Homostyly as an Efficient Tool for Development of Homozygous Lines in Buckwheat Fagopyrum esculentum Moench

A genetic scheme of pollination in buckwheat Fagopyrum esculentum Moench and the specificity of work with its recessive mutations identified on the basis of heterostyly are considered. The possibility of obtaining a genetically determined donor of self-fertility on the basis of S₁ allele controlling the development of the homostyle flower type in buckwheat is examined. The possibility of using homostyly as an efficient tool for the development of self-fertile homozygous lines and making their genetic analysis is also discussed.

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