 17.55 and 25.20 for pop I and pop II ;respectively ,How ever , the realizedheritability and parent – offspring regression
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were 0.5509 and 0.3402 for pop I and 0.3016 and0.3388 for pop II ; respectively . In pop I , thedirect observed gain was significant ( p> 0.01 )from the bulk sample ( 10.78 %) and from thebetter parent (18.20 % ) . four superiorfamilies were isolated from pop I and exceededsignificant the better parent and bulk sample inlint yield and correlated traits . In pop IIthree superior families No. 58, No. 101 and No130 showed significant direct gain in lint yield34.96, 38.32 and 58.46 % from the bulk sample ,and 48.30 , 51.99 and 67.54 % from the betterparent , respectively . Family No. 130 , showedsignificant ( p > 0.01 ) correlated gain fromthe better parent of 62.08 , 35.92 , 4.15 , 9.63and 6.70 % for seed cotton yield , number ofbolls / plant , seed index , lint percentage andearliness index ; respectively .
INTRODUCTION
Egyptian cotton (Gossypium barbadense L.) is
considered the best fiber crop in the world and
remains as one of the most important crops in
Egypt. Improvement of early mature and high
yielding as well as high quality cotton varieties
are the principal objectives to all cotton
breeders around the world. Early maturity in
cotton has several advantages. It enables the
cotton crop to develop during periods of more
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favorable weather; it also helps to fit the crop
into a double-cropping pattern (grown after the
winter crops, for example wheat) without great
effect on yield. Early maturity is also desirable
in irrigated areas, as early maturing plants show
higher water use efficiency than late one so that
it can be grown in new land as Toshki, and escape
from damage of bollworms. Plant breeders are
continuously searching for a more effective and
efficient selection method. Although several
selection methods were used for improving several
traits in cotton, pedigree selection method has
become the most popular of plant breeding
procedures. Most of Egyptian cotton varieties
were produced through this method. Plant breeders
prefer it because it is versatile, relatively
rapid and makes possible the conducting of
genetic studies along with the plant-breeding
work. Younis (1986) found that the pcv and gcv
decreased rapidly after two cycles of pedigree
selection. Singh et al. (1995) found significant
genotypic differences for all traits in the F3
and F4-generations in three crosses. Mustafa et
al. (1995) in 41 strains selected from 10
Egyptian cotton crosses, found high gcv for lint
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yield/plant in Trial A (9.4%) and intermediate
(7.48%) in Trial B. Lioyd and Bridges (1995)
practiced selection at conventional and late
plantings of cotton, and found significant
genotype variation for all traits. Okasha (1998)
noted high to moderate broad-sense heritability
estimates for all traits in a study of direct
selection for yield and yield components.
Shaheen et al. (2000), Mahdy et al. (2001a and b),
Ahuja et al. (2004), Murthy et al. (2004) and Ahmed
et al. (2006) are in line with the results herein
respect to heritability estimates and coefficient
of variability. Khan et al. (2009) reported broad
sense heritability estimates of 0.98 for seed
cotton yield/plant, 0.96 for boll weight and 0.96
for number of bolls/plant.
Material and methods
The present study was carried out at Assiut
Univ. Exp. Farm during the four summer seasons of
2008 to 2011. The basic materials consisted of
two F2- populations stemmed from crosses between
four Egyptian cotton varieties (Gossypium barbadense
L.). Population I (PopI) stemmed from the cross
(Giza-90 x Giza-85) and population II (Pop II)
from (Giza-83 x Giza-70). In Season 2008; F2-
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generation, the two aforementioned populations in
the F2 generation were sown on May, 1st in spaced
plants, in row 60 cm apart and 40 cm between
hills within a row. After full emergence three
weeks after planting, the hills were thinned to
one plant /hill. In the four seasons the
recommended cultural practices for cotton
production were adopted throughout the growing
season, except for nitrogen fertilization. Half
of the recommended dose of nitrogen for cotton
production was added after thinning and before
the first irrigation. Data were recorded on 307
and 247 plants from pop I and II; respectively.
