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    Publication Date:
    2015-08-13
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    Nature Publishing Group (NPG)
    Print ISSN:
    0028-0836
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    1476-4687
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    Biology
    Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Medicine
    Natural Sciences in General
    Physics
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    *Altitude ; Animal Migration ; Animals ; *Biota ; Climate Change ; DNA Barcoding, Taxonomic ; Extinction, Biological ; Introduced Species/*statistics & numerical data ; Malaysia ; Molecular Sequence Data ; *Phylogeny ; *Phylogeography ; Plants/classification/genetics ; Time Factors ; *Tropical Climate
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    SRIVASTAVA, A. ; MUKHOPADHYAY, A. ; ARUMUGAM, N. ; GUPTA, V. ; VERMA, J. K. ; PENTAL, D. ; PRADHAN, A. K.

    Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
    Published 2004
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    ISSN:
    1439-0523
    Source:
    Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics:
    Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
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    The objective of this study was to broaden the genetic base in oleiferous Brassica juncea by resynthesis, using 10 diverse parental lines of oleiferous B. rapa and two lines of B. nigra of both Indian and exotic origin. Out of 14 crosses attempted using B. rapa as the female parent, eight were successful. Embryo rescue was necessary to obtain interspecific plants. A total of 29 fertile interspecific plants were obtained after colchicine treatment. In the S2 generation, the expression of component characters in the majority of the resynthesized plants showed a negative trend. The resynthesized B. juncea lines are being maintained through repeated selfing and selection at each generation for desirable plant types. This process will continue till the progeny lines of the desirable plants achieve uniformity.
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    Verma, J. K. ; Sodhi, Y. S. ; Mukhopadhyay, A. ; Arumugam, N. ; Gupta, V. ; Pental, D. ; Pradhan, A. K.

    Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
    Published 2000
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    1439-0523
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    Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
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    Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
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    ‘Polima’ cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) was transferred from ‘Polima’ Brassica napus ‘ISN 706’to five different cultivars of Brassica campestris (‘Pusa kalyani’, ‘Pant toria’, ‘Candle’, ‘Tobin’ and ‘ATC 94211′) by repeated backcrossing. It was observed that, while ‘Polima’ CMS manifested complete and stable male sterility in the nuclear backgrounds of ‘Pusa kalyani’, ‘Pant toria’, and ‘Tobin’, the cultivars ‘Candle’ and ‘ATC 94211’possessed the restorer gene for this CMS in the heterozygous condition. An analysis of F1 and F2 generations of ‘Polima’‘Pusa kalyani’בCandle’ and ‘Polima’‘Pusa kalyani’בATC 94211’ revealed that restoration is controlled by a single dominant gene. Identification of stable maintainers and restorers of ‘Polima’ CMS could facilitate the development of hybrid varieties in B. campestris.
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    Sodhi, Y. S. ; Mukhopadhyay, A. ; Arumugam, N. ; Verma, J. K. ; Gupta, V. ; Pental, D. ; Pradhan, A. K.

    Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
    Published 2002
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    1439-0523
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    Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
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    Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
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    Analysis of the glucosinolate content and composition by high-pressure liquid chromatography indicated that varieties of Brassica juncea bred and grown in India have a high glucosinolate content characterized by the presence of 2-propenyl (allyl) and 3-butenyl as the major and 4-pentenyl as the minor fractions. In contrast, the B. juncea germplasm from other countries is characterized by the presence of 2-propenyl as the major glucosinolate fraction, trace amounts of 3-butenyl and a total lack of the 4-pentenyl types. In order to transfer the low glucosinolate trait to Indian B. juncea, the inheritance of total glucosinolates was investigated using doubled haploid (DH) populations derived from F1 (DH1) and BC1 (BC1DH) of a cross between ‘Varuna’ (the most widely cultivated high glucosinolate variety of India) and ‘Heera’ (a non-allyl type low glucosinolate line). A total of 752 DH1 and 1263 BC1DH gave rise to seven and 11 low glucosinolate (containing less than 18 μmol/g seed) individuals, respectively. On the basis of the frequency of the low glucosinolate individuals, the total glucosinolate was found to be under the control of seven genes. There was presence of both allyl and non-allyl types in DH1 and BC1DH low-glucosinolate individuals and absence of 3-butenyl glucosinolate in some of the BC1DH low glucosinolate individuals, indicating segregation for these fractions in the population. The size of the segregating DH population proved to be crucial for precise determination of the number of genes controlling the trait. Because of the large number of genes involved, incorporation of low glucosinolate trait in Indian B. juncea should be approached through doubled haploid (DH) breeding.
