Evaluation of the potential of lines and hybrids of biomass sorghum

• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Michele Jorge da
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: Carneiro, Pedro Crescêncio Souza, Carneiro, José Eustáquio de Souza, Damasceno, Cynthia Maria Borges, Parrella, Nádia Nardely Lacerda Durães, Pastina, Maria Marta, Simeone, Maria Lúcia Ferreira, Schaffert, Robert Eugene, Parrella, Rafael Augusto da Costa
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: LOCUS Repositório Institucional da UFV
• Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2018.08.022; http://www.locus.ufv.br/handle/123456789/24034
• topic: Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench; Lignin; Partial diallel; Pyramiding; Lines

Mutant genotypes of biomass sorghum for low lignin - bmr (brown midrib) and sensitive to photoperiod are interesting for the production of second-generation ethanol. This research aimed to estimate the combining ability between lines A and R of biomass sorghum, both carrying the bmr-6 allele, for bioenergy potential. Three male-sterile lines (A) and ten fertility restorative lines (R) were used, generating 30 hybrids bmr and sensitive to photoperiod. The 30 hybrids, their parents, and six controls were evaluated in a triple lattice design (7 × 7), in two experimental areas of Embrapa Maize and Sorghum, in Sete Lagoas and Nova Porteirinha (Minas Gerais). These lines were crossed in a partial diallel design, based on the Griffing IV model (1956) adapted for partial diallel by Miranda Filho and Geraldi (1984). The evaluated traits were: days to flowering (DTF, days after sowing), plant height (PH, m), fresh biomass yield (FBY, ton.ha−1), dry matter (DM, %), and dry matter yield (DMY, t. ha−1). In addition, the FAI-BLUP selection Index was used to assist the selection of hybrids that simultaneously meet favorable traits. Results revealed that treatments x environment interaction had a significant effect (p < 0.01) for all traits. Moreover, genetic variability was detected between lines A and R, which can be explored by the pyramiding of their favorable alleles, aiming at developing superior hybrids for the production of second-generation bioethanol.