Interspecific hybridization in the genus Gossypium through embryo culture |
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Authors: | Manjeet Singh Gill Y P S Bajaj |
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Institution: | (1) Tissue Culture Laboratory, Punjab Agricultural University, 141004 Ludhiana, India |
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Abstract: | Summary With embryo rescue and culture techniques interspecific hybrids have been obtained amongst diploid cultivated (Gossypium arboreum, G. herbaceum) and wild species (G. stocksii, G. anomalum) of cotton. The early abscission of the young bolls was prevented by repeated application of growth regulators followed by the culture of immature hybrid embryos (15 days after pollination). The best growth and development were obtained on modified Murashige and Skoog's medium with supplements. The plants were stouter when the cultures were first incubated in the dark for 15–25 days, followed by exposure to light. The hybrid plants transferred to soil developed further and matured, and were more or less intermediate between their respective parents. |
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Keywords: | Gossypium cotton embryo culture interspecific hybridization genetic variability |
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