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Allelic discrimination of the Restorer-of-fertility gene and its inheritance in peppers (Capsicum annuum L.).
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Nov 2009
Min Woong-Ki, Kim Sunggil, Sung Soon-Kee, Kim Byung-Dong, Lee Sanghyeob
Abstract excerpt
Cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS), one of the most important traits in crop breeding, is used for commercial F(1)-hybrid seed production in peppers (Capsicum annuum L.). A nuclear gene, Restorer-of-fertility (Rf), can induce normal pollen production in CMS plants resulting in fertility. Since the first report of fertility restoration in peppers, various inheritance modes have been suggested, including the presence...
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