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Results and discussion

1. Spraying time identification: In 1988, 7,000 ppm for EK or 6,000 ppm for ES were sprayed on Jinfeng 1 at the shealth length of flag-leaf of 0, 2, 3, and 4 cm. Light microscope examination for young spike differentiation was made at same time. The effective spraying time for the two CHAs were from sporogenous to meiotic stage, it was flagging time in field. The average shealth length of flag-leaf was -2 to 2 cm. Monokaryon stage seems to be critical time for spraying and after that the MS decreased to 79% for both chemicals. The result is shown in
Table1.

Generally speaking, this stage will be last 4 to 5 days for a cultivar in field. The date of spraying could be selected according to the weather.

2. Identification of spraying concentration: in 1989, Jinfeng 1 used as female, Jimai 21, male, respectively. Concentration experiment was made on flagging time with the dosage of 1,350 kg/ha. The best MS and the best SS has got under the concentration of 7,000 ppm for EK and 6,000 ppm for ES, respectively. Results are show in
Table 2.

3. Comprehensive assessment to the two CHAs.

(1) The interaction between CHAs and cultivars: In 1990, the experiment about same CHA to different cultivars and about same cultivar to different CHAs were carried out. Results are shown
in
Tables 3 to 5.

In 1990, 70 cultivars which flagging time are relatively similar to each other was sprayed with EK and ES at flagging time. The characteristics analyzed are shown in
Table 6.

The average MS of 70 genotypes treated with them was over 95%, in which only several cultivars shown different suggest that different genotype maybe have a different response. The pretesting should be made in order to get satisfied hybrid. The two CHAs have a side effect on plant height as well as on the length of last internode, that is, shortening of them after spraying. Generally speaking, the higher the plant is, the shorter it becomes by spraying. The decreasing extent was from 8.4 to 32.4 cm and from 7.1 to 32.1 cm for plant height and the length of last internode, respectively. The ratio of the latter to the formers was 1: 2.8 before spraying, where it become 1: 3.8 to 1:3.9 after spraying.

(2) Hybrid seed production. In 1992, EK was used to produce hybrid Huayou 9, 74197/888-1, in 0.53 ha in Louzi village. The females yield was 4,223 kg/ha. The male yield was 4,695 kg/ha, indicating only 472.5 kg/ha yield decreasing or 90% more male's yield.

(3) The main composition of the two CHAs was Ethrel, which is widely used both in crops and fruit production. Except the plant height decreasing after spraying, there were no another side effect like heading difficulty, spikelet aborting and green spike increasing caused by Ethrel mono-spraying. These CHAs have no air pollution, no remnant and their costs are low. The outcrossing rate varied from 71.33-86.49% for the female whose MS were over 95%, maybe the variation was caused by different flowing time of both male and female, the practical cross ability was satisfied had shown their utilizing potential.

(4) The length of last internode of plant is a heritable character. Differences have been observed among 70 cultivars. The proportion varies from 1: 2.04 to 1: 3.94. Genotypes being longer length of last internode is more suitable for female because it becomes shorter after spraying. On the other hand the outcrossing rate would be improved by selecting the synchronizing flowering parents a
nd breeding good flowering habit parents.


References

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Li ZQ (1989) Preliminary report on male killing with ES and applied technique of strong superity combinations gained in wheat. In Chinese. J. Hebei Normal University. 3: 128-131.

Liu LX (1990) Practice and outlook of crop breeding with chemical hybridizing agents. in Chinese. Scientia Agriculture Sinica. 23 (2): 1-9.

Rowell PL (197 1) Induction of male sterility in wheat with 2-chloroethphonic acid. Crop Sci. 11: 629-631.

Tschabold EE (1988) LY 195259, New chemical hybridizing for wheat. Crop Sci. 20: 583-588.

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