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Author(s):Hockenberry Meyer, M.; White, D. B.
Author Affiliation:Univ. of Minn.
Title:Inheritance of growth habit in fountain grass
Meeting Info.:7th International Turfgrass Society Research Conference, Palm Beach, FL, USA, 18-24 July, 1993
Source:International Turfgrass Society Research Journal. Vol. 7, 1993, p. 742-747.
Publishing Information:Overland Park, KS: INTERTEC Publishing Corp.
# of Pages:6
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Breeding program; Growth habit; Inheritance; Ornamental grasses; Pennisetum alopecuroides
Abstract/Contents:"Four genetically controlled growth habits: dwarf (d); upright (u); mound (m); and prostrate (p); were identified in Fountain Grass, [Pennisetum alopecuroides (L.) Spreng.], and crossed in a complete diallel in 1990. F1 progeny were evaluated to determine the inheritance of these growth habits. The dwarf form was true breeding and appears to be controlled by one or more recessive gene(s). The inheritance of the other three growth habits was more difficult to categorize and may be controlled by more than one gene. Four of the p and m selfed progeny were very small, with severe growth restriction, high disease susceptiblity, and limited pollen, which may indicate inbreeding depression. Progeny from four crosses, d x p; p x d; m x d; and d x m, exhibited heterosis in culm length, exceeding either parent. Upright and mound habits appear to be dominant traits, but the prostrate form appears to be recessive. Further analysis of the F2 generation is planned."
Language:English
References:14
Note:"Chapter 105"
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Hockenberry Meyer, M., and D. B. White. 1993. Inheritance of growth habit in fountain grass. Int. Turfgrass Soc. Res. J. 7:p. 742-747.
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