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Genetic variation among biparental Robusta coffee families and implications for variety development

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 August 2019

Abraham Akpertey Open the ORCID record for Abraham Akpertey [Opens in a new window] ,
Esther Anim-Kwapong ,
Paul Kwasi Krah Adu-Gyamfi  and
Atta Ofori
Abraham Akpertey*
Affiliation:
Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana, P. O. Box 8, New Tafo-Akim, ER, Ghana
Esther Anim-Kwapong
Affiliation:
Seed Production Division, Ghana Cocoa Board, P. O. Box 3197, Accra, Ghana
Paul Kwasi Krah Adu-Gyamfi
Affiliation:
Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana, P. O. Box 8, New Tafo-Akim, ER, Ghana
Atta Ofori
Affiliation:
Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana, P. O. Box 8, New Tafo-Akim, ER, Ghana
*
*Corresponding author. Emails: aakpertey@yahoo.com;abraham.akpertey@crig.org.gh
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Abstract

Understanding the genetic variability, heritability and genetic advance (GA) of traits in any plant population is an important pre-requisite for variety development. The objectives of the study were to assess the level of genetic variability among vegetative growth traits and yield, assess the relationship among the growth traits and yield and predict GA for the most heritable traits among Robusta coffee full-sib families. The trial was established in June 2009 at the experimental fields of the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana with 62 full-sib families planted in a randomized complete block design with six replications. Significant (p < 0.05) variation was observed among the full-sib families evaluated for all traits, except for span (canopy diameter). Span and number of laterals were genetically correlated (p < 0.001) with cumulative yield (2013–2017), with span being the vegetative growth trait most strongly related to cumulative yield (rg = 0.60, p < 0.001). The most heritable vegetative growth and yield traits were, respectively, number of laterals (H2 = 0.59) and cumulative yield (H2 = 0.41). The top 10 families (BP40, BP41, BP9, BP36, BP34, BP28, BP37, BP14, BP4 and BP10) in terms of cumulative yield are proposed for multi-location evaluation and possible release as hybrids for coffee farmers in Ghana.

Keywords

Coffea canephoraGenetic variationHeritability
Type
Research Article
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Experimental Agriculture , Volume 56 , Issue 2 , April 2020 , pp. 171 - 182
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© Cambridge University Press 2019

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