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Annals of Botany 82: 773-778, 1998
© 1998 Annals of Botany Company

Variation in the Durations of the Photoperiod-sensitive and Photoperiod-insensitive Phases of Post-first Flowering Development in Maturity Isolines of Soyabean [Glycine max(L.) Merrill] ‘Clark’

H. ASUMADU, R. J. SUMMERFIELD, R. H. ELLIS and A. QI

Plant Environment Laboratory, Department of Agriculture, The University of Reading, Cutbush Lane, Shinfield, Reading, RG2 9AD, UK

February 12, 1998 ; May 12, 1998 . July 30, 1998 .

Plants of eight isolines of soyabean [Glycine max(L.) Merrill], comprising all combinations of two alleles at the three lociE1/e1,E2/e2andE3/e3in the cultivar ‘Clark’ background, were transferred after different periods following first flowering from long days (LD, 14 h d-1) to short days (SD, 12 h d-1) andvice versain a reciprocal-transfer experiment in a plastic house maintained at 30/24 °C (day/night). Photoperiod (0.10>P>0.05), transfer time (P<0.001),>isoline (P<0.001), and their interactions (P<0.001) all affected flowering duration, i.e. the period from first flowering until the appearance of the last flower. The flowering duration comprised two distinct phases: a photoperiod-sensitive phase beginning at first flowering, and a subsequent photoperiod-insensitive phase. The duration of the photoperiod-sensitive phase varied much more among the isolines in LD than in SD. Only the dominant alleleE1increased the sensitivity of the photoperiod-sensitive phase of flowering duration to photoperiod singly, but positive epistatic effects were detected betweenE1andE2,E1andE3, and especially among all three dominant alleles. The increases in flowering duration resulting from the combined effects of gene and environment (i.e. photoperiod) were associated with considerable increases in biomass and seed yield at harvest maturity.Copyright 1998 Annals of Botany Company.

Glycine max(L.) Merrill, soyabean, maturity genes, flowering, photoperiod, reciprocal transfer, yield.


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