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Performance of Reciprocal Soybean Hybrids 1
Author(s) -
Wilcox J. R.,
Simpson A. M.
Publication year - 1977
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/cropsci1977.0011183x001700030002x
Subject(s) - biology , hybrid , trait , reciprocal cross , maturity (psychological) , reciprocal , soybean mosaic virus , yield (engineering) , agronomy , horticulture , botany , genetics , plant virus , psychology , developmental psychology , linguistics , philosophy , virus , potyvirus , materials science , computer science , metallurgy , programming language
Two high protein (51.3 to 52.6%), low oil (14.9 to 15.4%), poorly adapted soybean ( Giycine max (L.) Merr.) strains were crossed reciprocally with three well adapted, high yielding soybean strains of average protein (39.3 to 41.2%) and oil (23.5 to 24.0%) contents. Data were corded on maturity date, mature plant weight, seed yield, harvest index, and seed protein and oil percentages of parents and reciprocal F 1 's. Maturity date, plant weight, seed yield, and seed protein and oil percentages of the F l 's were intermediate to the parental values. Even though the parents used in these crosses differed widely in all characteristics except harvest index, there was no evidence of cytoplasmic effects for any trait evaluated.