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Genetics of a high-selfing trait in pigeonpea

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A true-breeding line characterized by free filaments of anthers and modified keel petal was derived from F2 population of an intergeneric cross between Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. and Atylosia lineata W. & A. This variant, designated as ‘partial cleistogamy’, favours a high level of self-fertilization. The inheritance of this trait was studied in the F1, F2, F3, and BC1F1 generations of three crosses. The results suggest that the partial cleistogamy trait is governed by a single recessive gene, designated as pct.

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  1. Legumes Program, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, (ICRISAT), 502324, A.P., Patancheru, India

    K. B. Saxena, R. P. Ariyanayagam & L. J. Reddy

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Saxena, K.B., Ariyanayagam, R.P. & Reddy, L.J. Genetics of a high-selfing trait in pigeonpea. Euphytica 59, 125–127 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00041263

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