LETHAL GENE-COMBINATIONS AND POLLEN STERILITY IN DIPLOID APPLE VARIETIES : A CRITIQUE AND A THEORY

A new method for hybrid seed production

A new method for hybrid seed production based on cytoplasmic male sterility combined with a lethal gene and a female sterile pollenizer inCapsicum annuumL.

✍ S. Daskalov; L. Mihailov 📂 Article 📅 1988 🏛 Springer 🌐 English ⚖ 223 KB

A new improved method for hybrid seed production was successfully tested. This method is based on using a cytoplasmic male sterile line possessing a lethal gene with action that can be easily inhibited and a female sterile pollenizer. The lethal gene ensures 100% purity of the F1 crop. The female st