The present report deals mainly with a description of three conspicuous characters which appeared in male-sterile
durum and other Emmer wheats with
ovata cytoplasm, and also in
ovata plants with
durum cytoplasm.
1) Retardation of vegetative growth occurs in all strains possessing the
ovata cytoplasm and Emmer genomes. Its retardation begins at germination, and heading delays for about two weeks as compared with normal Emmer wheats. The degree of retardation is more striking in the group sown at unusual seasons than in those at the normal conditions, and varies with the different strains used as pollinators. On the other hand,
ovata plants with
durum cytoplasm have also shown a delayed heading over one week, in spite of having a normal pollen production.
2) Male-sterile Emmer plants possess a considerably lower culm than normal plants. The difference in plant height between normal and male-sterile plants is distinguishable clearly and varies with the time of sowing, showing a greater difference in the later sowing than in the earlier sowing.
3) A conspicuous chlorophyll variegation of whitish dots and stripes appears in male-sterile
durum strains. Its appearance varies with the growing stages, showing a maximum symptom during the winter season. In some Emmer strains with
ovata cytoplasm, no variegated leaves were observed. Reciprocally substituted plants consisting of
ovata genomes and
durum cytoplasm do not show any chlorophyll veriegation, having normal pollen production.
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