ISSN:
1439-0523
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
Notes:
The cultivated soybean, Glycine max (L.) Merr., was crossed with its proposed wild progenitor, Glycine sofa (Seib. & Zucc.), to create useful genetic variability. A few plants with increased frequency of four-seeded pods were identified in a segregating generation derived from this interspecific cross. One of them had about 45 percent four-seeded pods per plant, whereas Glycine max and Glycine soja accessions used as parents in this study had only 8.0 and 5.1 per cent four-seeded pods per plant, respectively. The established line finally had 32.5 per cent four-seeded pods per plant, which is substantially higher as compared to either of the parents. Obviously, the genes which are responsible for this character are not expressed in the parental population.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0523.1992.tb00128.x
