Modified location model

Multivariate analysis of backcross progeny of Passiflora L. (Passifloraceae) for pre-breeding genotype selection

C. A. F. Melo, Souza, M. M., Sousa, A. G. R., Viana, A. P., and Santos, E. A., Multivariate analysis of backcross progeny of Passiflora L. (Passifloraceae) for pre-breeding genotype selection, vol. 14, pp. 15376-15389, 2015.

The Ward-MLM procedure was used to evaluate genetic variation in four backcross progenies and in their parents, hybrid F1 HD13 and donor parent Passiflora sublanceolata. Sixteen quantitative descriptors and five qualitative characteristics of relevance to ornamental flower production were assessed. Using the pseudo-F and pseudo-T² criteria, we identified four groups among these plants in two evaluation periods. In both evaluations, the BC1 plants showed greater dissimilarity to their recurrent parent, but showed high genetic similarity with the P. sublanceolata parent.

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