Other Field Crops

Cytoplasmic male - sterility has also been established in pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) R. Br.. Fertility restorers appear to be unnecessary in countries like the United States where pearl millet is used only as a forage plant. Sterility in the commercial hybrid would prevent the farmer from saving seed from the F₁. This would save him the yield losses that result when F₂ generations are grown. Sterility would also help to maintain the hybrid in a vegetative condition. ¹/ More work needs to be done before commercial hybrids will be available.

Cytoplasmic male - sterility has also been reported in common wheat (Triticum vulgare L.) as well as in sunflowers (Helianthus annus).

General Recommendation

The C S S A Committee on Crop Terminology recommends that investigators who discover cytoplasmic male - sterility in other field crops be guided by the possible use of the established terminology in corn or sorghums or sugar beets, in order to achieve uniformity of terminology so far as possible.

Other Crop Terminology

It is recommended by the Committee that CASTORBEAN be spelled as one word. This is consistent with the general policy of the Crop Terminology Committee in the past.

Respectfully submitted,

R. MERTON LOVE
M. E. HEATH
WARREN H. LEONARD

Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S.A.