Extent and Structure of Phenotypic Variability in <i>Solenostemon rotundifolius</i> Germplasm from Ghana and Burkina Faso
- 1 Department of Plant Biology and Plant Physiology, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, Joseph Ki-Zerbo University, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
- 2 Équipe Génétique et Amélioration des Plantes, Laboratoire Biosciences, Joseph Ki-Zerbo University, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
- 3 Équipe Génétique et Amélioration des Plantes, Laboratoire Biosciences, Joseph Ki-Zerbo University, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Abstract
Solenostemon rotundifolius is a species belonging to the Lamiaceae family. It is currently one of the minor plants of high socio-economic interest. One of the limitations to promoting this species in Burkina Faso is the lack of varieties that meet consumers’ demands. Implementing a breeding program is an important step toward achieving this goal. Such a program is based on the variability of agronomical traits of interest within evaluated germplasm. This study aimed to assess the level of two germplasms variability of S. rotundifolius from Ghana and Burkina Faso for traits related to vegetative development, cycle, and yield. Agromorphological characterization of 174 accessions, including 116 from Ghana and 58 from Burkina Faso was carried out in Randomised Complete Block Design with three replications. The characterization was made on the basis of fifteen (15) quantitative traits related to the canopy and leaf size, the cycle, and the yield. Analysis of variance revealed significant differences between accessions within each germplasm for all the evaluated traits. The analysis of the structuration of this agromorphological variability allowed organizing the accessions into different groups. These results could lead to the identification of accessions within each germplasm for breeding purposes or future research on genotype-environment interactions.
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