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M M Thompson1, D C Smith, J E Burgess
1Department of Horticulture, Oregon State University, 97331, Corvallis, OR, USA.
Abstract:
Nondormant mutants in hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.) are described. In contrast to normal trees in which physiological rest, or dormancy, is induced by short days, mutants fail to respond to this stimulus. Shoot tips continue to grow, old leaves are retained until midwinter when they are frozen and/or pushed off by developing axillary buds, axillary buds begin to grow in December, 2-3 months before normal spring bud break, and cold hardiness does not develop. Nondormancy is controlled by a single recessive gene (dd). The mutation is not uncommon since eight cultivars, including the world's most important commercial cultivars, are heterozygous for this trait. The implications of nondormancy in a temperate tree species are discussed in relation to evolution, extension of the range of cultivation, breeding, and value for basic studies of fundamental mechanisms of dormancy.
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