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Virescent, a Temperature Sensitive Mutant in Alfalfa 1
Author(s) -
Stanford E. H.
Publication year - 1969
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/cropsci1969.0011183x000900020048x
Subject(s) - mutant , biology , chlorophyll , botany , horticulture , gene , genetics
A new chlorophyll mutant in alfalfa controlled by a single recessive tetrasomic gene was studied. Homozygous recessive plants were chlorotic at 10C but normal at 27C. Viability of the plants was good at temperatures of 18C or above and classification was easy at temperatures below 20C.