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A new plant type in roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) and inheritance of two of its main distinguishing characteristics

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A new type of roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) differing from other types in respect of certain morphological and physiological characters is described. Characteristic glandless sepal (gs) was monofactorial recessive to the normal glanded sepal (Gs). The normal ovoid (Co) shape of capsules was incompletely dominant over the round shape (co) in the new type. No linkage was observed between gs and co.

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  1. Directorate of Jute Development (Govt. of India), Nizam Palace, Calcutta, India

    K. Chakravarty

  2. Department of Plant Breeding & Genetics, University of Calcutta, Calcutta, India

    S. P. Banerjee

  3. Jute Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR), 743101, West Bengal, Barrackpore, India

    A. Shome

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Chakravarty, K., Banerjee, S.P. & Shome, A. A new plant type in roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) and inheritance of two of its main distinguishing characteristics. Genetica 55, 81–83 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00135101

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