A RECESSIVE GENE WITH MAJOR PLEIOTROPIC EFFECTS IN SWEETCLOVER, MELILOTUS ALBA L
- 1 June 1962
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Genetics and Cytology
- Vol. 4 (2) , 141-146
- https://doi.org/10.1139/g62-018
Abstract
An interesting mutant form of Melilotus alba, with extremely large and peculiarly wrinkled ("rugose") leaves, was detected in the summer of 1959. Inheritance data indicated a single genetic basis of a recessive gene with major pleiotropic effects. The pleiotropy affected leaf size, leaf morphology, flower morphology, leaf : stem ratio and female fertility. Segregating families were often deficient in the recessive rugose class.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: