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Genetics of tannin content and its relationship with flower and testa colours in Vicia faba

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

A. Cabrera
Affiliation:
Departamento de Genética, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Agrónomos, Apartado 3048, 14080 Córdoba, Spain
A. Martin
Affiliation:
Departamento de Genética, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Agrónomos, Apartado 3048, 14080 Córdoba, Spain

Summary

Tannin content of the testa was estimated in crosses among six Vicia faba lines of diverse origin using the vanillin-HCl method. Additive genetic variance was predominant in the inheritance of tannin content. Two white-flowered parents possessed different genetic information for tannin content when the pleiotropic effect of genes for white flowers was eliminated. The genes controlling red testa (r), spotted flower (Sdp) and yellow pigment on the flower (yf) negatively influenced tannin content in the testa. Breeding for low tannin content in Vicia faba is feasible and selection can be based on plants with yellow-spotted flowers and red testas.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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