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Table 1 Fertility of F2 progeny from crosses between A17 and SA27063, and SA3054 and SA27063. Figures are percentages except the average number of seeds per pod, based on 15 randomly selected pods.

From: Two alternative recessive quantitative trait loci influence resistance to spring black stem and leaf spot in Medicago truncatula

 

A17 × SA27063 n = 200

3054 × SA27063 n = 200

Pollen viability1

47

100

Av. No seeds/pod

3.3

8.3

Albinos

6.2

0

Abnormal radicals

11.8

0

Delayed germination2

4.9

0

Dwarves

19.3

0

  1. 1Pollen viability was determined by using Alexanders stain as described in Kamphuis et al. [23].
  2. 2Delayed germination indicates development at two weeks was equivalent to 48 hrs in a normal seedling.
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BMC Plant Biology

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