Ruschel, R (1972) Selection for Oil and Relationship Among Oil Protein, and Lysine in an OPAQUE-2 Population of Maize( Zea Mays L.). PhD thesis, Purdue Univerity.
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Three methods of selection for high oil content in the kernel were applied to opaque-2 Synthetic A population of maize* progeny method with one cycle of selection, and full-sib and half-sib methods with two cycles of selection each. Intensities of selection were between 1.1 and 1.4 standard units. The first cycle of selection was grown in Indiana and the second in Hawaii. The three methods were equally effective for increasing the percent of oil in the kernel by an average of 0.37 percent aver two generations. The progeny method resulted in a significant increase of 0.70 percent in the gem as a percent of the kernel. A xenia effect was observed for oil content. The lysine level of the pratein was not affected by the oil selection. However, a correlated response between oil and protein was detected indicating that selection for high oil content in kernel may be used to increase the protein level in the kernel in this opaque-2 population
| Item Type: | Thesis (PhD) |
|---|---|
| Author Affiliation: | Purdue Univerity |
| Subjects: | Statistics and Experimentation Crop Improvement |
| Divisions: | General |
| Depositing User: | Mr. SanatKumar Behera |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Jul 2013 12:53 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Jul 2013 12:54 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/10923 |
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