Systems for Cytogenetic Analysis in Vicia Faba L.

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XVI

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2. Papers

   1. Vicia Faba Cytogenetics and Breeding: An Introduction

      • G. P. Chapman

      Pages 1-11

3. Intact and Broken Chromosomes

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13

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   2. Chromosome Manipulation

      • S. A. Tarawali, M. R. Martin, P. M. Allington

      Pages 15-27

   3. C-Banding in Vicia Species

      • Gavin Ramsay

      Pages 28-39

   4. Pretreatment of Vicia Faba Root Tip Meristems with Low Clastogen Doses Protects against Aberration Induction by Subsequent Treatments: Induction of Repair Processes?

      • R. Rieger, A. Michaelis, H. Nicoloff

      Pages 40-51

   5. Karyotypic Analysis of a Mutant of Vicia Faba L. by Microdensitometric Procedure

      • E. Filippone, C. Conicella, A. Errico, F. Saccardo

      Pages 52-59

4. Trisomics and Linkage

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 61-61

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   2. The Cytology and Morphology of Vicia Faba Trisomics

      • A. Martin, P. Barcelo

      Pages 63-76

5. Disease Resistance

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 77-77

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   2. A Note on the I.L.B. Source of Botrytis Fabae Resistance

      • L. D. Robertson

      Pages 79-79

   3. Identification of Some Sources of Resistance for Chocolate Spot and Rust in Faba Beans

      • S. A. Khalil, A. M. Nassib, H. A. Mohammed, W. F. Habib

      Pages 80-94

   4. Phytoalexin Production by Vicia Faba — A Model System for the Study of Gene Expression

      • J. W. Mansfield, Yvonne M. Barlow, A. E. A. Porter

      Pages 95-103

   5. A Note on Disease Interaction in Host Plants of Vicia Faba

      • Said M. Omar

      Pages 104-105

6. Population

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 107-107

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   2. The Use of Isozyme Genes as Markers in the Population Genetics of Vicia Faba L.

      • W. E. Peat, J. Y. Adham

      Pages 109-117

   3. Standards Employed in Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability Tests of Faba Bean Cultivars

      • J. Higgins, J. L. Evans

      Pages 118-125

7. Interspecies Hybridisation

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 127-127

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   2. Development of a Model System to Explore Genome Divergence in the Vicieae

      • S. A. Tarawali

      Pages 129-137

   3. Interspecific Hybridisation in Vicia Section Faba: Comparison of Selfed and Hybrid Embryo and Endosperm

      • Gavin Ramsay, Barbara Pickersgill

      Pages 138-140

Unlike the situation in the major cereals, the yields of Vicia faba have not been markedly increased during the last half century. There is no single cause for this but among those that have been important is the lack of cytogenetic understanding in relation to breeding performance. Since as a consequence, little genetic variation has been available to agronomists conclusions, probably unwarranted, have been drawn about the limited prospects for the faba bean. Against such a background it has been difficult to justify the investment of research resources in the crop. The central theme of this book is that with the establishment of cytogenetic studies in Vicia faba understanding of its genetic system will develop in relation to breeding improvement and thereafter some at least, of the impediments to yield increase can steadily though not dramatically, be removed. We have distinguished between longer and shorter papers and only the former include Abstracts. The latter amplify themes in the longer papers or were written to develop particular topics at the request of the editors. G.P. Chapman S.A. Tarawali Wye College, April, 1984 VIII ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We would like to thank the various contributors to this publication for the readiness with which they have met our various req~ests. Our thanks are due to the staff of the Centre for European Agricultural Studies for facilitating arrangements for the Seminar and to Mr. Peter Abott and Carl Zeiss (Oberkochen) Ltd. for the display of microscopes.

• Embryo
• Expression
• bean
• gene expression
• physiology
• root tip

• Wye University College, University of London, UK

  G. P. Chapman, S. A. Tarawali

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