Analysis of combining ability for ergot resistance in grain sorghum. (Crop Breeding, Genetics & Cytology). From: Crop Science | Date: November 1, 2002| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2002 Crop Science Society of America. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Ergot caused by Claviceps africana Frederickson, Mantle & de Milliano has become an important constraint to F1 hybrid seed production in North and South America. Identification and utilization of sources of host-plant resistance would contribute to the effective control of this disease. A Design II mating scheme was used to test the combining ability of four reported sources of ergot resistance in sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L) Moench]--IS8525, IS14131, IS14257, and IS14357. Male-sterile hybrids of these accessions and a susceptible check, TxARG1, were produced using five cytoplasmic-genetic ...

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