Registration of ‘Chakkouf’ Lentil in Morocco

Idrissi, Omar; Sakr, B.; Dahan, R.; Houasli, Chafika; Nsarellah, N.; Udupa, Sripada M.; Sarker, Ashutosh

doi:10.3198/jpr2011.07.0384crc

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“…It is considered a staple food that could help to enhance human nutrition security. Similar results were reported by Sakr (2005) and Idrissi et al (2012) in multilocation and multiannual trials. One of the major constraints limiting lentil production in Morocco is the limited use of improved variety certified seeds by farmers.…”

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Breeding Progress, Adaptation, and Stability for Grain Yield in Moroccan Lentil Improved Varieties

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Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) is an important grain legume worldwide. It contributes to sustain farming through its ability to fix N in soils and to enhance human nutrition and health thanks to its nutritionally rich grains. In Morocco, it is consumed as staple food by a large proportion of the population. However, the country depends on importation to meet the national demand at the cost of losing valuable currencies. One of the factors limiting lentil production in Morocco is the availability and use of certified seeds of improved varieties. In this research, we aimed at evaluating genetic gain from breeding, adaptation and stability of available improved varieties to make recommendations aiming to enhance their use and adoption by farmers. We studied 9 registered varieties and two candidate lines in 14 different environments for grain yield. All the tested varieties and candidate lines had higher yield than the actual average yield of lentil in Morocco. Significant increase and higher genetic gain over the local check were observed from 1989 to 2018. Up to 35 kg ha−1 yr−1 genetic gain for grain yield was obtained. The yield advantage of improved varieties over the local check increased from 16 to 67% from 1989 to 2018. Most of varieties have wide adaptation and respond positively to the increase of environmental index. The environmental factor in terms of the amount and distribution of rainfall has a determinant effect on grain yield for all varieties and candidate lines. However, differences in the degree of adaptation and stability of these varieties were observed. These results could help draw more attention to lentil in Morocco and define efficient strategies that make the best varieties available for farmers from the perspective of enhancing national production.

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“…Interestingly, the first five of these landraces were from Abda region (mainly from small communities near Jemaat Shaim village), which is the driest area where lentil has been grown ancestrally by farmers (Sakr , Idrissi et al. ). This area is characterized by the lowest annual precipitation and the highest temperatures during the lentil cultivation period especially during flowering and pod set stages compared to others areas.…”

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Genetic diversity analysis of Moroccan lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) landraces using Simple Sequence Repeat and Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphisms reveals functional adaptation towards agro‐environmental origins

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In the absence of previous molecular characterization, we assessed genetic diversity of 53 Moroccan lentil landraces including two local cultivars using simple sequence repeat (SSR) and amplified fragment length polymorphisms (AFLP). Nineteen SSRs yielded 213 alleles, and seven AFLP primer combinations gave 766 fragments of which 422 were polymorphic. Moderate to high genetic variation was observed. Several small groups of landraces were differentiated. Interestingly, one of the smallest groups contained short‐cycle landraces with high early vegetative growth. Landraces in that group were from the dry land location of Abda, where they were likely selected for adaptation to drought and heat stress over centuries. Another group contained two landraces from highland areas that may have been selected for specific adaptation to cold stress. A third group contained one landrace from the Zear region known for its seed quality and has been proposed for the protected designation of origin (PDO) quality mark. Both techniques gave evidence of differentiation of the latter landrace supporting the idea of PDO attribution. Functional grouping according to agro‐environmental origins, cycle duration and early vegetative vigour was observed.

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“…Inheritance of resistance has been determined to be from a single dominant gene (Sinha and Yadav 1989). Released varieties resistant to rust include the above-mentioned 'Barimasur-2' (Sarker et al 1999a), 'Barimasur-4' in Bangladesh (Sarker et al 1999b), and 'Chakkouf' (Idrissi et al 2012) among others.…”

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“…Considerable effort has and is being expended to improve lentil performance using this strategy of drought avoidance. In Morocco, the cultivar Chakkouf was released and has been observed to yield 40 % greater than the comparable check variety (Idrissi et al 2012). At ICARDA, 'Idlib-3' was developed for use in Syria where it yielded 13.1 % more than check varieties in advanced yield trials (El-Ashkar et al 2004a).…”

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“…ICARDA has been involved in this effort and has, or is in the process of fast-tracking the release of high iron and zinc lines to producers in Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Nepal, Syria, Turkey, Portugal, and Morocco ). Fortunately, significant genetic variation for these traits has been identified and are being exploited (Idrissi et al 2012). The introduction of these value-added cultivars not only increase the worth of the crop but also open up new markets for producers in these countries.…”

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Registration of ‘Chakkouf’ Lentil in Morocco

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Breeding Progress, Adaptation, and Stability for Grain Yield in Moroccan Lentil Improved Varieties

Breeding Progress, Adaptation, and Stability for Grain Yield in Moroccan Lentil Improved Varieties

Genetic diversity analysis of Moroccan lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) landraces using Simple Sequence Repeat and Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphisms reveals functional adaptation towards agro‐environmental origins

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