Table 6.
The selected sorghum accessions for the best grain iron (>60 ppm) and zinc (>32ppm) concentrations and yield and related traits.
| Genotypes | Fe | Zn | YLD | DPW | HSW | SF | SB | PHT | PNL | PNW | RNM | DTF | GRF | DTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top seven nutrient-dense selected genotypes | ||||||||||||||
| Tanzania Acc#42 | 65.5 | 10.2 | 3315.3 | 6271.5 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 47.2 | 253.7 | 19.9 | 7.8 | 42.1 | 72.2 | 41.3 | 113.5 |
| Tanzania Acc#8 | 64.7 | 26.3 | 579.8 | 1197.6 | 1.5 | 13.4 | 50.3 | 340.3 | 27.4 | 5.1 | 80.9 | 106.7 | 46.0 | 152.7 |
| IS 3790 | 63.5 | 24.6 | 1332.0 | 4350.5 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 35.9 | 202.2 | 17.4 | 4.5 | 48.1 | 66.4 | 43.1 | 109.5 |
| IS 30310 | 63.3 | 26.4 | 3534.2 | 6518.1 | 2.8 | 9.8 | 36.6 | 246.9 | 23.2 | 7.4 | 86.1 | 72.3 | 36.4 | 108.7 |
| SUDAN COLL# 7 LODOKA | 61.3 | 25.0 | 685.9 | 3110.9 | 2.3 | 11.7 | 27.2 | 422.9 | 35.7 | 5.7 | 41.7 | 95.2 | 41.8 | 137.0 |
| IS 12750 | 48.2 | 32.5 | 2178.8 | 4424.9 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 24.2 | 270.9 | 23.0 | 5.2 | 57.7 | 75.9 | 37.6 | 113.5 |
| ICSA 735 | 43.5 | 31.0 | 2741.1 | 6771.6 | 2.5 | 6.3 | 8.9 | 162.7 | 27.2 | 5.6 | 49.4 | 63.2 | 49.0 | 112.2 |
| Commercial check cultivars | ||||||||||||||
| SESO3 | 41.4 | 18.3 | 3238.1 | 5150.5 | 2.1 | 4.6 | 27.6 | 169.2 | 25.6 | 5.3 | 62.2 | 67.2 | 41.4 | 108.5 |
| NAROSORG2 | 34.5 | 16.6 | 3707.1 | 5434.0 | 2.3 | 6.3 | 26.7 | 192.5 | 22.8 | 5.7 | 42.3 | 73.0 | 38.6 | 111.7 |
| SESO1 | 33.8 | 18.1 | 3298.7 | 5550.2 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 15.0 | 147.9 | 26.7 | 5.2 | 48.8 | 64.1 | 44.1 | 108.1 |
| NAROSORG3 | 33.1 | 16.0 | 3714.1 | 6505.3 | 2.7 | 4.8 | 31.7 | 212.8 | 23.0 | 6.0 | 61.0 | 71.5 | 37.7 | 109.2 |
| Statistics | ||||||||||||||
| Mean (N = 345 & 334 for Fe & Zn) | 37.5 | 18.0 | 2909.3 | 5379.2 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 23.6 | 256.6 | 23.7 | 5.8 | 52.0 | 80.3 | 39.7 | 120.1 |
| LSD 5% | 23.71∗∗∗ | 12.04∗∗∗ | 2687.59∗∗∗ | 3544.31∗∗∗ | 1.69∗∗∗ | 5.36∗∗ | 10.67ns | 187.05∗∗∗ | 18.59∗∗∗ | 2.94∗∗∗ | 39.60∗∗∗ | 38.90∗∗∗ | 12.83∗∗∗ | 39.13∗∗∗ |
| SE± | 0.41 | 0.22 | 39.99 | 56.05 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 2.65 | 0.27 | 0.05 | 0.62 | 0.55 | 0.23 | 0.56 |
| Std | 10.63 | 5.63 | 1044.25 | 1463.66 | 0.73 | 1.08 | 1.57 | 69.29 | 6.97 | 1.30 | 16.27 | 14.42 | 5.97 | 14.53 |
| CV | 28.30 | 31.27 | 35.98 | 27.23 | 34.66 | 51.27 | 32.29 | 26.91 | 29.38 | 22.24 | 31.32 | 17.92 | 15.03 | 12.09 |
aSF = Shoot fly count (%); SB = Stem borer count (%); PHT = Plant height (cm); PNL = Panicle length (cm); PNW = Panicle width (cm); RNM = Rachis number; DTF = Days to 50% flowering (days); GRF = Grain filling duration (days); DTM = Days to 75% maturity (days); YLD = Grain Yield (kg/ha); HSW = 100 seed weight (g); Fe = Iron (ppm); Zn = Zinc (ppm); LSD = Least significant difference; SE± = Standard error of the mean diffference; Std = Standard deviation; CV = Coefficient of variation; ns = P > 0.05; ∗∗ = P ≤ 0.01; ∗∗∗ = P ≤ 0.001.