At the end of growing season two picks were done
on single plants. The recorded traits in all
seasons were; seed-cotton yield/plant, g., lint
yield/plant, g., lint percentage, number of bolls
/plant, boll weight, g, seed index, lint index,
earliness index (measured as weight of the first
pick / weight of the two picks), and days to
first flower . The best 30 and 25 for earliness
index from pop I and pop II, respectively were
saved. After ginning, five seeds from each of the
307 plants of pop I, and from each of the 247
plants of pop II were bulked to give an
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unselected bulk sample for each population. In
season 2009; F3-generation; the selected plants
from pop I and pop II, along with the two parents
and the unselected bulk sample were sown on May,
1st in two separate experiments. A randomized
Complete Block Design of three replications was
used. The plot size was one row, 4 m long, 60 cm
apart and 40 cm between hills within a row. After
full emergence, seedlings were thinned to one
plant per hill. After the two picks the best 20
plants from the best 20 families for earliness
index were saved from each population. Season
2010, F4- generation; the weather was very hot in
this season all over the country, and the
infestation of boll worms was very heavy. Hence,
data were not recorded, and the two experiments
were repeated in the next season of 2011 in the
F5 –generation. In season 2011, F5- generation;
sowing date was on May, 1st, 2011. Experimental
design and the plot size were as the previous
seasons. Each experiment involved the two parents
and the unselected bulk sample. Data were
subjected to proper statistical analysis
according to Steel and Torrie (1980). Genotypes
means were compared using Revised Least
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Significant Differences test (RLSD) according to
El-Rawi and Khalafalla (1980). The phenotypic
(σ2p), genotypic (σ2g) variances, and heritability
in broad sense (H) were calculated according to
Walker (1960). Realized heritability (h2) was
calculated as; h2 = R / S (Falconer, 1989); where
R = response to selection and S = selection
differential. The phenotypic (pcv %) and
genotypic (gcv %) coefficients of variability
were calculated as outlined by Burton (1952).
Narrow sense heritability was calculated as
parent-offspring regression according to Smith
and Kinman (1965).
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
1- Description of the base populations: The characteristics of the two base
populations (Table 1) indicated sufficient
coefficient of variability in the F2 of pop. I
(46.39%) and in pop. II (46.35%) in the criterion
of selection; lint yield/plant. The coefficient
of variability (cv) of the other traits ranged
from 6.12 to 18.91% in pop. I, and from 12.03 to
34.75% in pop. II for days to first
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Table 3. Means ,phenotypic coefficient of variability (cv%),heritability in broadsense (H) and expected genetic advance
(ΔG) of the F2 base population I and II for the studied
Mean ± SE 0.71 0.39 0.42 0.32 0.03 0.09 0.09 0.59 0.47Giza 70
Mean ± SE 53.88±0.60
20.16±0.37
37.46±0.69
18.29±0.44
2.97±0.05
9.78±0.08
5.88±0.15
73.18±0.59
72.29±0.53
cv % 1.44 3.04 2.22 3.62 7.71 2.96 6.59 1.05 1.00ΔG = The expected genetic advance from selection 10 % superior plant.flower and earliness index; respectively.
Otherwise, the cv of all traits of the four
parents was very low, except for lint index
reflecting the high purity of the parents. Broad
sense heritability estimates were very high
except for lint index in pop. I(0.57) which was
intermediate. In consequence, high and unreliable
estimates of expected gains in percentage of the
F2-mean were obtained.
2 - Pedigree selection for lint yield/plant:
2.1- Variability and heritability estimates:
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Mean squares of the selected families for lint
yield/plant and the other studied traits were
significant (P<0.01) in both of pop. I and pop.
