Czech J. Genet. Plant Breed., 2025, 61(3):151-159 | DOI: 10.17221/15/2025-CJGPB

Assessing genetic variability and heritability in the F4 population of mutant Bioguma and Gando Keta local Indonesian sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench]Original Paper

Endang Lestari ORCID...1, Karlina Syahruddin1, Heny Herawati ORCID...2, Suarni Suarni1, Moch Subechan ORCID...1, Suwarti Suwarti ORCID...1, Slamet Priyanto ORCID...1, Herniwati Herniwati ORCID...1, Diana Widiastuti ORCID...3
1 Research Center for Food Crops, Research Organization for Agriculture and Food, Bogor, West Java, Indonesia
2 Research Center for Agroindustry, Research Organization for Agriculture and Food, Bogor, West Java, Indonesia
3 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Universitas Pakuan, West Java, Indonesia

This study examined the genetic variability, heritability, and genetic advance in the F4 generation of sorghum to enhance grain productivity. The study was conducted at Citayam Research Station, Depok Indonesia (March–September 2023), and evaluated 102 progenies of the F4 population from a Bioguma (a mutant line) × Gando Keta (a local variety) cross using an Augmented block design with four replications. The results of this experiment indicated that the F4 generation outperformed the Gando Keta grain yield components, but remained inferior to Bioguma. The yield traits were influenced by the non-additive gene action, with genetic factors playing a significant role in grain weight variation. The top 20% of F4 progenies exhibited improved yield characteristics, including thicker stems, larger panicles, and increased grain weight.

Keywords: cluster analysis; F4 generation; genetic advancement; genotypic coefficient of variation (GCV)

Received: March 10, 2025; Revised: July 13, 2025; Accepted: July 14, 2025; Prepublished online: August 4, 2025; Published: September 5, 2025  Show citation

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Lestari E, Syahruddin K, Herawati H, Suarni S, Subechan M, Suwarti S, et al.. Assessing genetic variability and heritability in the F4 population of mutant Bioguma and Gando Keta local Indonesian sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench]. Czech J. Genet. Plant Breed. 2025;61(3):151-159. doi: 10.17221/15/2025-CJGPB.
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