Sunflower lines breeding true for very high oleic acid content in their oil (average levels higher than 85%) were crossed with standard sunflower lines with mean oleic acid levels of 30%. Analysis of the oil of F~ seeds indicated dominance for high oleic levels and control of the genotype of the embryo. Segregating generations were obtained selfing heterozygous high oleic BCnF1 plants from several generations of a backcrossing program to incorporate the high oleic character to standard inbred lines and testcrossing these plants to low oleic material. Analysis of F2 and testcrossed seeds showed three kind of segregations, in both F2 and testcrossed populations, with different proportions of low, intermediate and high oleic types. Genetic analysis of these data supported the hypothesis, that the high oleic character is controlled by three dominant complementary genes OLx, OL2 and OL3. Additional data showing F~ seeds with intermediate oleic content and segregations for high oleic in progenies of intermediate types, suggest the presence of major factors modifying high oleic acid content.
The single seed descent (SSD) method of selection has been evaluated in safflower {Carthamus tinctorius L.). The initial population of this study was a BCiF; from a cross between a well adapted and a high oil cultivar. Transgres.sive segregation for yieid and oil content producmg lines with considerably higher values than the better parent was observed in BCiFj and BC^Fj generations. These results and the great saving of time and effort makes the SSD method a very desirable tool for safflower breeders.
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