ACTA AGRICULTURAE BOREALI-SINICA ›› 1989, Vol. 4 ›› Issue (3): 36-41. doi: 10.3321/j.issn:1000-7091.1989.03.007

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A Study on Esterase Isoenzymes of Foxtail Millet Germplasms and Their Related Species

Liu Runtang, Gao Pingping, Wen Qifen   

  1. Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Taiyuan
  • Received:1988-12-15 Published:1989-09-28

Abstract: 120 foxtail millet varieties(Setaria italica)and other related species were collected from various parts of China. Their esterase isoenzymes were analysed with polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. During germinating period esterase isoenzymes of foxtail millet showed 19 enzyme bands and the zymograms obtained were classified as 31 types. Analysed from the view of geographic distribution, esterase isoenzymes of foxtail millet varieties on Loess plateau and Neimenggu plateau had abundant types, and analysed from the view of the origin and evolution of foxtail millet, foxtail millet had similar zymograms as green bristlegrass(S. viridis), The study showed that esterase isoenzymes were stable and had good repeatability. They could be used as a biochemical index for foxtail millet taxonomy and the study of its evolution.

Key words: Foxtail millet, Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, Esterase isoenzymes

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Liu Runtang, Gao Pingping, Wen Qifen. A Study on Esterase Isoenzymes of Foxtail Millet Germplasms and Their Related Species[J]. ACTA AGRICULTURAE BOREALI-SINICA, 1989, 4(3): 36-41. doi: 10.3321/j.issn:1000-7091.1989.03.007.

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