Analysis of accumulation of cadmium in seeds of selected breeding linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) genotypes cultivated for medicinal purposes
Journal Title: Herba Polonica - Year 2015, Vol 61, Issue 1
Abstract
The objective of the study was genetic and breeding screening of selected varieties and hybrids of oil flax for in-seed cadmium fixing ability. Seven parental varieties as well as nineteen F1 and F2 hybrids were analyzed. The varieties were crossed in di-allelic scheme, according to the Griffing method II. Significant differences were found in the activity of fixing cadmium from the soil between analysed flax parental forms and hybrids. High variability of tested genotypes, calculated by the variance coefficient, was observed in F1 generation. The variability of tested genotypes in the F2 generation was two times lower. The analysis of general combining ability (GCA) showed that Chinese cultivar Shanxi reduced significantly the fixing cadmium from the soil in combinations of F1 generation crossing. However, the effects of the specific combining ability (SCA) of tested hybrids to reduce the cadmium content in seeds were statistically insignificant. The analysis of genetic components variance showed no significance both in domination and cumulative genes which suggests a complex inheritance pattern of the tested trait.
Authors and Affiliations
Krzysztof Heller, Przemysław Baraniecki, Grażyna Silska, Marcin Praczyk
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP266804
- DOI 10.1515/hepo-2015-0007
- Views 75
- Downloads 0
Fungi colonizing and damaging different parts of some medicinal plants
Introduction: Many fungal species infect medicinal plants during their cultivation, causing great damage to the yield and decreasing the quality of raw material. Objective: Due to the increase in contamination of raw mat...
In vitro propagation of bastard balm (Melittis melissophyllum L.)
An efficient method for in vitro propagation of bastard balm by enhanced axillary shoot branching has been developed. The material to establish in vitro culture was shoot tips collected from three-year-old plants in May....
Antibacterial activity of ethanolic extracts of some moss species
Introduction: For centuries, mosses have been used in traditional medicine due to their antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral activities. Objective: The present study was designed to evaluate the antibacterial activit...
Antimicrobial activity of Capparis spinosa as its usages in traditional medicine
Capparis spinosa roots and fruits are traditionally used for the treatment of diseases such as diarrhea and hemorrhoids. In the 10th century, farmers also used aqueous extract from its roots for disinfecting their plants...
Maidenhair tree (Ginkgo Bilobae) leaf extraction products in the light of Biopharmaceutics Classification System (BCS) requirements and medium of diversified polarity (εM)
Model maidenhair tree (Ginkgo bilobae) leaf extracts were created basing on medium of diversified polarity (ԐM). Chromatographic analysis was performed with the HPLC method, with the so-called dry residue remaining after...