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    Arumugam, N. ; Mukhopadhyay, A. ; Gupta, V. ; Sodhi, Y. S. ; Verma, J. K. ; Pental, D. ; Pradhan, A. K.

    Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
    Published 2002
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    ISSN:
    1439-0523
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    Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
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    Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
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    Brassica carinata (BBCC), a potential oilseed crop for dry land agriculture, is sensitive to high temperatures during germination and early stages of growth, which thereby restricts the possibility of using the residual soil moisture available after the rainy season for its cultivation. To overcome this problem, a three-genome hybrid, RCBB, was synthesized using Raphanus sativus (RR) and Brassica oleracea (CC) as donor sources for the desired heat tolerance. Protoplasts of RC hybrids obtained through sexual crosses between R. sativus (female) and B. oleracea (male) were fused with protoplasts of Brassica nigra (BB) to produce RCBB somatic hybrids. The hybrid colonies regenerated with an average frequency of 7.6%. Twelve out of 36 hybrids grown to maturity were characterized for their nuclear and organelle genomes. While all the hybrids showed the presence of B. nigra chloroplasts, 10 of the hybrids showed B. nigra-specific mitochondria and two had Raphanus-spedfic mitochondria. The somatic hybrids could be backcrossed to B. carinata.
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    Sodhi, Y. S. ; Pradhan, A. K. ; Verma, J. K. ; Arumugam, N. ; Mukhopadhyay, A. ; Pental, D.

    Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
    Published 1994
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    ISSN:
    1439-0523
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    Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics:
    Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
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    Eighteen genotypes of Brassica napus were crossed to a cytoplasmic male sterile (CMS) line of B. napus BO 15 carrying B. tournefortii cytoplasm (‘tour’ cytoplasm). Fourteen genotypes were found to be stable maintainers of the ‘tour’ CMS. Of the remaining four genotypes, GSL-1 and ‘Asahi-natane’ were found to be heterozygous and ‘Mangun’ and ‘Yudal’ were homozygous for the restorer gene. Analysis of the F1 and F2 progenies of (CMS) BO 15 בMangun’ and (CMS) BO 15 בYudal’ showed that fertility restoration is controlled by a single dominant gene. The availability of a number of stable maintainer lines and the simple inheritance pattern of fertility restorer gene makes ‘tour’ CMS a useful system for hybrid seed production in rapeseed.
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    Mohan, S. ; Arumugam, N.

    Amsterdam : Elsevier
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    ISSN:
    0378-3774
    Keywords:
    Crop coefficient ; Evapotranspiration ; Irrigation ; Regression analysis
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    Elsevier Journal Backfiles on ScienceDirect 1907 - 2002
    Topics:
    Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
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    ISSN:
    0040-4020
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    Elsevier Journal Backfiles on ScienceDirect 1907 - 2002
    Topics:
    Chemistry and Pharmacology
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    Arumugam, N. ; Shenbagamurthi, P.

    Amsterdam : Elsevier
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    ISSN:
    0040-4039
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    Elsevier Journal Backfiles on ScienceDirect 1907 - 2002
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    Chemistry and Pharmacology
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    Selvaraj, S. ; Dhanabalan, A. ; Arumugam, N.

    Amsterdam : Elsevier
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    ISSN:
    0040-4039
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    Elsevier Journal Backfiles on ScienceDirect 1907 - 2002
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    Chemistry and Pharmacology
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    ISSN:
    1432-0703
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    Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics:
    Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering
    Medicine
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    Abstract. Administration of acrolein (2.5 mg/kg body weight/day) to rats for 45 days depleted the glutathione level in liver, which triggered an imbalance in the antioxidant defense, resulting in lipid peroxidation. Enhanced lipid peroxidation damaged the membranous structure of mitochondria, which was indicated by the loss of lamellae, and increased the oxidation of exogenously added NADH. Loss in membrane integrity altered the activities of the tricarboxylic acid cycle enzymes and levels of cytochromes. Decreased rate of ADP—stimulated oxygen uptake, respiratory coupling ratio, and ATP synthesis—were also observed. We report that the acrolein-induced toxicity is mediated through the depletion of GSH leading to impairment of rat liver mitochondrial function.
