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Studies on the Character of Stigma Exsertion Among Some of Oryza Species (in English)
Ying Cunshan,Zhang Shangqing
1989, 3(2):
62-66 .
A major problem in F1 hybrid seed production in rice is low levels of seed set on cytoplasmic male sterile lines. One of the approaches towards solving this problem is breed- ing for well-exserted stigmas to enhance outcrossing. In this research, we screened part of the African rice germplasm collections and breeding materials of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA),Ibadan,Nigeria to identify lines with exceptional stigma exsertion (SE). A total of 2065 lines were examined, including 1787 Oryza sativa, 184 O. glaberrima, 66 O. barthii, 11 O. punctata, 10 O. stapfii, and 7 O. longistaminata. Of these, 1, 55, 35, 100, 20, and 86% respectively, were found to have a high degree of stigma exsertion. The 18 varieties and lines Of O. sativa were found to have exceptional stigma exsertion.The results indicate a greater probability of success in finding SE among related Oryza species and in landrace collections of O. sativa than in advanced breeding lines of O. sativa.
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