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Genic male sterility in tomato and its manipulation in breeding

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Genetic control of self-incompatibility and reproductive development in flowering plants

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Male sterility in plants is widely recognized as a useful trait in breeding programs and in the commercial production of F1 hybrid seed. Male sterile plants have been reported in a large number of families and genera, and in almost all of the major crop plants (Kaul 1988). Although most known male sterile lines are of natural occurrence, male sterility can also be induced by radiations (e.g., Driscoll and Barlow 1976), chemical treatments (Cross and Ladyman 1991) or genetic engineering (Mariani et al. 1990). In addition, novel male sterile plants can be generated by gene transfer through protoplast fusion, i.e., by cybrid formation (e.g., Kofer et al. 1990).

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Sawhney, V.K. (1994). Genic male sterility in tomato and its manipulation in breeding. In: Williams, E.G., Clarke, A.E., Knox, R.B. (eds) Genetic control of self-incompatibility and reproductive development in flowering plants. Advances in Cellular and Molecular Biology of Plants, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1669-7_21

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