II after two cycles of pedigree selection (Table
2). Where, the gcv and pcv% were high in the two
populations and accounted for 17.55 and 17.66%
for pop. I and 25.20 and 25.39% for pop. II;
respectively, indicating sufficient genetic
variability for further cycles of selection for
lint yield/plant. Generally, the coefficients of
variation for all traits were higher in pp. II
than in pop. I. The close estimates of pcv and
gcv % resulted in very high estimates of broad
sense heritability, which reached to 98.75 and
98.51% for pop. I and II; respectively. This
could be due to tow main causes, firstly,
evaluation of the selection families at one site
for one season inflated the families mean squares
by confounding effects of the interaction among
families, years and locations. The second cause
is the preponderance of dominance and over-
dominance in the early segregating generations.
However, the realized heritability estimates for
lint yield/plant were 0.2543 and 0.5509 for cycle
1 and cycle 2 in population I; respectively
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(Table 2). Also, heritability estimates from the
parent-offspring regression were 0.3402 and
0.2606 for cycle 1 and cycle 2 selections,
respectively. Likewise, in population II (Table
2), the estimates of realized heritability were
0.2114 for cycle 1, and 0.3016 for cycle 2,
compared to parent offspring regression of 0.1537
and 0.3388 for
the two respective cycles of selection. The wide
differences between broad sense and realized
heritability estimates were interpreted before
and reflect the effect of dominance and over-
dominance in the early segregating generations.
Mahdy (1983a and b) reported sufficient genetic
variability in lint yield/plant, number of
bolls/plant and lint/seed after two cycles of
pedigree selection for lint yield/plant. Younis
(1986) found that the pcv and gcv decreased
rapidly after two cycles of pedigree selection.
Singh et al. (1995) found significant genotypic
differences for all traits in the F3 and F4-
generations in three crosses. Mustafa et al.
(1995) in 41 strains selected from 10 Egyptian
cotton crosses, found high gcv for lint
yield/plant in Trial A (9.4%) and intermediate
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(7.48%) in Trial B. Lioyd and Bridges (1995)
practiced selection at conventional and late
plantings of cotton, and found significant
genotype variation for all traits. Okasha (1998)
noted high to moderate broad-sense heritability
estimates for all traits in a study of direct
selection for yield and yield components.
Shaheen et al. (2000), Mahdy et al. (2001a and b),
Ahuja et al. (2004), Murthy et al. (2004) and Ahmed
et al. (2006) are in line with the results herein
respect to heritability estimates and coefficient
of variability. Khan et al. (2009) reported broad
sense heritability estimates of 0.98 for seed
cotton yield/plant, 0.96 for boll weight and 0.96
for number of bolls/plant.
2.2- Means and observed gain:
2.2.1- Means and direct observed gain for lint
yield/plant:
Means of the selected families for lint
yield/plant of the two populations are presented
in Tables 3 and 6.
Mean lint yield/plant in pop. I (Table 3)
ranged from 19.23 to 37.12 with an average of
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26.41 g, while it ranged from 11.21 to 34.06 with
an average of 24.03 g in pop. II (Table 6).
Table 3. Means of the studied traits of the selected families for lint yield/plant in population I; ( season 2011).
NO
Lintyield
/plant,g.
Seedcotton
yield
/plant,g.
Lintpercent
age
No.ofbolls
/plant
Boll weight, g.
