Influence of Endosperm Starch Composition on Maize Response to Scaufl. & Munaut.

Scaufl. & Munaut is a newly described taxon belonging to the species complex (FFSC) and a frequent causative factor of maize ear rot. The aim of the present study was to determine the responses to the disease in maize populations differing in endosperm features that were classified to flint, dent, and a group of plants with intermediate kernel characteristics.

Male sterility and pollen fertility restoration in triticale (x Triticosecale Wittmack).

The aim of this study, performed in the years of 2002-20012, was to derive male sterile lines in winter triticale. The study confirmed previous findings, that a very limited genetic pool for maintenance of male sterility in CMS-Triticum timopheevi is available in genotypes of triticale. Among 1250 tested pollen parents, only 86 (6.