ISSN:
1432-2242
Keywords:
Key words Brassica juncea
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Moricandia arvensis
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Cytoplasmic male sterility
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Chlorosis correction
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Cytoplasmic hybrids
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Chloroplast substitution
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract A male sterile Brassica juncea line based on Moricandia arvensis cytoplasm was developed previously by backcrossing the somatic hybrid M. arvensis+B. juncea, and the gene for restoring fertility was introgressed. The CMS line is very severely chlorotic because of the presence of alien chloroplasts and flowering is delayed by 30–40 days, making it unsuitable for the exploitation of heterosis. We have resorted to another cycle of protoplast fusion between green fertile B. juncea and chlorotic male sterile B. juncea, and developed green male-sterile plants. Molecular analysis revealed that in green male-sterile plants chloroplasts of M. arvensis origin were substituted by those from B. juncea, giving rise to intergeneric cytoplasmic hybrids with mitochondria of M. arvensis origin. With the development of dark-green male-sterile plants, the CMS fertility restoration system is suitable for the production of hybrid mustard.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s001220051007
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