Combining ability and heterotic pattern in West African sorghum landraces

Gene action, combining ability and heterotic performance of Ethiopian Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) lines under moisture stress areas in Ethiopia

“…Higher magnitude of SCA variances found for all traits studied depicted the relative predominance of non-additive gene effects in the inheritance of these traits. This result is in agreement with the report done by using two female and nineteen male lines (Akata et al, 2017).…”

“…Examination of the results of the classification of the sorghum inbreds based on the SCA effects of yield and HGCAMT, fifteen inbreds were grouped similarly by both grouping methods (SCA and HGCAMT). It is striking that the assortment of the sorghum inbreds in an earlier study using the SCA method (Akata et al, 2017) and HGCAMT method used by (Badu-Apraku et al, 2013) showed close correspondence with the classification by the HGCAMT and SCA methods used in the present study.…”

“…As of two female lines (106 and 107) were used in this cross, the principle of SCA effects method is as follows: Male parents showing negative SCA effects when crossed with 106 and exhibiting positive SCA effects with 107 were classified into heterotic Group A. Male lines showing positive SCA effects with 107 and negative effects with 106 were assigned into heterotic Group B, similar result was reported by Akata et al (2017) for heterotic grouping of 19 male lines crossed with two female lines into 4 groups based on their SCA effects. The SCA effects of grain yield method classified those sorghum elite lines into two heterotic groups (Table 10).…”

Defining Fertilization Strategies for Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) Production Under Sudano-Sahelian Conditions: Options for Late Basal Fertilizer Application

“…Even though it has been described as a drought tolerant and well adapted crop to tropical and sub-tropical zones [2,3], sorghum cultivation nowadays in Sudano-Sahelian zone comes with low productivity. To overcome this low productivity, plant breeders have developed, during the last decades, viable modern varieties such hybrids and Open Pollinated Varieties (OPV) for different environments [4][5][6][7]. However, to achieve high average yields with these hybrids and OPV, adequate farming practices are central to optimize the use of soil water content and inputs of fertilizer [8][9][10].…”

Effets de trois types de fertilisants sur les paramètres végétatifs et productifs du sorgho en Haïti

“…Le sorgho (Sorghum bicolor. L) est l'une des céréales les plus cultivées dans le monde (Akata et al, 2017). Il représente l'aliment de base pour des millions de personnes en Afrique, Asie du sud et Amérique centrale (Akogou et al, 2018).…”