Dissecting the Genetic Architecture of Biofuel-Related Traits in a Sorghum Breeding Population.

ABSTRACT: In sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench], hybrid cultivars for the biofuel industry are desired. Along with selection based on testcross performance, evaluation of the breeding population per se is also important for the success of hybrid breeding. In addition to additive genetic effects, non-additive (i.e., dominance and epistatic) effects are expected to contribute to the performance of early generations. Unfortunately, studies on early generations in sorghum breeding programs are limited. In this study, we analyzed a breeding population for bioenergy sorghum, which was previously developed based on testcross performance, to compare genomic selection models both trained on and evaluated for the per se performance of the 3^rd generation S₀

SUBMITTER: Ishimori M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7718745 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature