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Title:   Author  item
                                            Knack, Jenniferitem
                                            Krohn, Andrewitem
                                            Riday, Heathcliffe
  Submitted to: Symposium Proceedings
                                    Publication Type: Abstract Only
                                    Publication Acceptance Date: 4/16/2008
                                    Publication  Date: 5/6/2008
                                    Citation: Knack, J.J., Krohn, A.L., Riday, H. Increasing Hybridity via Control of the Gametophytic Self-incompatiblity System in Red Clover (Trifolium pratense). Introductory Biology 151 and 152 Mentored Poster Session Spring 2008, May 6, 2008, Great Hall, Memorial Union, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Poster 222.Interpretive Summary:
                                Technical Abstract: Red clover (Trifolium pratense) is a valuable forage crop due to its high protein content and nitrogen-fixing capabilities. Capturing hybrid vigor in red clover could increase agronomic performance of cultivars. We hypothesize that manipulating the self-incompatibility system present in red clover will allow this. We believe we can increase pollination between two heterotic populations by restricting gametophytic self-incompatibility alleles within those populations.  To test this concept we created backcross populations with restricted self-incompatibility allele sets.  We cross-pollinated these back-cross populations with an unrelated population and measured how many progeny have both parents from the back-cross population (within) verses one parent from each population (hybrid). We determined the genotype of the parents and the progeny using PCR-based microsatellite analysis. Our hypothesis states that 75% of the seed-derived progeny from the back-cross population will hybridize with the unrelated population.


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