Seed
index
Lintindex
Earliness
index
Daystofirst
flower
1 32.59
94.83 34.37 35.3
0 2.69 9.54
5.00 80.83 67.3
4
29 32.08
81.59 39.32 33.0
5 2.47 8.70
5.64 72.47 73.8
8
36 25.34
72.62 34.90 26.6
5 2.73 9.91
5.32 88.17 66.8
4
43 24.17
71.73 33.71 23.7
9 3.02 11.13
5.66 67.56 81.3
2
56 37.12
99.70 37.23 34.4
2 2.90 10.14
6.02 91.08 62.5
6
59 27.15
82.60 32.87 29.0
0 2.85 10.43
5.11 67.24 76.5
3
66 24.11
72.37 33.31 29.1
2 2.49 9.73
4.86 68.33 70.7
7
87 19.23
61.22 31.41 23.3
4 2.62 9.14
4.19 75.68 74.2
8
99 22.45
70.75 31.73 26.6
4 2.66 10.07
4.68 61.58 84.0
5
101 24.30
71.74 33.88 23.4
5 3.06 9.68
4.96 70.53 72.6
9
154 24.61
79.34 31.02 29.8
4 2.66 10.42
4.69 76.68 79.7
3
193 26.36
81.13 32.49 33.1
4 2.45 7.88
3.79 82.11 69.3
1
195 25.83
76.66 33.69 27.7
5 2.76 10.12
5.14 72.72 76.6
2
234 29.97
94.71 31.64 34.2
0 2.77 10.91
5.05 91.56 62.2
1
14
236 22.85
71.20 32.09 26.3
1 2.71 8.84
4.18 63.68 78.5
2
237 20.30
51.50 39.42 19.3
4 2.66 9.83
6.39 69.98 74.2
6
244 23.34
76.51 30.50 25.8
7 2.96 10.61
4.66 65.68 79.9
8
270 32.45
89.55 36.24 28.1
4 3.18 10.87
6.18 69.02 76.7
5
298 30.74
87.45 35.16 30.5
7 2.86 10.33
5.60 76.00 71.5
6
299 23.23
72.30 32.12 26.3
6 2.74 10.05
4.76 79.75 66.3
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Average 26.41
77.97 33.86 28.3
1 2.76 9.92
5.09 74.53 73.2
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BULK 23.84
69.50 34.31 26.5
6 2.62 9.17
4.79 71.99 69.5
4
G90 21.80
65.09 33.50 24.9
7 2.61 9.21
4.64 67.72 76.0
3
G85 18.90
61.09 30.94 22.2
5 2.75 8.32
3.73 70.78 79.7
7Rev.LSD0.
05 0.73 1.25 0.87 1.07 0.09 0.10
0.21 1.27 1.29
Rev.LSD0.01 0.97 1.65 1.15 1.42 0.12 0.1
40.28 1.68 1.70
Table 4 .Observed direct and correlated responses afterthe second cycle of pedigree selection of theselected families for lint yield/plant measuredin percentage of the unselected bulk inpopulation I; (season 2011).
01 4.07 2.37 3.35 5.35 4.58 1.53 5.85 2.33 2.44* and ** significant at 0.05 and 0.01 levels ofprobability ;respectively.
Table 5. Observed direct and correlated responses afterthe second cycle of pedigree selection of theselected families for lint yield/plant measured inpercentage from the better parent in population I; (season 2011).
Table 7 .Observed direct and correlated responses afterthe second cycle of pedigree selection of the selectedfamilies for lint yield/plant measured in percentageof the unselected bulk in population II; (season2011).
Table 8. Observed direct and correlated responses after thesecond cycle of pedigree selection of the selectedfamilies for lint yield/plant measured in percentagefrom the better parent in population II; ( season2011).
1 6.79 4.78 5.10 7.97 5.97 2.99 7.27 3.93 6.47* and ** significant at 0.05 and 0.01 levels ofprobability ;respectively.
and earliness index. The range of correlated
gain was from 17.22% for family No. 190 to 62.08%
for family No. 130 for seed cotton yield/plant,
and from 6.70% for family No.1 30 to 17.77% for
family No. 58 for earliness index (Table 8).
These results are in agreement with those
reported by Mahdy et al. (2001a), El-Okkiah et al.
(2008), Mahrous (2008) and Mahdy et al. (2009),
they found correlated gains in number of
bolls/plant, boll weight, lint index and seed
index when selection practiced for yield.
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