Welcome to Acta Prataculturae Sinica ! Today is Share:

Acta Prataculturae Sinica ›› 2019, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (2): 133-141.DOI: 10.11686/cyxb2018679

Previous Articles     Next Articles

An evaluation of agronomic traits and genetic diversity among 51 oat germplasm accessions

WANG Jian-li1,2, MA Li-chao3, SHEN Zhong-bao2, LIU Jie-lin2, ZHU Rui-fen2, HAN Wei-bo2, ZHONG Peng4, DI Gui-li2, HAN Gui-qing1,2, GUO Chang-hong1,*   

  1. 1.College of Life Science and Technology of Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150080, China;
    2.Grass and Science Institute of Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150086, China;
    3.College of Animal Science and Technology of Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China;
    4.Rural Energy Research Institute of Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150086, China
  • Received:2018-10-10 Online:2019-02-20 Published:2019-02-20
  • Contact: *E-mail: guochanghong2016@163.com

Abstract: This research aimed to objectively evaluate the genetic diversity of oat germplasm resources for important agronomic traits, and to provide key data for use in oat breeding programs in the Heilongjiang region. A total of 51 oat germplasm accessions from different sources were planted in Harbin at the High Latitude Grass and Science Institute, Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Genetic diversity indices for the various accessions were calculated, and cluster analysis and a principal component (PC) analysis were carried out to investigate patterns of genetic diversity across accessions for agronomic characters. The index of genetic diversity was high for all traits, with the highest being for the length of the main spike (1.517), followed by plant height (1.448) and seed weight of the main spike (1.414). The largest coefficient of trait variation was for spikelet number of the main spike (34.8%), followed by seed weight of the main spike (33.1%), and tiller number per plant (27.4%). Based on cluster analysis, nine quantitative traits could be used to classify plants into four groups. Plants in germplasm group 1, contained no obviously attractive traits, while group II contained the germplasm that could be used as parents of short-stemmed varieties. The germplasm in group III typically had greater stem length and increased tiller number, compared to others. In contrast, the germplasm in group IV was suitable for breeding cultivars with large grain size, multiple panicle and spikelet numbers .According to principle component analysis, the first three main component (seed yield factor, till factor, plant height factor) made the contribution of 70.09% to variation.

Key words: oat, germplasm, genetic diversity, cluster analysis, principal component analysis