Yield-Related Traits of 20 Spring Camelina Genotypes Grown in a Multi-Environment Study in Serbia

Boris Kuzmanović; Sofija Petrović; Nevena Nagl; Velimir Mladenov; Nada Grahovac; Federica Zanetti; Christina Eynck; Johann Vollmann; Ana Marjanović Jeromela

doi:10.3390/agronomy11050858

Agronomy (Apr 2021)

Yield-Related Traits of 20 Spring Camelina Genotypes Grown in a Multi-Environment Study in Serbia

Boris Kuzmanović,
Sofija Petrović,
Nevena Nagl,
Velimir Mladenov,
Nada Grahovac,
Federica Zanetti,
Christina Eynck,
Johann Vollmann,
Ana Marjanović Jeromela

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Boris Kuzmanović: Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Sofija Petrović: Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Nevena Nagl: Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, Maksima Gorkog 30, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Velimir Mladenov: Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Nada Grahovac: Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, Maksima Gorkog 30, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Federica Zanetti: Department of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum-Università di Bologna, 40127 Bologna, Italy
Christina Eynck: Saskatoon Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X2, Canada
Johann Vollmann: Institute of Plant Breeding, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences—BOKU, 1180 Vienna, Austria
Ana Marjanović Jeromela: Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, Maksima Gorkog 30, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11050858
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 5
p. 858

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Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz is one of the oldest oilseed crops in Europe. Over the last twenty years, it has reemerged as a very promising alternative oilseed crop. Camelina has broad environmental adaptability, a wide range of resistances to pests and diseases, low-input requirements, and multiple industrial and feed applications exist for its seed oil and meal. In a multi-environment study conducted in Serbia, seven yield-related traits, including plant height (PH), height to the first branch (HFB), number of lateral branches (NLB), number of seed capsules per plant (NSCP), number of seeds per plant (NSP), mass of seeds per plant (MSP), and the total percentage of oil in the seed (TPOS), were analyzed in 20 spring camelina accessions. The combination of two years, two locations, and two sowing dates (autumn and spring) resulted in eight different environments across which the performance of the accessions was evaluated. The aims of the study were (a) to provide a phenotypic characterization and performance evaluation of the camelina accessions, (b) to identify correlations between the selected traits, and (c) to determine the effect of environmental factors on the traits. Environments contributed to the largest proportion in the total variance, explaining approximately 90% of the variance for all traits, except for NLB (70.96%) and TPOS (42.56%). The additive main effects and multiplicative interaction model (AMMI) showed that the weather conditions, and seeding dates were the most influential environmental factor. Location had a minor to moderate effect on the investigated traits. Lines CK3X-7 and Maksimir had the highest seed yields, and CK2X–9 and CJ11X–43 had the highest seed oil contents. All four lines had good adaptability and yield stability, making them the most suitable candidates for cultivation in the environmental conditions of Serbia in southeastern Europe. The present results reveal a potential for developing higher-yielding camelina cultivars with increased seed oil content and improved adaptability to various environmental conditions.

Published in Agronomy

ISSN: 2073-4395 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Agriculture
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/agronomy

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