Classification of French maize populations based on morphological traits

  • Gouesnard B
  • Dallard J
  • Panouillé A
  • et al.
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Abstract

The genetic variability of the whole collection of 262 maize populations originating from metropolitan France was evaluated in two locations for agro-morphological traits. The most important variables in the principal component (PC) axis were related to maturity traits, and ear and grain shapes. On the first plane of the PC analysis, the distribution of populations was continuous, and populations from some particular regions were found grouped together: Pyrenees (early material and conical ears), Alsace (cylindrical ears), Bresse (mostly small kernels), Vallée de la Garonne (late material with long ears or with small kernels). The two distance matrices among populations calculated on the first four PC and on the geographic coordinates were correlated. Based on the first four standardized PC axes, which accounted for 77% of the variability, hierarchical classifications were computed and dendrograms confirmed the magnitude of maturity traits, and ear and kernel shapes in the classification. Zea mays L / landraces / genetic resources / classification Résumé-Classification des populations françaises de maïs basée sur les caractères morphologiques. L'ensemble des 262 populations originaires de France métropolitaine conservées dans la collection Inra-Promais a été étudié. La variabilité génétique a été évaluée en deux lieux pour les caractères agromorphologiques (précocité, épi, grain, panicu-le). Les variables déterminant les axes sont, dans l'ordre : la précocité, les formes de l'épi et du grain. Sur le premier plan de l'analyse en composantes principales, la répartition des populations est continue et les populations de quelques régions se regroupent avec des caractéristiques particulières : Pyrénées (matériel précoce à épi conique), Alsace (épi cylindrique), Bresse (petit grain pour la majorité), Vallée de la Garonne (matériel tardif à épi long ou à petit grains).

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Gouesnard, B., Dallard, J., Panouillé, A., & Boyat, A. (1997). Classification of French maize populations based on morphological traits. Agronomie, 17(9–10), 491–498. https://doi.org/10.1051/agro:19970906

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