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Evidence of Non‐Allelic Gene Interaction in Determining Yield, Ear Height, and Kernel Row Number in Corn 1
Author(s) -
Bauman Loyal F.
Publication year - 1959
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/agronj1959.00021962005100090007x
Subject(s) - epistasis , yield (engineering) , kernel (algebra) , allele , biology , agronomy , genotype , mathematics , genetics , gene , physics , combinatorics , thermodynamics
Synopsis Epistatic gene action was found to be involved in determining yield, ear height, and kernel row number in corn. However, significant epistasis × year interactions were found in some cases. The epistatic deviations in some cases, therefore, may be similar to or a part of the genotype‐environment interactions normally encountered. The method employed proved relatively ineffective in detecting epistasis.