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022			_a1932-6203 (Online)
024	8		_ahttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0332095
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041			_aeng
100	1		_aHoudegbe, A.C. _940313
245	1	0	_aCombining ability and heterosis analysis for mineral content in the leafy vegetable Gynandropsis gynandra (L.) Briq.
260			_aSan Francisco, CA (United States of America) : _bPublic Library of Science. _c2025.
500			_aPeer review
500			_aOpen Access
520			_aSpider plant (Gynandropsis gynandra) is a leafy vegetable rich in micronutrients, including minerals, vitamins, and secondary metabolites, making it a valuable opportunity crop for combating hidden hunger and promoting human health. However, knowledge of the inheritance of mineral content is limited, which hinders the development of improved cultivars for wider cultivation. To address this, 118 F1 experimental hybrids involving 26 parental lines were generated from a North Carolina mating design II. The F1s and their parents were evaluated across two years (2019 and 2020) for gene action, combining ability effects and heterosis of leaf mineral (zinc, copper, manganese, calcium, magnesium, sodium, phosphorus, and potassium) content. Significant differences (p < 0.001) were observed among and between hybrids and parents for iron, zinc, copper, manganese, calcium, magnesium, sodium, phosphorus, and potassium contents. The genotype x year interaction was also significant, with variance greater than the genotypic variance. Significant general and specific combining ability effects, together with variance components analysis, revealed that both additive and nonadditive gene action controlled mineral content, with a predominance of nonadditive gene action. Mid- and best-parent heterosis ranged from -80.4% to 389.5% for mineral content. Parents with good general combining ability were identified, as well as crosses with high specific combining ability and heterosis. There were significant and moderate to strong correlations between mean hybrid performance, specific combining ability effects, and heterosis levels, and low to moderate correlations between general combining ability and the performance of the mean parents. We conclude that hybridization in G. gynandra contributes to improving the mineral content. G. gynandra can be used as a model crop to study the genetic mechanism underlying heterosis in leafy vegetables.
546			_aText in English
597			_dEducation, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)
650		7	_aCombining ability _2AGROVOC _92367
650		7	_aHeterosis _2AGROVOC _91145
650		7	_aLeaves _2AGROVOC _98838
650		7	_aMagnesium _2AGROVOC _915625
650		7	_aBrassica _2AGROVOC _940314
650		7	_aGenetic inheritance _2AGROVOC _96628
650		7	_aPlant breeding _2AGROVOC _91203
650		7	_aCrops _2AGROVOC _91069
650		7	_aManganese _2AGROVOC _98926
700	1		_aAchigan-Dako, E.G. _934143
700	1		_aDêêdi Sogbohossou, E.O. _940315
700	1		_aOdindo, A. _916371
700	1		_aSchranz, M.E. _940316
700	0		_aSibiya, J. _8001714662 _gSustainable Agrifood Systems _931576
773	0		_tPLoS ONE _gv. 20, no. 9, e0332095 _dSan Francisco, CA (United States of America) : Public Library of Science, 2025. _wG94957 _x1932-6203
856	4		_yOpen Access through DSpace _uhttps://hdl.handle.net/10883/35921
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