Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis ›› 2024, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (7): 1481-1491.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.20240060

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Phenotypic diversity of ear traits in 487 maize landraces

LI Qingchao1(), YANG Shan1, ZHANG Dengfeng2, LIU Jianxin1, SUN Kaili1, WU Xun3,*()   

  1. 1. Bijie Institute of Agricultural Science, Bijie 551700, Guizhou, China
    2. Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
    3. Institute of Drought Crops, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang 550000, China
  • Received:2024-01-11 Online:2024-07-25 Published:2024-08-05

Abstract:

To investigate the interrelationship between ear traits in maize germplasm resources and identify high-quality maize germplasm resources, 487 maize germplasm resources collected from four provinces including Guizhou, Shaanxi, Gansu and Hubei were used as study materials, and comprehensive evaluation of 10 ear traits were conducted using methods such as Shannon-Wiener diversity index, principal component analysis, and cluster analysis. The results showed that the coefficient of variation of the 10 ear traits ranged from 6.1% to 71.0%, and the phenotypic diversity indices ranged from 0.319 to 2.038. Correlation analysis revealed widespread correlation between traits. Systematic cluster analysis divided the 487 germplasm resources into four groups: Group Ⅰ included 187 germplasm resources, Group Ⅱ included 208 germplasm resources, Group Ⅲ included 48 germplasm resources, and Group Ⅳ included 44 germplasm resources, with Guizhou and Shaanxi germplasm resources being more representative. In the end, 15 germplasm resources with excellent comprehensive performance in ear traits were selected, which could provide reference and basic materials for maize resource identification, germplasm material innovation, and genetic breeding.

Key words: maize, germplasm resource, ear trait, diversity analysis, systematic cluster

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