Hybridisation for genetic improvement in the yield of diosgenin from fenugreek seed.
The inheritance of diosgenin in fenugreek seed was investigated using seed from parents, F (1) and F (2) generations grown in an individually randomised field experiment. Evidence based on GLC assay results for monohydroxysapogenin yield, indicates significant genetic segregation for this character in the two crosses examined. The potential exists for the genetic improvement of this and other characters in fenugreek using the hybridisation and assay methods described.
Cornish
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Department of Genetics, The University of Birmingham, P.O. Box 363, Birmingham B15 2TT, England.
Hardman
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Sadler
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