Inheritance of spontaneous male sterility in peas
1Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, N. D. University of Agriculture and Technology, 224 229, Narendrangar, Faizabad, India.
Abstract:
A plant with a mutant phenotype was observed in a 'Longittee' cultivar. The plant was late in maturity, had white-translucent anthers, and was male sterile. The inheritance of this mutant was studied in a cross involving the mutant and the mother parent and their F1, F2, F3 and BC1F1 generations. The results suggested that the sterile character was genetic and due to a recessive gene.
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