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New Genetic Markers in a Wild Species of Beet ( Beta nana Boiss. et Heldr.): Prospects for Utilization
Author(s) -
Nagamine T.,
FordLloyd B. V.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
plant breeding
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.583
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1439-0523
pISSN - 0179-9541
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0523.1989.tb01268.x
Subject(s) - biology , sugar beet , allele , botany , genetics , genetic variation , gene , horticulture
In a study of variation in 13 enzymes occurring in B. nana , unique and invariant phenotypes were found for five of these enzymes, when compared with a range of other wild and cultivated beets. In similar comparisons unique alleles were found in B. nana for two other enzyme loci. For the remaining six enzymes B. nana was found to have variation and alleles which were common to other forms of beet. It is concluded that reliable markers for B. nana exist, and that this species represents a source of novel genes for sugar beet breeding.