ACTA AGRICULTURAE BOREALI-SINICA ›› 2001, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (3): 1-5. doi: 10.3321/j.issn:1000-7091.2001.03.001

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A Preliminary Study on Genetic Effect of Maize Yield Component Traits Based on Major Gene and Polygene Mixed Inheritance

XIANG Daoquan, HUANG Liejian, CAO Yongguo, DAI Jingrui   

  1. China Agricultural University, Beijing 100094, China
  • Received:2000-05-20 Published:2001-09-28

Abstract: Genetic effects of maize yield component traits were studied by using four populations P1,P2,F1 and F2∶3 based on major gene and polygene mixed model.The results showed that ear length,ear diameter,ear weight and grain yield/plant were controlled by polygenes.Some major genes controlling kernel number,kernel weight,row number and bare tip length were found.Epistatic interaction between two major genes controlling row number was also detected.It was supposed that characters controlled by major gene and polygene model having lower heritabilities was due to dominant effect.Breeding strategies for yield component traits were discussed.

Key words: Maize yield component traits, Major gene and polygene model, Genetic parameter

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XIANG Daoquan, HUANG Liejian, CAO Yongguo, DAI Jingrui. A Preliminary Study on Genetic Effect of Maize Yield Component Traits Based on Major Gene and Polygene Mixed Inheritance[J]. ACTA AGRICULTURAE BOREALI-SINICA, 2001, 16(3): 1-5. doi: 10.3321/j.issn:1000-7091.2001.03.001.

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