Evaluation of maternal effect on inheritance of aluminum-tolerance in maize

Authors

  • Alberto José Prioli UEM Author
  • Tânia Aparecida Amaducci Schneider NUPELIA-UEM Author
  • Andrea Akemi Hoshino NUPELIA-UEM Author
  • Juliana Pereira Bravo UEM Author
  • Talge Aiex Boni NUPELIA-UEM Author
  • Sonia Maria Alves Pinto Prioli NUPELIA-UEM Author
  • Roxelle Ethienne Ferreira Munhoz UEM Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4025/actascibiolsci.v22i0.2816

Keywords:

tolerância ao alumínio, milho, efeito materno

Abstract

Open land, called cerrado, almost occupies one fourth of Brazilian territory and is characterized by acid soils with high aluminum saturation. The productivity of non-naturalized plants is reduced since growth of roots is greatly restrained. The use of aluminum-tolerant genotypes together with liming is a very promising strategy for the agricultural use of open land. Knowledge of inheritance mechanisms of aluminum-tolerance contributes towards obtaining of tolerant and productive genotypes. The aim of this research was to investigate the hypothesis of maternal effect on aluminum tolerance of maize inbred lines. Seedlings from six pairs of reciprocal crosses, produced by two tolerant and three non-tolerant inbred lines, were evaluated. Seminal root growth rates in presence of aluminum were similar among all progenies derived by reciprocal crosses. The results demonstrated the control of aluminum tolerance by dominant nuclear alleles in maize, without any detectable effect of extranuclear genes.

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Author Biography

  • Alberto José Prioli, UEM
    possui graduação em História Natural pela Faculdade de Filosofia Ciências e Letras de São José do Rio Preto (1974), mestrado em Genética e Melhoramento pela Universidade Federal de Viçosa (1980) e doutorado em Biologia Vegetal pela Universidade Estadual de Campinas (1987). Atualmente é professor associado C da Universidade Estadual de Maringá. Tem experiência na área de Genética, com ênfase em Polimorfismo Molecular Em Populações Naturais, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: peixes, planície de inundação do alto rio paraná e marcadores moleculares Currículo Lattes

Published

2008-05-09

Issue

Section

Biology Sciences

How to Cite

Evaluation of maternal effect on inheritance of aluminum-tolerance in maize. (2008). Acta Scientiarum. Biological Sciences, 22, 281-285. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascibiolsci.v22i0.2816

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