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The inheritance of the naked grain character in oats was studied in a cross between BO 1/11 (husked) and Caesar (naked), by analysing plants of F1, F2, F3 and both (F1 × BO 1/11) and (F1 × Caesar) backcross generations. F1 and F2 plants were grown under both glasshouse and field conditions.
Results suggest that the naked/husked character is basically governed by one major gene and modifying genes mask the effect of the main gene in the homozygous naked and heterozygous classes.
Expression of the naked grain character was higher under glasshouse than under field conditions, indicating the large influence which environment can exert on the expression of this character.
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Boland, P., Lawes, D.A. The inheritance of the naked grain character in oats studied in a cross between the naked variety caesar and the husked variety BO 1/11. Euphytica 22, 582–591 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00036659
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00036659