Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibres, Barrackpore, West Bengal 743101.
* Present address: National Research Centre, Post Box 5, Junagarh 362001.
In jute (Corchorus capsularis), leafy stipule was linked to cordate leaf (p=9.2), persistent petiole (p=43.3), green testa colour (p=33.6); and cordate leaf was linked with dwarf stem (p=26.9). Independent segregation was noted between narrow leaf, yellow leaf and cordate leaf and between leafy stipule and dwarf stem. New gene symbols for dwarf stem (Dw-dw), persistent petiole (Ppt-ppt),cordate leaf (Cd-cd), yellow leaf (Yl-yl) and green testa (Gr-gr) are proposed. Gene symbols for narrow leaf (Sr-sr) and leafy stipule (Sfl-sfl) proposed by earlier workers have been retained.
Jute, Corchorus capsularis, joint segregation, linkage, gene symbol
