Genotype and environment affect the grain quality and yield of winter oats (Avena sativa L.)

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Abstract

The extent to which the quality and yield of plant varieties are influenced by the environment is important for their successful uptake by end users particularly as climatic fluctuations are resulting in environments that are highly variable from one growing season to another. The genotype-by-environment interaction (GEI) of milling quality and yield was studied using four winter oat varieties in multi-locational trials over 4 years in the U.K. Significant differences across the 22 environments were found between physical grain quality and composition as well as grain yield, with the environment having a significant effect on all of the traits measured. Grain yield was closely related to grain number m−2 whereas milling quality traits were related to grain size attributes. Considerable genotype by environment interaction was obtained for all grain quality traits and stability analysis revealed that the variety Mascani was the least sensitive to the environment for all milling quality traits measured whereas the variety Balado was the most sensitive. Examination of environmental conditions at specific within-year stages of crop development indicated that both temperature and rainfall during grain development were correlated with grain yield and β-glucan content and with the ease of removing the hull (hullability).

Original languageEnglish
Article number2356
Number of pages14
JournalFoods
Volume10
Issue number10
Early online date03 Oct 2021
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 03 Oct 2021

Keywords

  • G × E interaction
  • Grain size
  • Image analysis
  • Milling
  • Oats
  • Quality
  • Yield
  • β-glucan

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