Chloroplast DNA polymorphism in fertile and male-sterile cytoplasms of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench).

Abstract

Restriction endonuclease patterns of chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) were consistently distinguishable between fertile and male-sterile cytoplasms of sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench], whereas no differences in restriction patterns of cpDNA among male-sterile (A1) lines, including six isocytoplasmic strains, were revealed in this study. It is suggested that chloroplast DNA may contribute to the male sterility of A1 lines used currently in hybrid sorghum production.

• Authors: Z Chen, G H Liang, S Muthukrishnan, K D Kofoid
• Journal: TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik (Theor Appl Genet) Vol. 80 Issue 6 Pg. 727-31 (Dec 1990) ISSN: 0040-5752 [Print] Germany
• PMID: 24221101 (Publication Type: Journal Article)