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Assessment of the variability of Senegalese landraces for phenology and sugar yield components to broaden the genetic pool of multi-purpose sorghum

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 June 2015

Thierry Klanvi Tovignan ,
Delphine Luquet ,
Daniel Fonceka ,
Ibrahima Ndoye ,
Gilles Trouche  and
Ndiaga Cisse
Thierry Klanvi Tovignan*
Affiliation:
Centre d'Etudes Régional pour l'Amélioration de l'Adaptation à la Sécheresse (CERAAS), BP 3320, Route de Khombole, Thiès, Sénégal
Delphine Luquet
Affiliation:
CIRAD, UMR AGAP, F-34398Montpellier, France
Daniel Fonceka
Affiliation:
Centre d'Etudes Régional pour l'Amélioration de l'Adaptation à la Sécheresse (CERAAS), BP 3320, Route de Khombole, Thiès, Sénégal CIRAD, UMR AGAP, F-34398Montpellier, France
Ibrahima Ndoye
Affiliation:
Département de Biologie Végétale, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, BP 5005, Dakar, Sénégal
Gilles Trouche
Affiliation:
CIRAD, UMR AGAP, F-34398Montpellier, France
Ndiaga Cisse
Affiliation:
Centre d'Etudes Régional pour l'Amélioration de l'Adaptation à la Sécheresse (CERAAS), BP 3320, Route de Khombole, Thiès, Sénégal
*
*Corresponding author. E-mail: thierryt525@gmail.com
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Abstract

Sweet sorghum is highly coveted to contribute and take up food and energy challenges. A collection of 84 West Africa landraces mostly from Senegal and four control cultivars were screened to identify relevant accessions and trait combination for multi-purpose (sugar/grain/biomass). The implication of photoperiod sensitivity was particularly addressed. A total of 20 traits related to phenology, morphology, grain and sugar production were assessed in two sowing dates (July and August) at CNRA Bambey in Senegal. Late sowing resulted in shortened vegetative phase and a significant decrease in traits related to plant size, stem sugar, biomass and grain productions. Broad-sense heritability was moderate to high for most of the phenology, morphology, grain and sugar-related traits, suggesting their interest for breeding. All the traits related to plant size were positively correlated with plant sugar production except plant height. A cluster analysis identified three groups contrasting in their ability to combine sugar, grain or fodder production based on 18 traits measured for the early sowing. Clusters I and III were suitable for one purpose: grain and sugar, respectively. Cluster II was the most suitable for multi-purpose, showing the best trade-off among grain, sugar and vegetative biomass production. The best accessions for stem sugar yield belonged to durra, caudatum and their intermediate types. The relationship between internode size and sweetness should be further studied, in particular exploring their relationship with internode tissue anatomy. Further studies are also needed to evaluate the role that stay-green can play in sugar yield maintenance under post-flowering drought.

Keywords

African landracesmulti-purpose abilityphotoperiod sensitivitysorghumstem sugar accumulation
Type
Research Article
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Plant Genetic Resources , Volume 14 , Issue 2 , June 2016 , pp. 121 - 131
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Copyright © NIAB 2015 

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