Fundamental genetic studies have application in the breeding and improvement of crop plants. There is a deficiency of this knowledge in birdsfoot-trefoil (Lotus corniculatus L.). Cytogenetic principles have contributed a lot to the improvement of wheat, corn and several other crop plants. Similar studies can be undertaken with birdsfoot-trefoil. So far, few intensive investigations have been carried out in this crop since its potentiality as a forage crop has been recognized only recently. Dawson (1941), Bubar (1957), Donovan (1959), Hart and Wi1sie (1958), Buzzell and Wilsie (1963) found tetrasomic and disomic inheritance in birdsfoot-trefoil. Inheritance studies are important in order to understand the segregation of characters, to bui1d up genetic stocks which may be used in breeding of a crop, and to determine the percentage of natura1 crossing by distinguishing selfs from crossed progenies in a population. [...]
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.116583 |
| Date | January 1964 |
| Creators | Miri, Rajendra Kumar. |
| Contributors | Bubar, J. S. (Supervisor), Grant, W. F., Steppler, H. A. |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Doctor of Philosophy. (Department of Agronomy. ) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: NNNNNNNNN, Theses scanned by McGill Library. |
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