Genetic Variability and Interrelationships of Grain, Cooking, and Nutritional Quality Traits in Cowpea: Implications for Cowpea Improvement

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作者
Chipeta, Michael M. [1 ]
Yohane, Esnart [2 ]
Kafwambira, John [1 ]
Kampanje-Phiri, Jessica [3 ]
机构
[1] Lilongwe Univ Agr & Nat Resources, Dept Crop & Soil Sci, POB 219, Lilongwe, Malawi
[2] Chitedze Agr Res Stn, Dept Agr Res Serv, POB 158, Lilongwe, Malawi
[3] Lilongwe Univ Agr & Nat Resources, Dept Human Ecol, POB 219, Lilongwe, Malawi
来源
AGRICULTURE-BASEL | 2024年 / 14卷 / 04期
关键词
consumer-preferred traits; cowpea; genetic variability; interrelationships; quality traits; IRON;
D O I
10.3390/agriculture14040633
中图分类号
S3 [农学(农艺学)];
学科分类号
0901 ;
摘要
Grain quality, cooking quality, and nutritional quality traits are some of the major attributes that enhance the uptake and utilization of improved cowpea varieties. Therefore, there is a need for a better understanding of the genetic variation and inter-relationships among these quality traits in cowpeas to integrate them into cowpea breeding programs. This study was conducted to determine genetic variability among 306 cowpea genotypes for grain quality, cooking quality, and nutritional quality traits and to understand the interrelationships among these traits for exploitation in breeding programs. The results showed highly significant differences (p < 0.001) among genotypes for grain quality, cooking quality, and nutritional quality traits. The mean performance for these quality traits was also very variable. These results suggest that genetic variability exists in the cowpea genotypes studied, which can be exploited in breeding programs aimed at developing high-performing varieties for the said traits. Significant (p < 0.001) positive correlations were detected for protein content with iron and zinc. On the other hand, nutritional quality traits did not exhibit any association with grain quality or cooking quality traits. Cooking quality traits were also shown to be significantly and positively correlated with grain quality traits. This study has identified several genotypes with desirable quality-related traits that could be used in crossing programs to generate improved varieties with consumer-preferred traits to improve the food, income, and nutritional status of many smallholder farmers that largely depend on cowpeas.
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