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THE TUBERS, SAPOGENINS, AND VIRUS RESISTANCE OF DIOSCOREA SPECIES HYBRIDS
Author(s) -
Martin Franklin W.,
Delfel Norman E.
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
american journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.218
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1537-2197
pISSN - 0002-9122
DOI - 10.1002/j.1537-2197.1967.tb10747.x
Subject(s) - sapogenin , diosgenin , biology , hybrid , dioscorea , botany , genetics , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
Dioscorea species differ in sapogenin content, tuber size and shape, and virus resistance. The amount and type of sapogenins in tubers of F 1 hybrids among four sapogenin‐bearing and one other Dioscorea species were determined chromatographically. Characteristics of the tuber and resistance to a virus were observed and compared to those of the parents. The presence of particular sapogenins appeared to be a dominant trait modified by minor genes from either parent. Other traits appeared to be determined by many genes. Heterosis was expressed in some hybrids by superior yields and excellent virus tolerance. Some of the hybrids could be used as clonal varieties, but none contained the desired keto sapogenins except in mixtures with diosgenin.