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    ISSN:
    1432-203X
    Keywords:
    Genetic transformation ; Oilseed Brassica campestris ; Agrobacterium ; Shoot differentiation
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    Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics:
    Biology
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    Summary Protocols were developed for efficient shoot regeneration from hypocotyl and cotyledon explants of oilseed Brassica campestris (brown sarson) cv. ‘Pusa Kalyani’. These were used for genetic transformation by an Agrobacterium based binary vector carrying neomycin phosphotransferase (npt) gene and β-glucuronidase (gus)-intron gene for plant cell specific expression. Transformed plants were recovered from hypocotyl explants at a frequency of 7–13%. Addition of silver nitrate markedly enhanced shoot regeneration in hypocotyl explants under non-selection conditions and was found to be an absolute requirement under selection conditions. Cotyledon explants, inspite of being more regenerative, proved to be highly refractory to transformation. Only two chimeric transformed shoots were obtained from more than 10,000 cotyledons treated with Agrobacterium. In hypocotyl explants, shoot regeneration occurred from the vascular parenchyma both with and without the intervention of callus phase. Only the shoot buds differentiating from callus tissue were positive for GUS activity. In cotyledons, shoot buds originated only directly from the vascular parenchyma, generally at a distance of about 450–625 μ from the cut surface. Such shoots were negative for GUS activity.
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    ISSN:
    1432-2242
    Keywords:
    Key words Brassica ; CMS ; Somatic hybrids ; Correction of chlorosis ; Mitochondrial recombination
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    Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics:
    Biology
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    Abstract  Alloplasmic lines of cultivated Brassica species with B. oxyrrhina cytoplasm are male-sterile and suffer from severe chlorosis. We developed male-sterile lines corrected for chlorosis by fusing protoplasts of CMS B. juncea (AABB) with ’oxy’ cytoplasm and normal B. oleracea (CC). A large number of male-sterile AABBCC somatic hybrids with desirable organelle combinations, i.e. chloroplasts of B. oleracea and mitochondria with recombinant genomes, were recovered. While no recombination was observed in the chloroplast genome, the mitochondrial genome showed extensive recombination that resulted in the appearance of totally novel banding patterns in some of the hybrids. Hybrids with a parental-type mitochondrial genome as well as recombinant patterns close to either of the parental types were also obtained. Using AABBCC somatic hybrids as bridging material, we transferred the desirable organelle combinations to B. juncea (AABB), B. napus (AACC), and B. carinata (BBCC). Many of these lines are now at advanced stages of backcrossing and show stable inheritance of the CMS character and do not suffer from chlorosis.
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    ISSN:
    1432-2242
    Keywords:
    CMS Brassica juncea ; B. oleracea ; Somatic hybrids ; Mitochondrial recombination ; Chloroplast segregation
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    Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
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    Biology
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    Abstract Most of the alloplasmic cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) systems are known to be associated with a number of floral abnormalities that result from nuclear-cytoplasmic incompatibilities. One such system, ‘tour’, which is derived from Brassica tournefortii, induces additional floral abnormalities and causes chlorosis in Brassica spp. While the restorer for this CMS has been reported to be present in B. napus, in B. juncea, where the abnormalities are more pronounced, no restorer has yet been identified. Rectification of these floral abnormalities through mitochondrial recombinations and chloroplast replacement might result in the improvement of this CMS system. As organelle recombinations can possibly be achieved only by somatic cell hybridization, fusion experiments were carried out between hygromycin-resistant B. juncea AABB carrying ‘tour’ cytoplasm and phosphinotricin-resistant, normal B. oleracea CC to generate AABBCC hexaploid somatic hybrids. The presence of selectable marker genes facilitated the selection of hybrids in large numbers. The resulting hybrids showed wide variation in floral morphology and organelle composition. Regenerants with normal, male-sterile flowers having recombinant ‘tour’-or ‘oleracea’-type mitochondria and ‘oleracea’-type chloroplasts were obtained. Hybrids with male-fertile flowers were also obtained that had recombined ‘tour’ mitochondria. The AABBCC hexaploid hybrids synthesized in the present study were successfully utilized as a bridging material for transferring variability in the organelle genome simultaneously to all the digenomic Brassica species, and all of these hybrids are now being stabilized through repeated backcrosses to the allopolyploid crop brassicas.
