Article: Genetic analysis of seed-oil concentration across generations and environments in sunflower. (Crop Breeding, Genetics & Cytology).

SEED-OIL CONCENTRATION (achene-oil concentration) is a major consideration in sunflower breeding because it is one of the two components of oil yield. The genetic basis of seed-oil concentration has been described to a limited degree. Seed-oil concentration has relatively high broad sense heritability (0.6-0.7) and high narrow sense heritability (0.5-0.6) on a single plant basis (Martinez et al., 1979; Fick, 1975). Some research has been done to study gene action involved in the expression of the traits. Highly significant additive, dominant, and epistatic effects were determined for seed-oil concentration in two [F.sub.2] populations and their reciprocal backcrosses ...

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