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Somatic Hybridization in Lettuce (Lactuca Species)

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Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) is a widely cutivated leafy vegetable which belongs to the tribe Cichoreae of the Compositae family. It originated in the Mediterranean area and developed to various morphological types in a long cultivation history of over 6000 years (Ryder and Whitaker 1976). There are six morphological types of lettuce (Ryder 1979). Crisphead lettuce, characterized by its tightly folded head, is the most extensively grown type in the world. Butterhead lettuce with oily soft-textured leaves is much favored in Europe. Cos or romaine, characterized by its loose oval-shaped head, is the most popular type in the Mediterranean region. Leaf lettuces are characterized by a rosette of leaves, having no heading tendency. Latin lettuce has a morphology intermediate between butterhead and cos type with a loose head and elongated leaves. Stem lettuce, eaten raw or cooked, is commonly grown in the Orient.

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  1. Department of Vegetable Breeding, Nagano Vegetable and Ornamental Crops Experiment Station, 2206 Oomuro, 381-12, Matsushiro, Nagano, Japan

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Matsumoto, E. (1994). Somatic Hybridization in Lettuce (Lactuca Species). In: Bajaj, Y.P.S. (eds) Somatic Hybridization in Crop Improvement I. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 27. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-57945-5_18

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