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    ISSN:
    1432-2242
    Keywords:
    Brassica carinata ; Brassica tournefortii Cytoplasmic male sterility ; Three genome somatic hybrids
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    Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
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    Biology
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    Abstract Oilseed crop Brassica carinata BBCC is a natural allotetraploid of diploid species B. nigra BB and B. oleracea CC. To transfer the nuclear and organelle genes in a concerted manner from an alien species, B. tournefortii TT, to B. carinata, we produced somatic hybrids with genomic configuration TCBB using B. nigra and B. oleracea stocks that carried selectable marker genes. B. tournefortii TT was sexually crossed with hygromycin-resistant B. oleracea CC. Protoplasts isolated from shoot cultures of hygromycin-resistant F1 hybrids of B. tournefortiixB. oleracea TC were fused with protoplasts of kanamycin-resistant B. nigra BB. In two different fusion experiments 80 colonies were obtained through selection on media containing both hygromycin and kanamycin. Of these, 39 colonies regenerated into plants. Analysis of 15 regenerants by random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers showed the presence of all three genomes, thereby confirming these to be true hybrids. Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis of organelle genomes with heterologous chloroplast (cp)and mitochondrial (mt) DNA probes showed that the chloroplast genome was inherited from either of the two parents while mitochondrial genomes predominantly showed novel configurations due to either rearrangements or intergenomic recombinations. We anticipate that the TCBB genomic configuration will provide a more conducive situation for recombination between the T and C genomes during meiosis than the TTCCBB or TCCBB type configurations that are usually produced for alien gene transfer. The agronomic aim of producing TCBB hybrids is to transfer mitochondrial genes conferring cytoplasmic male sterility and nuclear genes for fertility restoration from B. tournefortii to B. carinata.
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    ISSN:
    1432-2242
    Keywords:
    Brassica species ; Allodiploids ; Three-genome hybrids ; Homoeologous pairing ; Alien gene introgression
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    Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics:
    Biology
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    Abstract For the transfer of genes from B. tournefortii (TT) to the allotetraploid oilseed brassicas, B. juncea AABB, B. carinata BBCC and B. napus AACC, B. tournefortii was first crossed with the three basic diploid species, B. campestris (AA), B. nigra (BE) and B. oleracea (CC), to produce the allodiploids TA, TB and TC. These were tetraploidized by colchicine treatment to produce the allotetraploids TTAA, TTBB and TTCC, which were further crossed with B. juncea and B. napus to produce three-genome hybrids with substitution-type genomic configurations: TACC, TBAA and TCAA. These hybrids along with another hybrid TCBB produced earlier, the three allodiploids, their allotetraploids and the four diploid parent species were studied for their male meiotic behaviour. The diploid parent and the allotetraploids (TTAA, TTBB and TTCC) showed regular meiosis although the pollen viability was generally low in the allotetraploids. In the allodiploids (TA, TB and TC) only some end-to-end associations were observed without any clearly discernible chiasmata or exchange points. Chromosomes involved in end-to-end associations were randomly distributed at the metaphase/anaphase-I stages. In contrast, the three-genome hybrids (TACC, TBAA, TCAA and TCBB) showed normal bivalents whose number exceeded the expected bivalent values. Bivalents arising out of homoeologous pairing were indistinguishable from normal pairs by their disjunction pattern but could be distinguished on the basis of the heteromorphy of the homoeologous chromosomes. The three-genome hybrids could be backcrossed to allotetraploid oilseed brassicas as they had some fertility. In contrast, the allodiploids could neither be selfed nor back-crossed. On the basis of their meiotic stability, in terms of more pronounced homoeologous pairing and fertility for backcrossing, the three-genome configurations provide the best possible situation for the introgression of alien genes from the secondary gene pool to the allotetraploid oilseed crops B. juncea, B. napus and B. carinata.
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    1432-2242
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    Key words CMS Brassica juncea ; B. oleracea ; Somatic hybrids ; Mitochondrial recombination ; Chloroplast segregation
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    Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics:
    Biology
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    Abstract  Most of the alloplasmic cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) systems are known to be associated with a number of floral abnormalities that result from nuclear-cytoplasmic incompatibilities. One such system, ‘tour’, which is derived from Brassica tournefortii, induces additional floral abnormalities and causes chlorosis in Brassica spp. While the restorer for this CMS has been reported to be present in B. napus, in B. juncea, where the abnormalities are more pronounced, no restorer has yet been identified. Rectification of these floral abnormalities through mitochondrial recombinations and chloroplast replacement might result in the improvement of this CMS system. As organelle recombinations can possibly be achieved only by somatic cell hybridization, fusion experiments were carried out between hygromycin-resistant B. juncea AABB carrying ‘tour’ cytoplasm and phosphinotricin-resistant, normal B. oleracea CC to generate AABBCC hexaploid somatic hybrids. The presence of selectable marker genes facilitated the selection of hybrids in large numbers. The resulting hybrids showed wide variation in floral morphology and organelle composition. Regenerants with normal, male-sterile flowers having recombinant ‘tour’or ‘oleracea’-type mitochondria and ‘oleracea’-type chloroplasts were obtained. Hybrids with male-fertile flowers were also obtained that had recombined ‘tour’ mitochondria. The AABBCC hexaploid hybrids synthesized in the present study were successfully utilized as a bridging material for transferring variability in the organelle genome simultaneously to all the digenomic Brassica species, and all of these hybrids are now being stabilized through repeated backcrosses to the allo-polyploid crop brassicas.
