Inheritance of flower colour and spinelessness in safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.)

Generally speaking, safflower is a spiny crop with many sharp spines on the leaves. Varieties that are almost completely free of spines have been developed for hand harvest; hence, one of the main goals in safflower breeding programs is to develop spineless varieties with a high yield, high oil cont...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of genetics 2010-08, Vol.89 (2), p.259-262
Hauptverfasser: Golkar, P, Arzani, A, Rezaei, A. M
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Generally speaking, safflower is a spiny crop with many sharp spines on the leaves. Varieties that are almost completely free of spines have been developed for hand harvest; hence, one of the main goals in safflower breeding programs is to develop spineless varieties with a high yield, high oil content, and resistance to diseases and pests.
ISSN:0022-1333
0973-7731
DOI:10.1007/s12041-010-0036-8