Skip Navigation

This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to My Personal Archive
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by REED, S. C.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow Articles by REED, S. C.
Social Bookmarking
Add to CiteULike   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us  
What's this?

The Journal of Heredity 1954:45(5):225-230
© 1954 The American Genetic Association 45:225-230

research-article

AFRICAN VIOLET GENETICS

SHELDON C. REED*

Abstract

The African violet seems to be a favorable species for genetic research for the following reasons:

  1. It is an ideal house plant and vast numbers are grown each year.
  2. Reproduction is extremely easy both from cuttings and from seeds. No precautions are needed to prevent self pollination as such does not occur.
  3. Hundreds of thousands of plants are produced from cuttings each year. Consequently new dominant mutations are found in large numbers. These will facilitate genetic chromosome mapping.
  4. A number of the named varieties are polyploids and crosses with the diploids are successful.
  5. The haploid chromosome number is IS. The chromosomes in pollen mother cell division are fairly long but at present do not seem to be as interesting as those of maize.

The modes of inheritance of 10 well known characteristics of the African violet are demonstrated. As this work was done as a hobby, it indicates that very rapid progress with the genetics of African violets could be made if one were to give the work his undivided attention.


Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us    What's this?




Disclaimer:
Please note that abstracts for content published before 1996 were created through digital scanning and may therefore not exactly replicate the text of the original print issues. All efforts have been made to ensure accuracy, but the Publisher will not be held responsible for any remaining inaccuracies. If you require any further clarification, please contact our Customer Services Department.