Journal of
Plant Breeding and Crop Science

  • Abbreviation: J. Plant Breed. Crop Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9758
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPBCS
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 447

Full Length Research Paper

Inheritance studies of grain shape and aroma traits of rice genotypes in Uganda rice germplasm

David Ocan
  • David Ocan
  • Department of Agricultural Production, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Makerere University, P. O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.
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Richard Tusiime
  • Richard Tusiime
  • Department of Agricultural Production, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Makerere University, P. O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.
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Bill Williams Khizzah
  • Bill Williams Khizzah
  • Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, Gulu University, P. O. Box 166, Gulu, Uganda.
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Jimmy Lamo
  • Jimmy Lamo
  • National Crops Resources Research Institute, P. O. Box 7084, Kampala, Uganda.
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Albert Chiteka
  • Albert Chiteka
  • Makerere University Regional Centre for Crop Improvement (MaRCCI), P. O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.
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Patrick Rutimbanzigu Rubaihayo
  • Patrick Rutimbanzigu Rubaihayo
  • Department of Agricultural Production, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Makerere University, P. O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.
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  •  Received: 17 April 2021
  •  Accepted: 16 June 2021
  •  Published: 31 July 2021

Abstract

A study was conducted to determine the mode of inheritance for grain shape and aroma traits of lines in the Uganda rice germplasm. Five aromatic and four non-aromatic rice lines were crossed in screen house using North Carolina Design II at the National Crops Resources Research Institute, Uganda. The resulting F2 seeds and their parents were planted in the field using complete randomized block design in two replications. The grain shape and aroma intensity of the harvested F3 seeds on per hill basis were determined in laboratory using instrumental and sensory evaluation procedures, respectively. The results revealed that the inheritance of grain shape and aroma traits were influenced by both additive and non-additive gene actions, but with the grain shape being dominated by additive gene action and the aroma by non-additive gene action. In addition, Supa 3, Supa 5 and Supa 1052 rice lines exhibited good general combining ability effects for the shape trait while Supa 3 and MET 13 were good general combiners for the aroma trait. The superior cross combination from Supa 3 x Supa 5 for grain shape and Supa 3 x MET 13 for aroma trait could be used for selection of the relevant traits at advanced stages of the breeding cycles.

Key words: General combining ability effects, gene action, North Carolina design II, selection, sensory evaluation.

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