Claim · model-written summary
Some sweet corn families may segregate one major gene for drought tolerance.
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e0“although in some families only one major gene may be segregating.”
e1“drought tolerance in sweet corn is under the genetic control”
Title
Inheritance of Drought Tolerance in Sweet Corn1
T. V. Williams; R. S. Snell; C. E. Cress Crop Science 1969. doi:10.2135/cropsci1969.0011183x000900010006x
Other claims from this paper (3)
- Association Sweet corn drought tolerance shows partial to nearly complete dominance in this sample.
- Association Inbreds with high general combining ability for drought tolerance produce the most drought tolerant hybrids.
- Association Drought tolerance in sweet corn appears controlled by at least three gene pairs.