Types of Gene Effects Governing the Inheritance of Oleic and Linoleic Acids in Peanut (Arachis Hypogaea L.)
African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 11(67), pp. 13147-13152, 21 August, 2012 Available online at http://www.academicjournals.org/AJB DOI:10.5897/AJB12.1498 ISSN 1684-5315 ©2012 Academic Journals Full Length Research Paper Types of gene effects governing the inheritance of oleic and linoleic acids in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) Nattawut Singkham1, Sanun Jogloy1*, Bhalang Suriharn1, Thawan Kesmala1, Prasan Swatsitang2, Prasit Jaisil1, Naveen Puppala3 and Aran Patanothai1 1Department of Plant Science and Agricultural Resources, Faculty of Agriculture, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand. 2Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand. 3Agricultural Science Center at Clovis, New Mexico State University, Clovis, New Mexico, 88101, USA. Accepted 3 August, 2012 Oleic and linoleic acids are major fatty acids in peanut determining the quality and shelf-life of peanut products. A better understanding on the inheritance of these characters is an important for high-oleic breeding programs. The objective of this research was to determine the gene actions for oleic acid, linoleic acid, the ratio of oleic to linoleic acids (O/L ratio) and percentage oil (% oil) in peanut. Georgia- 02C, SunOleic 97R (high-oleic genotypes) and KKU 1 (low-oleic genotypes) were used as parents to generate P1, P2, F2, F3, BC11S and BC12S. The entries were planted in a randomized complete block design with four replications in the rainy season (2008) and the dry season (2008/2009). Gas liquid chromatography (GLC) was used to analyze fatty acid compositions. The data were used in generation means analysis to understand gene effects. The differences in season, generation and generation season interactions were significant for oleic acid in the crosses Georgia-02C KKU 1 and SunOleic 97R KKU 1.
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