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Fertility of Lolium‐Festuca Hybrids as Related to Chromosome Number and Meiosis 1
Author(s) -
Hill Helen D.,
Buckner R. C.
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/cropsci1962.0011183x000200060012x
Subject(s) - festuca , lolium , biology , geneticist , hybrid , fertility , library science , microbiology and biotechnology , agronomy , sociology , population , genetics , demography , poaceae , computer science
T HE Lolium-Festuca hybridization programs at the Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station, like the programs at a number of other locations (1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 11), has been carried on with the objective of synthesizing improved forage plants by combining the palatability of Lolium species with the vigor, yield, hardiness, and persistence of tall rescue, Festuca arundinacea Schreb. Among other approaches it appeared desirable to continue cytogenetic analysis of some of the plants developed at the Kentucky Station from intergeneric hybrids, their backcrosses to annual ryegrass and to tall rescue, and some amphiploids. It was hoped that such information might prove valuable in formulating further plans for the program.