Canadian Journal of Genetics and Cytology · 1972 · 23 citations · 2 references
AgricultureGeneticsPlant SciencesBreeding For Disease ResistancePlant GeneticsQuantitative GeneticsDisease ResistancePest ResistancePest Resistance GeneticsPlant Disease ResistanceQuantitative Disease ResistanceResistant Crop VarietiesCultivar ResistanceDominance VarianceInsect Resistance BreedingPlant Resistance BreedingResistance Gene Inheritance
Resistance to blackrot was found to be dominant over susceptibility and governed by polygenes. The dominance component of variation was greater than the additive in almost all the crosses. Breeding methods to be adopted for incorporating genes for resistance into susceptible varieties like Snowball are suggested.
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The separation of epistatic from additive and dominance variation in generation means
B I Hayman · Heredity · 1958 · 741 citations · Full text
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