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Assessment of Breeding Potential of Foxtail Millet Varieties Using a TOPSIS Model Constructed Based on Distinctness, Uniformity, and Stability Test Characteristics

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Maize Research Institute, Shanxi Agricultural University, Xinzhou 034000, China
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Development Center of Science and Technology, MARA, Beijing 100176, China
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These authors contributed equally to this work.
Plants 2024, 13(15), 2102; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13152102
Submission received: 14 June 2024 / Revised: 17 July 2024 / Accepted: 26 July 2024 / Published: 29 July 2024

Abstract

Foxtail millet (Setaria italica) is an important cereal crop with rich nutritional value. Distinctness, Uniformity, and Stability (DUS) are the prerequisites for the application of new variety rights for foxtail millet. In this study, we investigated 32 DUS test characteristics of 183 foxtail millet resources, studied their artificial selection trends, and identified the varieties that conform to breeding trends. The results indicated significant differences in terms of the means, ranges, and coefficients of variation for each characteristic. A correlation analysis was performed to determine the correlations between various DUS characteristics. A principal component analysis was conducted on 31 test characteristics to determine their primary characteristics. By plotting PC1 and PC2, all the germplasm resources could be clearly distinguished. The trends in foxtail millet breeding were identified through a differential analysis of the DUS test characteristics between the landrace and cultivated varieties. Based on these breeding trends, the optimal solution types for multiple evaluation indicators were determined; the weight allocation was calculated; and a specific TOPSIS algorithm was designed to establish a comprehensive multi-criteria decision-making model. Using this model, the breeding potential of foxtail millet germplasm resources were ranked. These findings provided important reference for foxtail millet breeding in the future.
Keywords: foxtail millet; DUS; breeding trends; TOPSIS foxtail millet; DUS; breeding trends; TOPSIS

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Yu, J.; Bai, X.; Zhang, K.; Feng, L.; Yu, Z.; Jiao, X.; Guo, Y. Assessment of Breeding Potential of Foxtail Millet Varieties Using a TOPSIS Model Constructed Based on Distinctness, Uniformity, and Stability Test Characteristics. Plants 2024, 13, 2102. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13152102

AMA Style

Yu J, Bai X, Zhang K, Feng L, Yu Z, Jiao X, Guo Y. Assessment of Breeding Potential of Foxtail Millet Varieties Using a TOPSIS Model Constructed Based on Distinctness, Uniformity, and Stability Test Characteristics. Plants. 2024; 13(15):2102. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13152102

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Yu, Jin, Xionghui Bai, Kaixi Zhang, Leyong Feng, Zheng Yu, Xiongfei Jiao, and Yaodong Guo. 2024. "Assessment of Breeding Potential of Foxtail Millet Varieties Using a TOPSIS Model Constructed Based on Distinctness, Uniformity, and Stability Test Characteristics" Plants 13, no. 15: 2102. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13152102

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