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Inheritance of Polyphylly in Red Clover ( Trifolium pratense L.) 1
Author(s) -
Simon Uwe
Publication year - 1962
Publication title -
crop science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.76
H-Index - 147
eISSN - 1435-0653
pISSN - 0011-183X
DOI - 10.2135/cropsci1962.0011183x000200030024x
Subject(s) - inheritance (genetic algorithm) , red clover , citation , biology , horticulture , library science , computer science , genetics , gene
I N RED clover, the number of leaflets per leaf is usually three. Occasionally, however, an increased number, ranging from 4 to 12 leaflets, is observed. 8 Similar deviations are known in other trifolium species, e.g. Trifolium reDens , T. hybridum, and T. incarnatum, but have not been reported in Medicago ~ or Melilotus. Polyphylly may be induced by environmental effects such as mechanical or frost damage, a or luxury nutrition. 5 On the other hand, genetic control of the character cannot be Tab:le 1--Relationship of progenies and proportion of polyphyllid plants.