Polyembryony in Pearl Millet, Pennisetum typhoides

Powell, J.B. and Burton, G.W. (1968) Polyembryony in Pearl Millet, Pennisetum typhoides. Crop Science, 8 (6). pp. 771-773.

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Abstract

Polyembryonic caryopses that give rise to twin and triplet seedlings have been found in several inbred lines of pearl millet. Near-equal and unequal twins, fused and non-fused coleoptile types, and identical and non-identical triplets were encountered. Some evidence for the inheritance of polyembryony was accumulated. Inbreds differed markedly in frequency of polyembryonic caryopses, but thermal-neutron radiation, ethyl methane sulfonate, and diethyl sulfate treatment of the seed were not conclusively shown to increase the frequency of twin and triplet seedlings. Triploid and tetraploid types were recovered from the diploid pearl millet

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: twins, triplets, heteroploid seedlings, tetraploidy, triploidy
Author Affiliation: Research Geneticists, Crops Research Division, ARS, USDA, and the University of Georgia, College of Agriculture Experiment Stations, Coastal Plain Station, Tifton, Georgia 31794Crops Research Division, ARS, USDA, and the University of Georgia, College of Agriculture Experiment Stations, Coastal Plain Station, Tifton, Georgia 31794
Subjects: Plant Protection
Divisions: Millet
Depositing User: Ms K Syamalamba
Date Deposited: 23 Dec 2011 07:56
Last Modified: 23 Dec 2011 07:56
Official URL: https://www.crops.org/publications/search?search%5...
URI: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/2861

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