The effects of colchicine and the induction of polyploidy in sorghum (Sorghum vulgare Pes.)

Miranda, J.H. and George, M.K. and Mercy, S.T. (1979) The effects of colchicine and the induction of polyploidy in sorghum (Sorghum vulgare Pes.). Agricultural Research Journal of Kerala, 17 (2). pp. 208-216.

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Abstract

Grains of V2 were treated with three concentrations. The polyploids obtained were dwarf, with shorter panicles, later flowering, larger stomata and smaller leaf area than the diploids. Colchicine treatment reduced pollen fertility appreciably

Item Type: Article
Author Affiliation: College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Kerala, India
Subjects: Crop Improvement > Genetics/Genomics
Crop Improvement > Plant Breeding
Divisions: Sorghum
Depositing User: Ms K Syamalamba
Date Deposited: 19 Dec 2012 04:52
Last Modified: 19 Dec 2012 04:52
URI: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/9155

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