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Gene Dosage Effects on Corn Endosperm Carbohydrates 1
Author(s) -
Dunn G. M.,
Kramer H. H.,
Whistler Roy L.
Publication year - 1953
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1953.00021962004500030004x
Subject(s) - endosperm , chemistry , agriculture , mathematics , horticulture , library science , computer science , biology , ecology , biochemistry
THE development of crops suitable for specific industrial use has been given considerable attention in recent years. Growing awareness of the chemical nature of gene action as well as improved chemical technics may partially account for interest in this phase of chemurgic research. High amylose starch is considered to be of potential industrial value because of its property of forming strong films and fibers attributable to the straight chain structure of the amylose molecule (3). In breeding for higher amylose content in corn, three gene loci, su, suv and du, have been shown to affect starch production, percent water-soluble polysaccharides, and percent amylose (2, 4, 7). It was considered desirable to investigate the interrelationships of gene dosages and amylose content.