An evaluation of intergeneric hybridization of Fragaria spp. x Potentilla spp. as a means of haploid production

Summary Unidirectional intergeneric crosses using octoploid and hexaploid Fragaria species as a female parent and diploid and tetraploid Potentilla species as a male parent were performed, producing in toto 1345 fruits with an estimated 46089 seeds. The germinating seeds obtained by using P. anserina mostly perished at the cotyledon stage, a few developing into matroclinous octoploid seedlings. The seeds obtained by using P. fruiticosa produced two types of seedlings: matroclinous octoploids and genuine intergeneric hybrids. It is considered that the matroclinous octoploids resulted from contamination during the emasculation process. A great majority of the hybrid seedlings were slow in growth and development and perished before reaching the flowering stage. No haploids have been recovered. Possible reasons for absence of haploid genotypes in the progenies of these intergeneric crosses are considered. Among the seedlings of F. x ananassa cv. Tioga x P. fruiticosa, a seedling of an unusual phenotype was noticed, which upon chromosome determination, proved to be 2n=9x=63. This genotype displayed complete male and female sterility. The implication of the sterility of this seedling for bridging of the two genera is discussed.This research was performed as part of a cooperative project on genetic improvement of cultivated strawberry between the Fruit Laboratory, USDA, Beltsville and NJAES. Paper of the Journal Series, D-12102-16-83. New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08903.     

Fertility,plant morphology,and transmission rates of the extra chromosome in single and double trisomics of Solanum tuberosum L. Group Tuberosum

Summary Initial single and double trisomics of S. tuberosum Group Tuberosum cv. Gineke were successfully crossed with and backcrossed to clones obtained through inbreeding of self-compatible dihaploids of the same variety. Some trisomics showed reduced flowering or flower abnormalities and contributed therefore only to a small extent. Berry-set and seed-set varied considerably. There was no relation between these phenomena, nor was there any relation between either berry-or seed-set and the identity of the extra chromosome in the female parent. Seed-set seemed to be influenced by the male parent. When a more inbred male parent was used in the crosses with trisomics this often resulted in less seed per cross. There was no clear relation between seed-set and stainability of the pollen grains, but both the strong selection for good pollen and the high level of self-compatibility, have apparently contributed to the success of the crosses. The double trisomic plants yielded less seed than most single trisomics. Only three of the single trisomics produced stainable pollen and two of them yielded progeny when used as male parent in crosses or selfings.In the progenies several of the trisomic types could be distinguished on the basis of plant morphology in the young seedling stage. For ten different trisomics the morphotype is being described. The average rate of female transmission of the extra chromosome was about twenty per cent, but there was a wide variation, both between and within the various trisomic types. The results indicated that for chromosomes 3 and 8 the rate of transmission was higher than the average value. In one out of two trisomic types male transmission of the extra chromosome occurred, with a rate of 4.7%. The possible causes for the observed differences in female transmission of the extra chromosome are being discussed.     

Inheritance of anthocyanins in berries of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Vitis vinifera</Emphasis> grapes

Inheritance patterns for table grape anthocyanins were investigated on three cross offspring populations during two successive years. Sixteen anthocyanins were detected, and all were monoglucoside derivatives. The proportion of anthocyanins in the maternal parent determined the proportion of anthocyanins in the offspring. But the absolute content of the maternal parent had no significant effect on progenies. Peonidin 3-O-glucoside and malvidin 3-O-glucoside were the most abundant anthocyanins, not only in the maternal parent but also in the progenies. The presence or absence of anthocyanins in grape skin was inheritance of a quality character controlled by oligogenes, and anthocyanins content was a quantitative character controlled by polygenes. Via principal component (PC) analysis, factors that affected the total content of cross progeny populations were peonidin 3-O-glucoside, malvidin 3-O-glucoside, delphinidin 3-O-glucoside, cyanidin 3-O-glucoside, petunidin 3-O-glucoside, peonidin 3-O-(6-O-coumaryl)-glucoside, and malvidin 3-O-(6-O-coumaryl)-glucoside. Anthocyanins content was a high broad sense heritability character (H²), and H² was stable in different cross combinations (ranging from 0.65 to 0.98).     

