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The genetics of bacterial blight resistance in cotton Further evidence on the gene B6m

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 April 2009

J. H. Saunders
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Division, Department of Agriculture, Khartoum, Republic of the Sudan, and Empire Cotton Growing Corporation
N. L. Innes
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Division, Department of Agriculture, Khartoum, Republic of the Sudan, and Empire Cotton Growing Corporation
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A study of the gene B6m, previously described as a modifier, revealed that it is a recessive resistance gene of moderate effect when homozygous. Its value in enhancing resistance to bacterial blight when in combination with other genes, in particular B2, is emphasized. The symbol for the gene is simplified to B6.

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1963

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