QLK5-2001-02307 (EUFABA) eTIP wlink@gwdg.de 03. Dec. 2007
Title of the result: Study of faba bean (Vicia faba L.) winter-hardiness and development of screening methods.
Results contain data on winter-hardiness of a set of faba bean genotypes and on the development of screening methods (frost resistance, winter-hardiness). Objective: Genetically improve frost tolerance and winter hardiness. In cooperation with NPZ Lembke company (Dr. Olaf Sass, Hohenlieth), these results were and are used to breed improved winter bean cultivars, the prospects of a release of such cultivars in the near future are good. With these data, breeding can be addressed to more appropriate material and gain from selection can be increased.
Sources of superior winter hardiness and frost tolerance were the following genotypes: Hiverna/2, Hiverna, Karl, Bulldog/1, GöttWAB, F7-(Cor1xBPL)-95. Small quantities of the material can be asked for and will be available for free use to everybody.
Category of the result is "A"
Partners (result owners) involved:
Results were acquired in cooperation with EUFABA-partners M. Hybl (Sumperk), L. Narits (Jogeva), G. Duc (Dijon), J. Winkler (Gleisdorf), O. Sass (Hohenlieth) at the Göttingen Institute in the group of W. Link (WP3). Results are data & seeds of genotypes. The Göttingen group is the owner of the results. Results are published (journal FIELD CROPS RESEARCH, 2008); all these results are available for free use by everybody. As to any genetic material identified here which may be considered as "result", the owner is the group of W. Link (representing the University Göttingen). Authors: Mustapha Arbaoui, Christiane Balko, and Wolfgang Link (C. Balko was not member of EUFABA)
Abstract
In cool-temperate regions, faba bean (Vicia faba L.) is mainly grown as a spring crop despite the higher yield potential of the winter type, because of the insufficient winter-hardiness of the present winter genotypes. The objective of this study was to assess winter-hardiness and frost tolerance, to quantify the hardening effect on physiological traits, and to identify auxiliary traits for winter-hardiness. To do so, 31 representative entries were tested in controlled frost tests for frost tolerance and in 12 European environments for winter-hardiness. Total fatty acid composition, proline content, and electrolyte leakage of leaves were analysed. Across all environments, five European winter genotypes were identified with superior winter-hardiness. Controlled frost tests indicated that frost tolerance is a significant, but not an exhaustive component of winter-hardiness (0.021<|r|<0.737**). These tests revealed the high frost tolerance of several poorly winter-hardy experimental lines and the limited frost tolerance of well known winter types. Fatty acid changes due to hardening, proline content, and electrolyte leakage were more strongly correlated with frost tolerance than with field based winter-hardiness. Although frost tolerance, fatty acid composition, proline content, and electrolyte leakage were significantly correlated with winter-hardiness, the rather low correlation values do not allow a general use of one of them alone to indirectly select for winter-hardiness.