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Genetic Analysis of Egyptian Glandless Cotton 1
Author(s) -
Kohel R. J.,
Lee J. A.
Publication year - 1984
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/cropsci1984.0011183x002400060027x
Subject(s) - biology , locus (genetics) , allele , gossypium barbadense , gossypium hirsutum , cottonseed , genetics , gene , strain (injury) , botany , anatomy
The Egyptian cotton ( Gossypium barbadense L.) strain, ‘Bahtim 110’, is glandless due to the expression of a dominant allele at a single locus while the glandless condition found in Upland cotton ( G. hirsutura L.) is due to the expression of recessive alleles at two loci. The gene conditioning the glandless character in the Egyptian strain was found to be an allele at the Gl 2 locus and was designated Gl 2 •. Potential use of this gene in glandless cottonseed breeding programs is discussed.