The usefulness of gene mutation for the improvement of seed yield productivity in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)
Abstract
The effects of introgression of the recessive genes lp (long raceme) and tf (top inflorescence) into alfalfa cv. Radius on seed productivity were evaluated in field experiments. Introgression of the gene lp resulted in the change of a type of inflorescence, significantly increasing the numbers of pods and seeds per raceme. The seed yield of a new synthetic cv. Ulstar (lp type) was higher by 15–20% than those of standard cultivars producing typical, short racemes. Two mutant tf-type plants, selected from cv. Ulstar, were intercrossed, and the F1 and F2 progenies containing the recessive gene tf were derived. In the F2 progenies both the number of racemes per stem and the seed yield were larger than those in cv. Ulstar.
Keywords:
alfalfa, long raceme, mutation, seed yield, top floweringReferences
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Zbigniew Bodzonz.bodzon@ihar.edu.pl
Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roślin w Radzikowie Poland
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