Table 6 Valuable traits developed in mutagenized teff populations (Cannarozzi et al. 2018)
Trait | Background variety | Screening technique | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Drought tolerance | Tsedey and Dukem | Phenotypic screening | Drought-tolerant variety at the last stage of testing |
Soil acidity tolerance | Tsedey | Phenotypic screening | Promising candidate obtained |
Soil salinity tolerance | Kora | Phenotypic screening | Validation of candidates |
Semi-dwarfism | Tsedey, Dukem and Kora | TILLING and phenotypic screening | Semi-dwarf and lodging tolerant variety to be released |
Seed size | Tsedey and Kora | Phenotypic screening | Planned |
Herbicide tolerance | Tsedey and Dukem | Phenotypic screening | Validation of candidates |
Starch content | Tsedey | TILLING | Validation of candidates |