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Inheritance of Orange Color in Stalks and Midribs of Sorgo 1
Author(s) -
Coleman Otto H.,
Dean Jack L.
Publication year - 1963
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/cropsci1963.0011183x000300020006x
Subject(s) - orange (colour) , inheritance (genetic algorithm) , biology , library science , horticulture , genealogy , computer science , history , genetics , gene
SORGO (Sorghum vulgate Pers.) has a wide range of plant characters useful for genetic studies and marker genes. Many of these characters are simple mutations. One such mutation is an orange stalk and midrib in the sorgo sirup variety Iceberg. The orange color of stalks and midribs occurs in lignified cell walls and shows up most prominently in vascular bundles and the sclerenchymatous tissues immediately under the epidemais of the stalk. This paper reports the results from crosses between the orange mutant of Iceberg and the variety Sart at Meridian, Mississippi.