QUANTITATIVE INHERITANCE OF RUST RESISTANCE IN SUGARCANE

Authors
HOGARTH DM RYAN CC TAYLOR PWJ
Citation
Dm. Hogarth et al., QUANTITATIVE INHERITANCE OF RUST RESISTANCE IN SUGARCANE, Field crops research, 34(2), 1993, pp. 187-193
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture
Journal title
Field crops research → ACNP
ISSN journal
03784290
Volume
34
Issue
2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
187 - 193
Database
ISI
SICI code
0378-4290(1993)34:2<187:QIORRI>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Rust resistance was shown to be highly heritable, and most genetic var iance was shown to be additive. Thus, selection of rust-resistant pare nts should be effective in producing resistant progeny. Crosses betwee n susceptible parents are rejected by the Bureau of Sugar Experiment S tations computerised system for choosing crosses, and this strategy ha s resulted in the planting of very few crosses with high rust suscepti bility.