澳洲坚果人工杂交子代苗木生长量变异分析

为了认识澳洲坚果植株生长量性状的传递遗传规律,以澳洲坚果10个无性系品种为材料,正反交设计,共90个杂交组合,获得90个全同胞家系苗木。并对种子横径、苗木株高、地径及冠幅进行变异分析。结果表明,10个母本间种子横径达显著差异(P<0.05),同一母本所对应9个父本的组合间种子横径达显著(P<0.05)或极显著(P<0.01)差异,说明种子的大小不仅仅决定于母本,而且也受父本的影响。对苗木株高、地径和冠幅的分析表明,全同胞家系间差异显著(P<0.05),母本半同胞家系间差异显著(P<0.05),而父本半同胞家系间差异不显著。苗木生长量受父母本的基因共同决定,但母本影响的变异分量相对较大,父本影响的变异分量相对较小。     

Effects of low temperature storage on the pollen of Brassica campestris,B. oleracea and B. napus

Summary Four indica cultivars viz. Kalinga-I, Ptb. 10, IR 27280-13-3-3-3 and Co. 41 were found to possess male sterile cytoplasm with fertility restoring genes while the cultivar Krishna was found to maintain the male sterility in all the cases. All the plants in the F₁ of Kalinga-I × Krishna were observed to be completely male sterile and continued to show complete pollen sterility in subsequent backcross generations when backcrossed with recurring pollen parent, Krishna. Thus, it was posible to develop a new cytoplasmic-genetic male sterile line in indica rice (Krishna A) with Kalinga-I male sterile cytoplasm and this male sterile cytoplasm was found to be genetically different from others. Further, the newly developed male sterile line (Krishna A) was observed to be tolerant for low temperature at seedling stage.     

割手密与甘蔗杂交F1群体构建及遗传多样性分子检测

为了获得更多割手密优良野生血缘的杂交后代,本研究利用割手密‘云南82-116’作为母本与父本‘桂糖05-3595’进行杂交。通过SSR引物MSSCIR1结合毛细管电泳技术,对48个杂交后代进行真假杂种鉴定,并分析遗传多样性。实验扩增出28个SSR片段,多态性条带比例67.9%,F1代均为真杂种。父母本及子代遗传相似系数在0.00~0.97之间,平均为0.58,后代遗传相似性整体较高,但遗传差异较大。UPGMA聚类分析显示,37份子代同父本聚为一类,遗传距离较近,遗传相似性较高。后期可将该结果用于指导杂交选育过程,提高育种效率,有效引入割手密的优质血缘。     

棉花不同铃重类型种质主要纤维性状遗传及其变异

以中棉所48的母本S9708与不同铃重大小的父本杂交,配置6个F2群体,采用SAS 8.0软件对各组合亲本、F1和F2的铃重和衣分及纤维品质等数量性状进行统计分析。结果表明:在所有F2群体中纤维性状都有极显著差异。铃重和麦克隆值的变异系数较大,其次是衣分和纤维强度,而纤维长度、伸长率和整齐度变异系数较小。在杂交早代群体中,仍然表现亲本的铃大、衣分高、纤维长、强度高、整齐度好等优良特性。这表明,在杂种优势利用选择亲本时,选择大铃、高衣分、优质纤维材料仍较为重要。     

斑茅割手密杂种后代真实性鉴定及遗传分析

以斑茅GXA87-36(♀)与割手密GXS79-9(♂)杂交获得的经形态鉴别为真杂种的后代材料GXAS07-6-1 (斑茅割手密杂合体)及其双亲为材料,利用体细胞染色体计数以及SSR、SRAP分子标记对杂种进行真实性鉴定,并利用SRAP分子标记对斑茅GXA87-36、割手密GXS79-9及其杂种后代遗传位点的传递进行分析。结果表明, GXA87-36体细胞染色体数为2n=60,GXS79-9体细胞染色体数为2n=64,其杂种GXAS07-6-1染色体2n=62,其杂交的染色体遗传方式为n+n;筛选出3对SSR引物和5对SRAP引物可分辨后代的真伪;利用71对SRAP引物扩增后代和双亲,检测到1 095个遗传位点,多态性位点数为800;母本有279个位点,其中有 79 %传递给其后代;父本有439个位点,其中有73%传递给后代;用NTSYS-pc2.10e软件计算Jaccard遗传相似系数,双亲间为0.474,后代与母本、父本间分别为0.696、0.752,表明后代GXAS07-6-1偏向父本遗传。     

