Seed of Ullucus tuberosus—An apomict or not

Summary The paper deals with variations in enzyme pattern in the seeds of ulluco, Ullucus tuberosus. Six seeds per clone, four clones and three enzyme systems (malate dehydrogenase, glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase and 6-fosfoglucose dehydrogenase) were examined. There was variation in enzyme pattern between the seeds of a single clone. It is concluded that ulluco is not an apomictic species but a truly sexual one. Consequences of these findings for breeding programmes of ulluco are pointed out.