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Influence of isolation distance on genetic contamination of field bean (Vicia faba L.) seed produced in small plots

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

M. Pope  and
D. A. Bond
M. Pope
Affiliation:
Plant Breeding Institute, Cambridge
D. A. Bond
Affiliation:
Plant Breeding Institute, Cambridge
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Summary

Use of flower and seed colour genetic markers showed that in plots, each 4·5 m × 4·5 m in size, the genetic contamination decreased from 16·96% at 0·9 m to 1·25% at 92 m, and 0·59% at 184 m distance. Maximum contamination from other Viciafaba outside the experimental field and at least 1·1 km away was 0·44%. Implications for the multiplication of stocks in breeding programmes are discussed.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 85 , Issue 3 , December 1975 , pp. 509 - 513
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1975

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