Screening for Fusarium resistance in seedling populations of Asiatic hybrid lily

A test to select Fusarium resistant seedlings of the Asiatic hybrid lily is described. Young seedlings of 28 populations, obtained from an incomplete diallel between eight parents with different levels of Fusarium resistance, were tested for resistance. Significant differences in Fusarium resistance between and within populations were detected. The average percentage of selected seedlings ranged from 34% in resistant × resistant crosses to 2% in susceptible × susceptible crosses. Although resistant descendants were obtained in susceptible × susceptible crosses, using at least one resistant parent produced higher percentages of resistant seedlings. The resistance level of the parents correlated highly with the general combining ability for Fusarium resistance based on the seedling test. For eight populations, seedlings selected for Fusarium resistance and non-tested (control) seedlings of the same cross were compared, after propagation, in a clonal test. Variation between and within populations, found at seedling level, was confirmed at clonal level. A positive selection response was found for all eight populations. In the seedling test, approximately 18% of the seedlings were selected as resistant of which 15% (2.7% of seedlings tested) appeared to be susceptible escapes. Comparison between selection at seedling level and at clonal level indicated that approximately 25% of the seedlings tested were missed (rejected resistant plants) in the seedling test. The practical use of a seedling test for Fusarium resistance in lily breeding programs is discussed.     

Estimates of genetic variability and heritability for vegetative and reproductive characters of kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa)

The results of this study indicated a great deal of genetic variation in a number of characters of horticultural interest in kiwifruit seedling populations, and therefore, a potential to improve kiwifruit by vine selection. High narrow sense heritability was shown for pedicel length(0.62) and flowering duration (0.50) in male vines, and pedicel length (0.67),floral shoot percentage (0.54), leaf length-width ratio (0.64), fruit elongation (0.64) and fruit weight (0.52) in female vines. For these traits, selection of superior seedlings should lead to rapid genetic improvement in these populations. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Development of elite families in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.)

Summary Data from 29 dura female parents, 14 pisifera male parents and their offspring were assembled to obtain quantitative genetic information on optimizing selection of elite families. Phenotypic values of the offspring were partitioned into general combining ability (GCA) of the parents and their specific combining ability (SCA). Parental GCA-values for leaf-Mg content (LMG), height increment (HT), leaf area ratio (LAR), leaf area (LA), frond production (FPR), vegetative dry matter production (VDM), the rate of increase in leaf area against age (k) and maximum leaf area (L_m) were entered in a multiple regression analysis as predictors of oil-and-kernel yield and Harvest Index (HI), i.e. the proportion of dry matter used for oil and kernel production, of the offspring. The analysis revealed that both selection objectives are positively influenced by indirect selection for high LAR and LMG, and for reduced VDM with FPR as main component. But palms with high values for LA, L_m and HT should not be considered to avoid selecting palms partly for their ability to compete with neighbouring palms for light. The contribution of SCA was relatively small for most of the characters studied, except HT, FPR and HI. From the standard deviations for GCA and SCA of the dura and pisifera parents, i.e. _GCA and _SCA, it was extrapolated that selection can potentially enhance bunch yield (by 24%), oil-to-bunch ratio (19%), kernel-to-bunch ratio (29%), oil-and-kernel yield (31%) and HI (56%) above the mean phenotypic value obtained for the offspring of the present investigation. Heritabilities, calculated as the square of the correlation of the GCA-and phenotypic values of the female parents, were low for bunch yield, oil-and-kernel yield and HI, but moderate for LAR, LMG and VDM; levels were high for oil and kernel extraction rate. These outcomes were confirmed by the correlations between values of the female parent and their offspring. Among the unbalanced incomplete mating designs studied, the rectangular lattice and the alpha design are most suitable to compare GCA-values of pairs of parents. A breeding strategy adapting the recently introduced practical possibility of clonal reproduction is discussed.     

