Heritability of Variations in Oil Content of Individual Corn Kernels
- 8 February 1963
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 139 (3554), 498-499
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.139.3554.498
Abstract
Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy was used to determine oil content of individual corn kernels in order to evaluate this technique as an aid in the development of strains having greater oil content. This method is rapid and does not impair viability. Individual kernels from a selfed single-cross ear ranged from 2.7 to 5.4 percent oil and were significantly correlated (r = +0.75) with the oil content of their progeny ears. This indicates that the single-kernel differences in oil content were heritable, and this method may greatly increase selection efficiency in breeding for higher oil content in corn.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Determination of Fat in Corn and Corn Germ by Wide-Line Nuclear Magnetic Resonance TechniquesPublished by Springer Nature ,1963
- Additional Studies of the Relative Effectiveness of Two Systems of Selection for Oil Content of the Corn Kernel1Agronomy Journal, 1952