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    1432-2242
    Keywords:
    Key words  Brassica species ; Allodiploids ; Three-genome hybrids ; Homoeologous pairing ; Alien gene introgression
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    Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics:
    Biology
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    Abstract   For the transfer of genes from B. tournefortii (TT) to the allotetraploid oilseed brassicas, B. juncea AABB, B. carinata BBCC and B. napus AACC, B. tournefortii was first crossed with the three basic diploid species, B. campestris (AA), B. nigra (BB) and B. oleracea (CC), to produce the allodiploids TA, TB and TC. These were tetraploidized by colchicine treatment to produce the allotetraploids TTAA, TTBB and TTCC, which were further crossed with B. juncea and B. napus to produce three-genome hybrids with substitution-type genomic configurations: TACC, TBAA and TCAA. These hybrids along with another hybrid TCBB produced earlier, the three allodiploids, their allotetraploids and the four diploid parent species were studied for their male meiotic behaviour. The diploid parent and the allotetraploids (TTAA, TTBB and TTCC) showed regular meiosis although the pollen viability was generally low in the allotetraploids. In the allodiploids (TA, TB and TC) only some end-to-end associations were observed without any clearly discernible chiasmata or exchange points. Chromosomes involved in end-to-end associations were randomly distributed at the metaphase/anaphase-I stages. In contrast, the three-genome hybrids (TACC, TBAA, TCAA and TCBB) showed normal bivalents whose number exceeded the expected bivalent values. Bivalents arising out of homoeologous pairing were indistinguishable from normal pairs by their disjunction pattern but could be distinguished on the basis of the heteromorphy of the homoeologous chromosomes. The three-genome hybrids could be backcrossed to allotetraploid oilseed brassicas as they had some fertility. In contrast, the allodiploids could neither be selfed nor backcrossed. On the basis of their meiotic stability, in terms of more pronounced homoeologous pairing and fertility for backcrossing, the three-genome configurations provide the best possible situation for the introgression of alien genes from the secondary gene pool to the allotetraploid oilseed crops B. juncea, B. napus and B. carinata.
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    Mohan, S. ; Arumugam, N.
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    Published 1996
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    ISSN:
    1573-1650
    Keywords:
    evapotranspiration ; multivariate data ; principal component analysis ; factor analysis
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    Architecture, Civil Engineering, Surveying
    Geography
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    Abstract Evapotranspiration is the most important variable next to rainfall in the context of irrigation to crops and it is a multivariate phenomenon as it is influenced by many hydrological variables. In this paper, the relative importance of different variables involved in evapotranspiration has been investigated through a multivariate technique, namely factor analysis. Monthly data pertaining to eight meteorological stations located in two tropical states of India are used in this analysis. Factor analysis was applied to determine the relative effect of rainfall, temperature (maximum and minimum), wind speed, relative humidity, and sunshine duration on evapotraspiration. The analysis was performed in two stages: in the first stage, the principal components were obtained and in the second stage, a set of factors was derived using Varimax factor rotation. Three factors were extracted which explained more than 85% of the total variation in the original data set. The identified factors were related to physical processes influencing the evapotranspiration. The results of the study reveal that the variables, relative humidity, temperature, and wind speed, are those with the most influence in the evapotranspiration process, in that order. The variables rainfall and sunshine duration have been found to have less influence on the ET process.
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    Mohan, S. ; Simhadrirao, B. ; Arumugam, N.
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    Published 1996
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    ISSN:
    1573-1650
    Keywords:
    evapotranspiration ; effective rainfall ; irrigation requirements ; paddy rice
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    Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
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    Architecture, Civil Engineering, Surveying
    Geography
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    Abstract Dastane (1974) recommended four different methods, namely evapotranspiration-rainfall ratio method, Indian-1 and Indian-2 methods and Vietnam method for estimating effective rainfall for rice crop. These methods together with the USDA-SCS method were compared against the physicallybased water balance method. The analysis was carried out using daily data of evapotranspiration (ET) and rainfall pertaining to thirteen seasons with special reference to lowland paddy rice in South India. Among the different methods, the ET-rainfall ratio and Indian-2 methods estimate the effective rainfall values nearly closer to those by the water balance method. The USDA-SCS method underpredicts values of effective rainfall compared to other methods. The ET-rainfall ratio and Indian-2 methods can be used as alternatives to the water balance method for determining effective rainfall which in turn be used in estimating irrigation requirements for lowland rice.
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