Interactions of BA, GA3, NAA, and surfactant on interspecific hybridization of Lycopersicon esculentum × L. chilense

Time consuming and expensive tissue culture type techniques are currently used for achieving Lycopersicon esculentum × L. chilense interspecific hybrids. The objective of this study was to determine if the number of viable hybrid seed produced directly from this wide cross could be improved by optimizing female/male parent selection when treated with various hormones in the presence or absence of a surfactant (Triton X-100). Individual or combination treatments of BA(6-benzylaminopurine), GA₃ (gibberellic acid), and/or NAA(α-naphthaleneacetic acid) were applied (both with and without surfactant)to the ovaries of two L. esculentum female parents (Fla 7613 and89S) one day following pollination by nineL. chilense accessions. Hormone applications over 1-, 3-, and 5-dayperiods were made and all treatments were compared to a distilled water control. Across all experiments 21 viable hybrids from 1920 fruits (1.1%) were obtained from2128 pollinations. There were five consistent trends observed across three experiments. First, treatments utilizing NAA produced more hybrids than any other treatment hormone. Second, eight of the total 21 hybrids resulted from five consecutive days of hormone treatments (P-value ≤0.01), and six of those eight were realized when NAA was involved. Third, the use of Triton X-100 in combination with the hormone treatments significantly reduced the number of fruits/pollination (P-value ≤ 0.01), but did not significantly reduce the number of overall viable hybrids (P-value > 0.4). Fourth, the L. chilense male parent LA2759 significantly produced the most interspecific hybrids (P-value ≤ 0.04),seven hybrids from 295 fruits, compared to the male parent LA130 which did not produce any hybrids (from 293 fruits) -other accessions were intermediate. Fifth, nearly ten times more hybrids were produced from crosses with Fla 7613 than with 89S. These experiments provide a foundation for future studies to discern specific concentrations, timing and frequency of application of NAA and possibly, GA₃, to efficiently produce interspecific hybrids of L. esculentum × L. chilense. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Intergeneric crosses for the transfer of resistance to the beet cyst nematode from Raphanus sativus to Brassica napus

Summary The possibilities to transfer important traits and in particular resistance to the beet cyst nematode (Heterodera schachtii, abbrev. BCN) from Raphanus sativus to Brassica napus were investigated. For these studies B. napus, R. sativus, the bridging hybrid ×Brassicoraphanus (Raparadish) as well as offspring of the cross ×Brassicoraphanus (Raparadish) ×B. napus were used. Reciprocal crosses between B. napus and R. sativus were unsuccessful, also with the use of embryo rescue. Crosses between ×Brassicoraphanus as female parent and B. napus resulted in a large number of F₁ hybrids, whereas the reciprocal cross yielded mainly matromorphic plants. BC₁, BC₂ and BC₃ plants were obtained from backcrosses with B. napus, which was used as the male parent. F₁ hybrids and BC plants showed a large variation for morphology and male and female fertility. Cuttings of some F₁ and BC₁ plants, obtained from crosses involving resistant plants of ×Brassicoraphanus, were found to possess a level of resistance similar to that of the resistant parent. These results and indications for meiotic pairing between chromosomes of genome R with those of the genomes A and/or C suggest that introgression of the BCN-resistance of Raphanus into B. napus may be achieved.     

