GREEN SEED COAT COLOUR RETENTION IN LENTIL - University ...

LIST OF TABLES
Table 2.1 Colour descriptions of the four main green seed coat categories used for
grading Canadian green lentil (Canadian Grain Commission, 2005). .............. 7
Table 2.2 Descriptions of the colour categories used by the Acurum ® machine.
They were developed by Larry Michta, to classify green lentil from most
desirable (1) to least desirable (20) seed coat colour...................................... 11
Table 2.3 Estimates for the accuracy of the Hinz Automation system at identifying
different lentil market classes and varieties (Shahin and Symons, 2002)....... 12
Table 4.1 Location, soil type, and soil zone for each of the three locations used in
2005 and 2006 for the heritability study of differences in green seed coat
colour in green lentil. ...................................................................................... 30
Table 4.2 Market class and seed source for the tester set and RILs used in the
heritability study of green seed coat colour differences in green lentil for 2005
and 2006.......................................................................................................... 31
Table 4.3 Seeding, desiccation and harvest dates for the heritability study of green
seed coat colour differences in green lentil for the three sites in 2005 and
2006................................................................................................................. 32
Table 4.4 Herbicide and desiccant applications and rates that were used in the
heritability study of green seed coat colour differences in green lentil at
Elrose, Sutherland, and SPG for 2005 and 2006............................................. 33
Table 4.5 Genotype, seed source, and index score for green lentil seed coats
subjected to chlorophyll extractions for the heritability of differences in green
seed coat colour study..................................................................................... 36
Table 4.6 Mean, range, test for normality, and dispersion statistic for the RILs that
were grown at Elrose, SPG, and Sutherland during 2005 and 2006 for the
heritability study of green seed coat colour differences in lentil. ................... 39
Table 4.7 Variance estimates of the sources of variation from the ANOVA of the
heritability study of green seed coat colour differences in lentil with their
standard error estimate.................................................................................... 41
Table 4.8 Mean index score and relative rank of 1294M-23, the ten most desirable,
and ten least desirable RILs from SPG, Sutherland, and Elrose during 2005
and 2006 for the green seed coat colour differences study in lentil................ 42
Table 4.9 Mean index score for the tester set of 15 genotypes grown at SPG,
Sutherland, and Elrose during 2005 and 2006 for the heritability study of
green seed coat colour differences in lentil..................................................... 44
Table 4.10 Mean index scores of the 15 lentil genotypes in the tester set for green
seed coat colour differences for all years and locations, all years, all locations,
and for each individual year and location. ...................................................... 46
Table 4.11 Rainfall 30 days prior to harvest, total season long rainfall, and total
growing degree days for SPG, Sutherland, and Elrose during 2005 and 2006
for the green seed coat colour differences study in lentil. .............................. 48
Table 4.12 Effect of changing the number of locations, years, and replicates used
on the broad sense heritability estimate of green seed coat colour differences
in lentil based on this study............................................................................. 51
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