UNIVERSITE DE BOURGOGNE THÈSE Yongbo LIU - Université de ...
UNIVERSITE DE BOURGOGNE THÈSE Yongbo LIU - Université de ...
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ARTICLE 2<br />
BACKCROSSES TO BRASSICA N APUS OF HY BRIDS BETWEEN B.<br />
JUNCEA AND B. NA PUS AS A S OURCE O F NE W H ERBICI<strong>DE</strong>-<br />
RESISTANT VOLUNTEER-LIKE FERAL POPULATIONS<br />
Y. B. Liu, W. Wei, K. P. Ma, H. Darmency<br />
Plant Science (2010), 179: 459-465<br />
Abstract<br />
Introgression be tween ge netically m odified ( GM) c rops a nd w ild r elatives i s c onsi<strong>de</strong>red t o<br />
potentially modify the genetic background of the wild species. The emergence of volunteerlike<br />
feral populations through backcross of hybrids to the crop is also a concern. The progeny<br />
of spontaneous hybrids between mutant herbici<strong>de</strong>-resistant oilseed rape (Brassica napus) and<br />
wild B. juncea were obtained. Parents, F2 and BC1 to B. napus were planted together in the<br />
field so as to study their performance. The chromosome number of BC1 followed a Normal<br />
distribution. Men<strong>de</strong>lian ratio of the herbici<strong>de</strong>-resistance gene was found. Herbici<strong>de</strong>-resistant<br />
BC1 was a ssociated w ith hi gher pl ant w eight, s eed w eight a nd s eed num ber t han t heir<br />
susceptible c ounterparts. M ost of t hem e xhibited B. napus morphology a nd l arger f lowers.<br />
Pollen flow to susceptible plants within the mixed stand was observed. As a consequence, the<br />
resistant BC1 produced with B. napus pollen could frequently occur and easily establish as a<br />
false feral crop population within fields and along roadsi<strong>de</strong>s. Their morphology was similar to<br />
B. napus volunteers b ut d isplayed additional g enetic v ariability allowing f urther a daptation<br />
and propagation of the herbici<strong>de</strong>-resistance gene.<br />
Keywords: feral crop population, mutant herbici<strong>de</strong>-resistant, introgression, pollen flow, seed<br />
production, oilseed rape<br />
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