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Effect of the Pollen Parent on Oil Content of the Corn Kernel 1
Author(s) -
Curtis J. J.,
Brunson A. M.,
Hubbard J. E.,
Earle F. R.
Publication year - 1956
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/agronj1956.00021962004800120005x
Subject(s) - pollen , endosperm , pollination , agronomy , pollen source , biology , germ , kernel (algebra) , composition (language) , reciprocal , botany , mathematics , pollinator , linguistics , philosophy , combinatorics , microbiology and biotechnology
Synopsis The oil content of the corn kernel is significantly influenced by both the seed parent and the pollen parent. Reciprocal crosses indicate a pronounced matroclinous tendency. The influence of the seed parent on composition of the endosperm is no more evident than in the germ in spite of its origin through triple fusion. Corn grown for studies of oil content should be produced by controlled pollination because of the considerable influence of the pollen parent.