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Relations between heterosis and enzymatic polymorphism in populations of cultivated sunflowers (Helianthus annuus L.)

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Nine polymorphic isoenzymatic systems were studied in 39 cultivated sunflower populations originating from ten countries. Analysis of combining abilities with four tester lines was also performed on these populations for seed yield, seed moisture and seed oil content. The MDH, PGI, PGD and GOT systems appeared to provide the best discrimination of specific combining ability effects with the four testers. The MDH and GOT systems provided a between-population structure that was consistent with the country of origin.

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Abbreviations

MDH:

Malate dehydrogenase

PGD:

phosphogluconate dehydrogenase

PGI:

phosphoglucoisomerase

PGM:

phosphoglucomutase

ACO:

aconitase hydratase

ADH2:

alcohol dehydrogenase

GOT:

glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase

LAP:

leucine amino peptidase

EST:

esterases

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  1. Station de Génétique et Amélioration des Plantes, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, 34130, Mauguio, France

    M. Tersac

  2. Le Sextant rue Perruche, SARL LOCUS, 17000, La Rochelle, France

    P. Blanchard & D. Brunel

  3. Rustica Semences Domaine de Sandreau Mondonville, 31700, Blagnac, France

    P. Vincourt

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Tersac, M., Blanchard, P., Brunel, D. et al. Relations between heterosis and enzymatic polymorphism in populations of cultivated sunflowers (Helianthus annuus L.). Theoret. Appl. Genetics 88, 49–55 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00222393

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