Correlations and path analysis of morphological and yield traits of cactus pear accessions

The objectives of this study were to evaluate the relationships between morphological characteristics and fresh matter yield of cactus pear and identify their direct and indirect effects. Nineteen accessions were evaluated for the following traits: number (NCl), thickness (ThCl), length (LCl) and wi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Crop breeding and applied biotechnology 2013-10, Vol.13 (3), p.203-207
Hauptverfasser: Neder, Diogo Gonçalves, Costa, Fabiane Rabelo da, Edvan, Ricardo Loiola, Souto Filho, Lenildo Teixeira
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Zusammenfassung:The objectives of this study were to evaluate the relationships between morphological characteristics and fresh matter yield of cactus pear and identify their direct and indirect effects. Nineteen accessions were evaluated for the following traits: number (NCl), thickness (ThCl), length (LCl) and width (WCl) of cladodes, plant height (PH) and plant width (PW), and green matter yield (GMY), dry matter yield (DMY) and dry matter percentage (DM). The correlations were estimated, and path analysis was performed by the method proposed by Wright. GMY was strongly correlated with DMY, allowing indirect selection for this trait. NCl and ThCl had a direct effect on GMY and can be used for indirect selection or as secondary traits in the selection process. Given the lack of significant correlations between MS and DMY, it is possible to select a palm variety with high DMY and DM. Os objetivos deste trabalho foram avaliar as relações entre caracteres morfoagronômicos e a produção de matéria verde de palma forrageira e identificar seus efeitos diretos e indiretos. Dezenove acessos foram avaliados para os seguintes caracteres: número (NC), espessura (EC), comprimento (CC) e largura (LC) de cladódios, altura (AP) e largura (LP) de planta, produção de matéria verde (PMV) e seca (PMS) e porcentagem de matéria seca (MS). Estimaram-se as correlações, e fez-se a análise de trilha pelo método proposto por Wright. O caráter PMV apresentou elevada associação com PMS, permitindo a seleção indireta para este caráter. Os caracteres NC e EC apresentaram efeito direto sobre a PMV, podendo ser empregados na seleção indireta ou como auxiliares no processo seletivo. Tendo em vista, a não existência de correlações significativas entre MS e PMS, é possível a seleção de variedade de palma com elevada PMS e MS.
ISSN:1984-7033
1518-7853
1984-7033
DOI:10.1590/S1984-70332013000300009