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GrainGenes Reference Report: EXA-35-391

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Reference	EXA-35-391
Title	Shortening the selection process for sugarcane
Journal	Experimental Agriculture
Year	1999
Volume	35
Pages	391-405
Author	Mamet LD Domaingue R
Abstract	Summary: There is a need to shorten the selection process for sugarcane (Saccharum hybrids) in Mauritius in order to improve the efficiency of the varietal improvement programme. On average six to seven ratoon crops are grown in Mauritius and selection for ratooning ability is of major importance. The current selection cycle lasts around 15 years and ratooning ability is tested on five occasions. Data (estimates of sucrose content, cane and sugar yields) from the Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute's selection trials planted in 1986-90, representing 85 trials (9680 genotypes) in Stage 3 (one-line stage) and 141 trials (2620 genotypes) in Stage 4 (two-line stage) were analysed. It was hypothesized that 1st ratoon (1R) data in Stage 3 and 2nd ratoon (2R) in Stage 4 were effectively redundant and that the cycle could be shortened by two years without loss of precision. Repeatability estimates, between plant cane (P) and the mean of P and 1R (P +1R) in Stage 3, and between (P + 1R) and the mean of plant cane, 1st and 2nd ratoon (P + 1R + 2R) in Stage 4, were found to be positive and highly significant for all characters indicating that the extra ratoon data were unnecessary. Present and proposed selection scenarios were studied further using differential-selection methodology. The coincidence indices (CI) obtained with the two scenarios were extremely high (63-82% in Stage 3 and 91-96% in Stage 4) again indicating that the additional ratoon data were not cost effective. Realized gains from selection in Stage 4 based on (P + 1R + 2R) as opposed to (P + 1R) were shown to be small or even negative. The results concur extremely well with published data from Australia and the USA. It was therefore recommended that the cycle be reduced by two years and that the resources be more usefully allocated to test genotypes over more sites and more replicates
Keyword	[ Hide all but 1 of 22 ] australia breeding programs cost crop yield genetic improvement genotype heritability hybrid improvement mauritius methodology plant breeding ratoon ratooning ability saccharum selection selection criteria sucrose sugar sugarcane trials yield

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