Domestication of the protein-rich tetraploid wild oats Avena magna and A. Murphyi

G. Ladizinsky*, R. Fainstein

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Abstract

The first stage in the domestication of the protein-rich tetraploid oats Avena magna and A. murphyi has been achieved by introducing seed non-shattering from the cultivated hexaploid oats A. sativa. A great variation in the protein content was encountered in the tetraploid domesticated types and plants having up to 27 31% protein were selected. The potential of these newly domesticated oats in increasing protein yields is briefly diseussed: also the significance of the tetraploids A magna and A. murphyi in improving the protein content of the hexaploid cultivars is stressed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)221-223
Number of pages3
JournalEuphytica
Volume26
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1977

Keywords

  • Avena murphyi
  • cultivated oats
  • gene transfer
  • interspecific hybrid
  • wena magna
  • wild oats

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