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Inheritance of protein content in seeds of selected crosses of cowpea ( Vigna unguiculata )
Author(s) -
Emebiri Livinus C
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740540102
Subject(s) - vigna , biology , heritability , extranuclear inheritance , inheritance (genetic algorithm) , backcrossing , botany , pollen , gene , horticulture , genetics , mitochondrial dna
The inheritance pattern of protein content in seeds of two crosses of cowpea ( Vigna unguiculata (L) Walp) was studied. It was observed that, in both crosses, inheritance of the character involved both additive and non‐additive gene effects. Heritability in the broad sense was 0·70–0·78. A significant effect of pollen source was detected in one of the two crosses. In both crosses, comparison of seed protein content of reciprocal segregating generations indicated the influence of cytoplasmic factors.