ISSN:
1573-5060
Keywords:
Petunta x hybrida, petunia
;
induced mutations
;
cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS)
;
ethidium bromide (EB)
;
ethylnitroso urea (ENU)
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
Notes:
Summary In the period 1980–1984 about 70000 selfed seeds of the petunia cultivar Blue Bedder were treated with the chemical mutagens ethidium bromide (EB) and ethylnitroso urea (ENU) with the intention to induce (new sources of) cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS). This work resulted in 27 stable male sterile MS-plants, all derived from the ENU-treatments. Crosses with the normal fertile type and with material carrying restorer genes for the common type of CMS in petunia were made. Results obtained from some MS-plants raise a presumption of genic male sterility, probably of the dominant type, having been induced. More detailed investigations are underway.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00035415
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