The inheritance of cyanoglucoside content in Trifolium repens L.

Monica A. Hughes*, Jane D. Stirling, David B. Collinge

*Corresponding author for this work
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Abstract

A four generation backcross breeding program was undertaken. Analysis of the levels of cyanoglucoside in Acac progeny shows that the level of cyanoglucoside (linamarin and lotaustralin) is inherited and that part of the inherited variation in cyanoglucoside levels is attributable to the existence of different Ac alleles in the parent plant. In vitro microsomal cyanoglucoside biosynthetic activity was measured in a high-level and a low-level parent plant. There was no evidence for the presence of microsomes with different qualitative properties in the two plants. The Ac locus was shown to segregate independently of the S incompatibility locus.

Original languageEnglish
JournalBiochemical Genetics
Volume22
Issue number1-2
Pages (from-to)139-151
Number of pages13
ISSN0006-2928
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Feb 1984

Keywords

  • cyanoglucoside
  • genetic control
  • incompatibility
  • linamarin
  • lotaustralin
  • Trifolium

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