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Publication Date
1997
Location
Manitoba and Saskatchewan
Description
The intention of this study was to show the effect of selection for seed weight and coleoptile length on morphology and agronomically important characters in timothy (Phleum pratense L.). Two cycles of selection increased the seed weight as well as the length of coleoptile and root. The emergence from deep sowing in sand and in the field were insignificantly increased, whereas the percentage stand and the dry matter yield were decreased, albeit insignificantly. Inbreeding and linkage effects were considered possible causes for this.
Citation
Jonsson, Hans Arne, "Selection for Seed Size and Coleoptile Length in Timothy (Phleum Pratense L.)" (1997). IGC Proceedings (1985-2023). 8.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1997/session4/8)
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Selection for Seed Size and Coleoptile Length in Timothy (Phleum Pratense L.)
Manitoba and Saskatchewan
The intention of this study was to show the effect of selection for seed weight and coleoptile length on morphology and agronomically important characters in timothy (Phleum pratense L.). Two cycles of selection increased the seed weight as well as the length of coleoptile and root. The emergence from deep sowing in sand and in the field were insignificantly increased, whereas the percentage stand and the dry matter yield were decreased, albeit insignificantly. Inbreeding and linkage effects were considered possible causes for this.
