National Research Centre for Sorghum, AICSIP, IARI-Regional Station, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500 030 (A.P.), India
1 Present address: Nuclear Research Laboratory, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110 012, India.
2 Present address: Vice-Chancellor, Marathawada Agricultural University, Parbhani-431 402 (India)
Soluble protein pattern from parents (N 49 and P-721) differed quantitatively and qualitatively from back crosses. However, the crosses had gi cater homology with P-721. The soluble protein pattern of crosses indicated greater recombination.
Study of esterase isoenzyme pattern in patents and their crosses further confirmed the inheritance of major components with P-721, since the cross showed greater homology with P-721. Most of the crosses with high protein and high lysine had common features with respect to esterase isoenzymes. The distinct esterase isoenzyme pattern under high protein background would make it possible to use the pattern as markers in any future breeding programme.
