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Inheritance of Brittle Stems in Safflower 1
Author(s) -
Temple S. R.,
Knowles P. F.
Publication year - 1975
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/cropsci1975.0011183x001500050024x
Subject(s) - biology , carthamus , botany , inheritance (genetic algorithm) , locus (genetics) , genetics , gene , medicine , traditional medicine
A brittle‐stemmed strain of safflower ( Carthamus tinetorius L.) was crossed to 10 genetic types with normal stems. Data showed that the inheritance of brittle stems is determined by a single recessive allele, assigned the symbol br . Brittle stems were not closely linked with the single‐locus recessive characters: closed floret‐A, closed floret‐C, pigmentless, thin hulls, appressed branching, decumbent branches, crinkled foliage, light‐green foliage, and black foliage.