Male Sterility

Mechanisms of Genic Male Sterility

For normal sexual reproductive development, coordination must occur between both male and female organ ontogeny. An abnormality at any point in this process may lead to sterility. Classification of sterility can be divided into heritable and nonheritable sterility. Numerous schemes for mechanisms controlled by nuclear genes (genic male sterility) have been devised to identify the timing and loc...

Transfer of Cytoplasmic Male Sterility into Rice

Transfer of Cytoplasmic Male Sterility into Rice Diversifying the existing cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) sources of rice is indispensable for a sustainable production system of hybrid seed. Ahmadikhah et al. report that maintainer line Yosen B was converted to a CMS line (Yosen A) in three generations by markerassisted backcrossing. The recurrent parent genome content of the final CMS line w...

Cytoplasmic male sterility in Brassicaceae crops

Brassicaceae crops display strong hybrid vigor, and have long been subject to F1 hybrid breeding. Because the most reliable system of F1 seed production is based on cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS), various types of CMS have been developed and adopted in practice to breed Brassicaceae oil seed and vegetable crops. CMS is a maternally inherited trait encoded in the mitochondrial genome, and the ...

Cytoplasmic Male Sterility and Fertility Restoration

Cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS), a condition under which a plant is unable to produce functional pollen, is widespread among higher plants. CMS systems represent a valuable tool in the production of hybrid seed in self-pollinating crop species, including maize, rice, cotton, and a number of vegetable crops. Hybrids often exhibit heterosis, more commonly known as hybrid vigor, whereby hybrid pr...

Cytogenetic Investigations in Couples with Male Sterility