Development of innovative techniques and principles that may be used as models to improve plant performance. Progress report
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:6152866
Dominant immunity to rust (Puccinia) and Piricularia leaf spot, a new stable A/sub 1/ cytoplasm and yield genes have been discovered in a single accession of P. monodii, a subspecies of pearl millet Pennisetum americanum. The useful genes were transferred to the best pearl millet inbreds using a backcrossing and screening system enhanced by controlling daylength, temperature, and breaking seed dormancy. Genes for fertility restoration, plant morphology, head characteristics and grain yield were transferred from the A' genome of P. purpureum (secondary gene pool) to pearl millet. This was made possible by doubling the chromosome number of the sterile triploid between pearl millet and P. purpureum to produce fertile hexaploids. A number of hexaploids were backcrossed to pearl millet to find hexaploids that produced A' gametes to produce AA' 2n = 14 pearl millet plants. The value of the genes on the A' genome were not recognized before the AA' plants were produced because the B genome masked the characteristics on the A' genome in P. purpureum. In the tertiary gene pool, male and female fertile apomictic BC/sub 1/ plants were produced between pearl millet and P. orientale or P. squamulatum by manipulating chromosome levels or by producing trispecific hybrids. The development of fertile backcross plants in this gene pool is encouraging for further germplasm transfer research with emphasis on apomixis. The cytoplasm of P. schweinfurthii has been transferred to pearl millet. Mutations for early maturity and daylength insensitivity induced with mutagens have resulted in the development and release of early maturing inbreds Tift 23A/sub 1/E/sub 1/ and Tift 23B/sub 1/E/sub 1/.
- Research Organization:
- Georgia Univ., Athens (USA). Research Foundation
- DOE Contract Number:
- AS09-76EV00637
- OSTI ID:
- 6152866
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/EV/00637-13; ON: DE85004856
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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