Inheritance of Seven Characters in Raphanus sativus L.1

The inheritance of 7 characters in Raphanus sativus L. was studied. Resistant reaction to Albugo Candida race 1, Ac 1 , pink pigmentation in plants, Pi , and purple colored pods in R. sativus var. caudatus. Pu , are controlled by single dominant genes, Ac 1 and Pi are linked and 3.28 map units apart. Male sterility, ms 1 , yellow-green leaves, yg , and cream pollen, cp , are all controlled by separate, single recessive genes. Digenic recessives, gf 1 gf 2 , control green flecking on leaves. No linkage could be detected between Ac 1 and ms 1 or between ms 1 and yg .