Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Crosses between Beta vulgaris L. and Beta lomatogona F. et M.

  • Articles
  • Published:
Euphytica Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Summary

A population of 2xms sugar beets was crossed with 4x Beta lomatogona F. et M. The 3x F1-plants were male sterile and were backcrossed with 2x and 4x sugar beets and multiplied without pollination as well. After the 1st backcross mainly 3x apomict types arose again and, among others, a small number of successful 4x backcrosses. After pollination by 4x sugar beets this 4x F1 B1 produced. besides predominatly apomictically multiplied 4x plants, also about 7% haploid 2x hybrids. The latter probably possess 1 genome from B. vulgaris and 1 genome from B. lomatogona. In the meiosis of the PMC's a certain amount of homeology between a number of chromosomes of both species could be established. The amphihaploid hybrids can be used as breeding parents for the creation of types in which introgession can occur. During hybridization in addition to 2x and 4x B. vulgaris types a number of 2x-, 3x-, 5x- and 6x-hybrids arose. This is presumably caused by the presence of gametes with the somatic number of chromosomes and the occurrence sometimes of haploid apomictic multiplication.

The presence of large numbers of bolters in the F1 and F1 B1 suggests that the bolting tendency of both species is based on different genes.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  • Barocka, K. H., 1959. Die ‘einzelfrüchtigen’ Arten der Gattung Beta L. im Hinblick auf ihre mögliche Verwendung zur Einkreuzung in Beta vulgaris L. subsp. vulgaris (Zucker- and Futterrübe). Züchter 29: 193–203.

    Google Scholar 

  • Barocka, K. H., 1966. Die Sektion Corolinae der Gattung Beta (Tournef.) L. Z. Pflanzenzüchtung 56: 379–388.

    Google Scholar 

  • Bosemark, N. O., 1969. Interspecific hybridization in Beta L.; prospects and value in sugar beet breeding. Journal I.I.R.B. 4: 112–122.

    Google Scholar 

  • Cleij, G., T. S. M. de Bock & B. Lekkerkerker, 1968. Crosses between Beta intermedia Bunge and B. vulgaris L. Euphytica 17: 11–20.

    Google Scholar 

  • Dalke, L., A. Filutowicz & K. Pawelska-Kozinska, 1971. Studies on hybrids of tetraploid monogerm sugar beet with Beta corolliflora 2n-36. Biuletyn I.H.A.R. 6: 3–7. (Polish).

    Google Scholar 

  • Filutowicz, A. & L. Dalke, 1972. Hybrids form crosses between sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) and Beta lomatogona F. et M. Hodowla roślin aklimatyzacja i nassiennictwo 16: 85–94. (Polish).

    Google Scholar 

  • Jassem, B., 1969. Apomixis in tetraploid hybrids between multigerm sugar beet and Beta lomatogona F. et M. Hodowla roślin aklimatyzacja i nassiennictwo 13: 245–255. (Polish).

    Google Scholar 

  • Jassem, B. & M. Jassem, 1969. Embryology of tetraploid hybrids between monogerm sugar beet and Beta lomatogona F. et M. Hodowla roślin aklimatyzacja i nassiennictwo 13: 257–265 (Polish).

    Google Scholar 

  • Jassem, B. & M. Jassem, 1970. Embryological investigations into the polyploid Beta species of the Corollinae section. Genetica Polonica 11: 367–377.

    Google Scholar 

  • Jassem, B., 1972. Embryological investigations on sugar beet x Beta lomatogona F. et M. hybrids. Part III. Hodowla roślin aklimatyzacja i nassiennictwo 16: 549–558 (Polish).

    Google Scholar 

  • Krasochkin, V. T., 1959. Obzor vodov roda Beta. Trudy prikl. Bot. Genet. Selek. 32 (3): 3–36 (Russian).

    Google Scholar 

  • Margara, J., 1953. Sur l'obtention d'un hybride amphidiploide entre B. vulgaris et B. lomatogona F. et M. C. R. Acad. Sci (Paris). 237: 863–868.

    Google Scholar 

  • Margara, J. & S. Ometz, 1955. Les hybridations interspécifiques chez la betterave. Étude cytologique et morphologique d'un hybride entre betterave sucrière et Beta lomatogona F. et M. Ann. Amél. Plant. Serie B, 5: 445–462.

    Google Scholar 

  • Martin, F. W., 1959. Staining and observing pollen tubes in the style by means of fluorescence. Stain Technology 34: 125–128.

    Google Scholar 

  • Oldemeijer, R. K. & H. E. Brewbaker, 1956. Interspecific hybrids in the genus Beta. J. Am. Soc. Sug. Beet Technol. 9: 15–18.

    Google Scholar 

  • Savitsky, H., 1975. Hybridization between Beta vulgaris and B. procumbens and transmission of nematode (Heterodera schachtii) resistance to sugar beet. Can. J. Genet. Cytol. 17: 197–209.

    Google Scholar 

  • Walther, F., 1963. Untersuchungen an Wildrüben in der Turkei; Cytologische Untersuchungen an Wildrüben im Gebiet von Eskisehir. Z. Pfl. Zücht. 49: (173–180).

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Institute De Haaff, Foundation for Agricultural Plant Breeding (SvP), Wageningen, the Netherlands

    G. Cleij, T. S. M. De Bock & B. Lekkerkerker

Authors
  1. G. Cleij
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. T. S. M. De Bock
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. B. Lekkerkerker
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Cleij, G., De Bock, T.S.M. & Lekkerkerker, B. Crosses between Beta vulgaris L. and Beta lomatogona F. et M.. Euphytica 25, 539–547 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00041589

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00041589

Index words

Search

Navigation