Abstract

In order to elucidate the mechanism of low fertility of Brassicoraphanus, i.e., amphidiploids between Brassica japonica Sieb. and Raphanus sativus L., the chromosome number of 253 plants was studied during the 3rd–9th generations for their seed fertility. Meiotic irregularity showed no connection with degree of sterility. Brassicoraphanus consisted of euploids (2n=38), hyperploids (2n=39–43) and hypoploids (2n=34–37) with white or yellow flowers. The number of plants was highest in euploids and became lower as the chromosome number diverged from the euploid number. Further, seed fertility was highest and the range of its variation widest in euploids. The seed fertility of aneuploids became lower and its variation narrower in proportion to the number of chromosomes additional to or missing from the euploid number. Yellow-flowered plants were superior in seed fertility to white-flowered plants. Seed fertility of plants is primarily affected by their chromosome numbers and secondarily modified by genic effects. As a whole, seed fertility of Brassicoraphanus increased gradually and its variation widened with the advance of generations. This was explained mainly by the increase of balanced combinations of genes.

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