GLYCINE-MAX (L) MERR - INHERITANCE A PARTIALLY MALE-STERILE MUTANT LINE OF SOYBEANS

A partial male sterility system in the soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) germplasm population AP6(SI)CI was found to be controlled monogenically by a recessive allele, msp. Observations of msp msp plants in different environments suggested that environmental conditions significantly affect expressivity of the msp allele with respect to male sterility. We obtained no experimental evidence of cytoplasmic effects on msp expression. Background genotypes, however, seem to affect msp expressivity through their determination of flowering dates and resultant interactions with varying environmental conditions. Homogeneous populations of partially male-sterile plants can be generated by increasing families of msp msp plants in fertility-inducing environments, if measures are implemented to prevent the introduction and/or build-up of fertile genotypes that arise from natural cross-pollinations. 1980 H. Veenman en Zonen B.V.

A PARTIALLY MALE-STERILE MUTANT LINE OF SOYBEANS, GLYCINE-MAX (L) MERR - INHERITANCE Academic Article