A mutation affecting curd colour in cauliflower (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Brassica oleracea</Emphasis> L. var. <Emphasis Type="Italic">Botrytis</Emphasis> DC)

P. Crisp; D. G. A. Walkey; Elaine Bellman; Elaine Roberts

doi:10.1007/BF00147182

Euphytica

February 1975, Volume 24, Issue 1, pp 173–176 | Cite as

A mutation affecting curd colour in cauliflower (Brassica oleracea L. var. Botrytis DC)

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P. Crisp
D. G. A. Walkey
Elaine Bellman
Elaine Roberts

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Received: 11 June 1974

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Summary

A single gene mutation in cauliflower resulted in the production of an orange coloured curd when heterozygous, and a stunted orange curd when homozygous. The orange heterozygote has commercial potential.

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Colour Plant Physiology Gene Mutation Single Gene Brassica Oleracea

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Walkey, D. G. A. & J. M. G. Woolfitt, 1970. Rapid clonal multiplication of cauliflower by shake culture. J. hort. Sci. 45: 205–206.Google Scholar
Wilson, R. F., 1941. Horticultural Colour Chart (2 volumes). Published by Wilson Colour Ltd., in collaboration with The British Colour Council and The Royal Horticultural Society.Google Scholar

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P. Crisp
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D. G. A. Walkey
- 1
Elaine Bellman
- 1
Elaine Roberts
- 1

1.National Vegetable Research StationWellesbourneUK