Genetic Studies of Induced Mutants in Melilotus alba III. Folded Leaflet, Elongatyed Stem, and Short-Petiole Dwarf

Authors

R. R. Ronnenkamp, United States Department of Agriculture
Francis A. Haskins, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Herman J. Gorz, United States Department of Agriculture

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

5-1973

Comments

Published in Crop Science (May-June 1973) 13: 320-321.

Abstract

Observations of the F₁, F₂, and F₃ progenies of crosses between normal annual Melilotus alba Desr. and three mutants, folded leaflet, elongated stem, and short-petiole dwarf, indicate that each of the mutant characters is controlled by a single recessive gene. Proposed symbols for the three mutant genes are f, el, and d_sp, respectively. In limited tests for linkage, el appeared to be linked (12% recombination) to a gene for multifoliolate leaves (Mf). No linkage was detected between f and Mf, cu (low o-hydroxycinnamic acid), or b (low β-glucosidase activity).