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    Rust resistant soybean breeding lines at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

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    Date
    2008
    Author
    Tefera, H.
    Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit
    Type
    Manuscript-unpublished
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    Abstract
    All soybean cultivars grown in Nigeria are highly susceptible to rust (Phakopsora pachyrhizi), a disease that can cause up to 60-80% seed losses. IITA currently emphasizes development of rust-resistant cultivars for African farmers for whom host resistance is most economical for disease management. We report results obtained from evaluating 65 F7 lines of the cross TGx 1805-31F (susceptible elite line) and UG5 (resistant) under rust-endemic conditions at IITA-Ibadan in three sets in 2007. Sets 1 and 2 comprised early-maturing lines (22 each) while set 3 contained 21 medium-maturing lines. The trials were established on 30 July 2007 in a randomized complete block design with three replications for each set. Each plot consisted of two 6-m long rows. Plots were fertilized with NPK fertilizer (15-15-15) @ 100 kg/ha. All the 65 lines and UG5 were either disease-free or had negligible disease while the susceptible parent and a released cultivar (TGx 1485- 1D, check) had 20-78% and 78-92% severity (leaf area damaged), respectively. Differences in grain yield were significant in all sets. In set 1, yield ranged from 908 to 1468 kg/ha for the rust-resistant lines while UG5, TGx 1805-31F and TGx 1485-1D yielded 1125, 811 and 278 kg/ha, respectively. Four resistant lines (TGx numbers 1987-10F, 1987-15F, 1987- 14F, and 1987-18F) yielded significantly (P < 0.05) more than the susceptible parent TGx 1805-31F in set 1. In set 2, 11 lines significantly out-yielded TGx 1805-31F; of these the yields of TGx numbers 1987-23F, 1987-37F, 1987-40F, and 1987-31F were higher by 112-149%. In set 3, 10 rust-resistant lines yielded 101%-179% more than the susceptible elite parent . These rust-resistant lines are of great value in rust prevalent areas in Africa. They could either replace susceptible varieties following adaptation tests, or could be used by breeding programs to transfer their favorable alleles to any desired cultivar.
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    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/2931
    IITA Subjects
    Soybean; Plant Production; Plant Diseases; Plant Breeding; Post-Harvesting Technology; Soil Fertility; Livelihoods; Soil Information; Pests Of Plants; Food Security
    Agrovoc Terms
    Soybean Cultivars; Npk Fertilizer; Breeding Programs; Rust-Resistant; Susceptible Varieties
    Regions
    Africa; Southern Africa
    Countries
    Malawi
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