Seed quality effects in bulb onions (Allium cepa L.)

Autor:	C. P. Werner, M. Ocana Gil, T. C. Crowther
Rok vydání:	1991
Předmět:	Pollination Liliaceae media_common.quotation_subject food and beverages Biology biology.organism_classification Bulb Crop Agronomy Germination Allium Plant breeding Reproduction Agronomy and Crop Science media_common
Zdroj:	Annals of Applied Biology. 118:663-669
ISSN:	1744-7348 0003-4746
DOI:	10.1111/j.1744-7348.1991.tb05356.x
Popis:	SUMMARY The nature and persistence of seed quality effects produced by a range of seed production treatments was investigated in the autumn-sown onion crop. Genotypically equivalent seed lots raised in different glasshouses within the same year were found to germinate at significantly different rates. The seed lot which emerged earlier produced larger seedlings and this difference in size persisted throughout the growing period. In a comparison between the effects of hand crossing and self-pollination techniques the hand crossing method produced a much lower total seed yield but heavier seeds and larger plants. The induced effects persisted throughout the year but were not significant in the mature bulb characters. The implications of these results upon the control of seed production for plant breeding and genetical experiments is discussed.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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