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Screening Pearl Millet for Variability in Supporting Bacterial Acetylene Reduction Activity 1
Publication year - 1982
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/cropsci1982.0011183x002200030063x
Subject(s) - pennisetum , biology , pearl , acetylene , citation , population , horticulture , crop , seedling , germplasm , botany , agronomy , library science , demography , chemistry , computer science , theology , sociology , organic chemistry , philosophy
Individual pearl millet plants [ Pennisetum americanum (L.) K. Shum.] from the Tift #1 S‐l population were found to differ in their ability to support bacterial acetylene reduction when screened in enclosed seedling agar tubes. There were also significant differences among the selfed and hybrid progeny of these plants. However, in some cases the progeny rankings did not match the original rankings of their parents. No trends were found as far as larger seedlings supporting higher acetylene reduction activity.