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Ten Avena sterilis L. lines of Mediterranean origin were crossed with six A. sativa L. cultivars from the North Central USA. Additionally, six intervarietal crosses were made among the A. sativa cultivars. F2- derived lines from each cross type (interspecific and intraspecific) were evaluated for transgressive segregation for grain yield and several vigor traits. Mean percentages of transgressive segregates one LSD0.05 above the high parent for vegetative growth index and biomass were 9.0% and 9.8%, respectively, from interspecific crosses, but only 4.5% and 2.9%, respectively, from intraspecific crosses. However, there were two and a half times more high transgressive segregates for grain yield from intra than from interspecific crosses. The maximum vegetative growth index among segregates from interspecific crosses was 0.2 q/day/ha greater than the highest segregate from intraspecific crosses. However, mean harvest index was reduced materially by the introgression of A. sterilis germplasm. Because there was no genetic association between vegetative growth index and harvest index, however, it should be possible to improve both harvest index and vegetative growth index and, thus, the grain yield of cultivated oats.
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Cox, D.J., Frey, K.J. Improving cultivated oats (A vena sativa L.) with alleles for vegetative growth index from A. sterilis L.. Theoret. Appl. Genetics 68, 239–245 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00266897
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