Claim · model-written summary
Polygene heritability for broccoli floret sulforaphane content was 2.58%.
- Taxon
- broccoli
Brassica oleracea var. italicae1 - Outcome
- heritability of major genes and polygenese0
- Value
- 2.58%e0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingDirectionQualifier
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“The heritability of major genes and polygenes was 89.28%and 2.58%individually”
e1“sulforaphane content in broccoli(Brassica oleracea L.var.italica Planch.)florets”
Title
Zhansheng Li; Liu Yu-mei; Zhiyuan Fang; et al. Acta Horticulturae Sinica 2012
Other claims from this paper (4)
- Observation The optimal inheritance model for broccoli floret sulforaphane content was three major genes plus polygenes.
- Observation Major-gene heritability for broccoli floret sulforaphane content was 89.28%.
- Mechanism Major genes had a key role in controlling broccoli floret sulforaphane content.
- Observation Major genes showed additive and epistatic effects in broccoli.