Early-bolting trait and RAPD markers in the specific monosomic addition line of radish carrying the e-chromosome of Brassica oleracea

The specific monosomic addition line of radish, Raphanus sativus, carrying the e chromosome of Brassica oleracea (2n = 19, e‐type MAL) with the genetic background of the late‐bolting cv.‘Tokinashi’ was produced by successive backcrossing of the original e‐type MAL of radish that showed early bolting in the genetic background of the cv. ‘Shogoin’. The early‐bolting trait specific to the e‐type MAL was constantly expressed in the backcrossed progenies (BC₂, BC₃ and BC₄), whereas the reverted radish‐like plants (2n =18) were gradually converted to bolting as late as ‘Tokinashi’. The added e‐chromosome expressed an epistatic effect against the genome of Japanese radish. Its early‐bolting trait was dominant to the late‐bolting trait of ‘Tokinashi’ which may be under the control of a few genes. Moreover, e‐type specific RAPD markers detected in eight primers were invariably transmitted in the backcrossed progenies by ‘Tokinashi’. From the analysis of the characteristics to the e‐type MAL and e‐type specific RAPD markers, it is suggested that the e‐added chromosome of kale (B. oleracea) was transmitted from generation to generation without any recombination with the radish chromosome. The gene(s) for the early‐bolting trait detected in this study may be useful for breeding work in radish, especially in the tropical areas.