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Genetic analysis and traits association study in marker-assisted multi-drought-traits pyramided genotypes under reproductive-stage moisture stress in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

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Reproductive-stage drought-stress is a major production constraint in rainfed rice ecosystem. Emergence of marker-assisted breeding strategies for develo** drought-tolerant rice varieties are being optimized through exploiting adaptive-traits for their increased contribution towards grain-yield under recurring-drought. Grain-yield is a complex-trait; requires knowledge of genetics and association among yield contributing component-traits. Current study was undertaken using 21 marker-assisted multi-drought-traits pyramided genotypes response for genetic variability and association of traits for grain-yield under aerobic and reproductive-stage drought conditions. Field evaluation was carried-out in two seasons and data was collected on various parameters. Path-coefficient analysis was used as a selection criterion to select yield contributing-traits and found nine phenotypic traits were having a positive direct-effect on grain-yield during both and/or at least one season under both moisture-regimes. The data from summer and Kharif seasons have been pooled within their respective moisture-regimes due to the non-significance of Levene’s test of homogeneity of variances and estimated BLUP values. ANOVA based on BLUP values revealed significant differences for moisture-conditions and also among genotypes. Phenotypic variation via. box-plots and histogram depicted mean phenotypic differences of traits under two moisture-regimes. Majority of the traits possessed high PCV, GCV with high heritability and GAM indicating higher trait expression and additive gene action lead to effectiveness of selection under drought/moisture stress. Grain-yield possessed a positive correlation with all the component-traits under consideration during both moisture-regimes. Selection of genotypes based on these component-traits were rewarding and seems to be better selection-criteria. Finally, we can end-up with superior-genotypes suitable for intermittent-drought conditions.

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First author sincerely acknowledges Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) for providing Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) to pursue M.Sc. degree programme [File number: EDN/1/26/2015-Exam Cell].

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  1. Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560065, India

    Ashvinkumar Katral, Y. R. Aruna, Jagadeesh Hadimani & Shailaja Hittalmani

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    Hanamareddy Biradar

  3. Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Berhampore, West Bengal, India

    Yallappa Harijan

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Design of the experiment: AK and SH, Conduct of the experiments: AK, JH and AYR, Statistical analyses: YH and HB, Drafting of manuscript: AK, HB and SH.

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Katral, A., Biradar, H., Harijan, Y. et al. Genetic analysis and traits association study in marker-assisted multi-drought-traits pyramided genotypes under reproductive-stage moisture stress in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Euphytica 218, 21 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-022-02974-5

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