Low Temperature Germination and Seed Coat Thickness in Tomatoes

Author

• John M. Green, Utah State University

Date of Award:

5-1973

Document Type:

Thesis

Degree Name:

Master of Science (MS)

Department:

Plants, Soils, and Climate

Department name when degree awarded

Botany

Committee Chair(s)

Orson S. Cannon

Committee

Orson S. Cannon

Abstract

This investigation has been shown that the thin seed coat of tomato variety P. I. 341988 is not the factor responsible for its ability to germinate at low temperatures. The results support a previous report that low temperature germinating ability is inherited as a simple recessive. Seed coat thickness appears to be conditioned by two or more gene pairs, with dominance lacking. The maternal parent's genes control seed coat thickness, but the embryo's genes control low temperature germinating ability.

Recommended Citation

Green, John M., "Low Temperature Germination and Seed Coat Thickness in Tomatoes" (1973). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 9102.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/9102