Pale yellow endosperm color genes
--Charles R. Burnham
Some yellow endosperm cultivars have a pale yellow gene also. This can be tested by crossing with a
pure white endosperm stock (y y) and selfing the F1s. At one time I had two pale yellow stocks, which,
when crossed, gave deep yellow seeds. In F2 the ratio was 9 deep yellow: 6 pale: 1 white. I do not have
those stocks. There were reports in the Newsletter on genes for yellow and pale yellow endosperm. If
those stocks are in the Coop they might be tested in crosses for the above behavior. One pale yellow was
associated with viviparous (vp) seeds. A cross on y y showed the heterozygous vp plants were Y Y.
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