GAMETOPHYTIC SELECTION IN A WINTER X SPRING BARLEY CROSS

Segregation distortion and the consequences of gametophytic selection were assessed in a winter x spring barley cross by comparing segregation of enzyme, storage protein, DNA, and morphological markers in three populations derived from the same cross: a control F2 (F2C), a doubled-haploid (DH) population, and an F2 derived from F1 plants self-pollinated at 10-degrees-C (F2T). Segregation distortion was present in the F2T and the doubled-haploid population. Based on a comparison of the F2C and the F2T, gametophytic selection as a consequence of self-pollination at 10-degrees-C was operative on chromosome 7 in regions linked to Rrn2. Segregation distortion in favor of the winter parent was found in the doubled-haploid population. There were significant deviations from expected segregation ratios at two loci, but only at one of the loci was the gene number significantly different from the F2C. Despite segregation distortion, the doubled-haploid population should be suitable for linkage analyses, as estimates of recombination based on F2 and doubled-haploid data were in close agreement.