ISSN:
1439-0523
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
Notes:
New crop development often depends on a few essential traits such as nonshattering of seed at maturity and pollination control. In order to domesticate Limnanthes alba (meadowfoam), as a source of industrial oil, we performed genetic analysis of crosses between L. alba and its closest relative Limnanthes gracilis var. gracilis which shows higher selfing ability and nutlet abscission. Differences in pubescence, nutlet abscission, and seedling pigmentation were each found to be governed primarily by a single locus; two interacting loci appeared to control capsule dehiscence. Segregation distortion was detected for pigmentation in F2 and F3 populations, and for pubescence in several F3 families. Loci controlling pubescence, nutlet abscission, and capsule dehiscence resided in a single linkage block which assorted independently of the locus controlling pigmentation.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0523.1992.tb00173.x
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