Linkage between S alleles and pigmentation genes in marrow-stem kale, brassica oleracea

✍ Scribed by K. F. Thompson; J. P. Taylor

• Book ID: 104642873
• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1965
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 441 KB
• Volume: 14
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0014-2336
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00149513

✦ Synopsis

Pigmentation genes can be used as markers to facilitate the recognition of plants, homozygous for S alleles . Such plants are necessary in kale breeding for the production of 100 per cent hybrid seed . Close linkage has been found in marrow-stem kale between S alleles and the genes controlling hypocotyl and stem colour, spotting of anthers and marking of sepals and fruit . Of these, anther spotting is one of the most useful markers in kale .