中棉所12及其选系配制的4个杂交棉幼苗期基因差异表达

以与中棉所12及其2个选系为亲本组配的4个杂交棉中棉所28、中棉所29、湘杂棉2号和冀棉18苗期的根和顶端叶为研究材料,采用cDNA-AFLP技术分析苗期杂交棉与亲本的根和叶基因差异表达,并用QuantitativeReal-Time技术加以验证.结果表明:(1)在4个杂交组合中,中棉所12选系是营养生长杂种优势高值亲本;(2)杂交种和亲本间存在显著的基因表达差异,可分为杂交种上调、单亲显性、单亲沉默、杂交种下调4种表达型.4个杂交组合在三叶期根和叶中差异表达基因的4种类型比例趋势基本一致,单亲差异表达型(包括显性和沉默表达)在根和叶中所占比例较高,杂种下调表达型所占比例较低,反映出苗期单亲差异表达型在杂种优势形成中起主要作用;叶部差异表达基因数目和比例(29.20%～46.09%)比根(15.65%～22.49%)高的多,说明叶中基因差异表达可能比根中基因差异表达对杂种优势形成作用更大;(3)高值亲本中棉所12选系与杂交棉共同表达的基因多于低值亲本与杂交棉共同表达的基因,从分子水平上证明中棉所12选系在杂交棉冀棉18、中棉所29和中棉所28的苗期营养生长杂种优势产生中起优势亲本的作用;(4)4种杂交组合差异表达基因(包含叶和根)占总表达基因的27.00%～34.56%,分析差异表达基因类型和4个杂交组合的关系发现,超显性效应占3.30%～7.17%,超低亲效应占2.62%～4.14%,低亲效应占5.65%～13.03%,显性效应和加性效应是主要的杂种优势效应,占79.52%～83.79%.多种杂种优势效应的并存说明杂种优势可能是多基因共同作用产生多种效应的结果;(5)超亲优势组合中棉所28的超显性效应占7.17%,明显高于其他3个表现中亲优势组合,说明杂交种上调表达型可能对苗期杂种优势产生起重要作用.     

Occurrence and frequency of putatively Y chromosome linked DNA markers in Cannabis sativa L.

DNA from female and male hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) plants belonging to nine different varieties were screened with180 RAPD primers in a search for sex-associated DNA markers. About 1500bands were produced in total, nine primers were found yielding one or two DNA bands amplified in all nine male DNA bulks and absent in all female DNA bulks. These putatively male-associated markers were then scored in three different F1progenies, deriving from a cross between a common male parent and three different female plants. The sex of the progeny was accurately scored on the basis of the floral phenotype, and the presence of the nine male-associated markers was verified by RAPD analysis. In all three progenies examined, all the male plants showed the DNA markers previously identified by bulk segregant analysis (BSA) on the hemp varieties, while all the female plants lacked them. The fact that the association between these markers and the staminate phenotype is found when examining male plants of distantly related varieties, and that such linkage is never broken when different progenies are examined, strongly supports the hypothesis that the markers found are physically located on the Y chromosome, in a region excluded from recombination during meiosis. Another marker was shown to be present in the male parent, in all the male plants of each progeny, and in 50% of the female progenies, while it was absent in the female parent; the possible occurrence of markers deriving from multiple amplification sites of the genome is discussed. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Correlation of isoenzyme polymorphism and Bayoud-disease resistance in date palm cultivars and progeny

Summary Seedlings of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.), obtained from seven cultivars crossed with two males, were analyzed by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis for esterase (EST), glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase (GOT), endopeptidase (ENP) and alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) polymorphisms. Eleven, eight, five and two phenotypes were revealed for the enzymes tested, respectively. Seedlings of F₁ populations derived from Bayoud (Fusarium)-resistant and low fruit quality cultivars were characterized by a high electrophoretic polymorphism, when compared with progenies of Bayoud-susceptible and high fruit quality cultivars. In almost all cases, the most frequent electrophoretic phenotypes scored for each enzyme in different F₁ populations, were similar to those of the corresponding parent cultivars. Heterozygous phenotypes have been found for, at least, 3 loci; Got-2, Est-1 and Enp, indicating that such loci could be used to screen for hybrid seedlings. The expected Mendelian segregation of allozymes has been observed for these 3 loci, in many F₁ populations. It seems that progenies of Bayoud-resistant cultivars are characterized by a high level of electrophoretic polymorphism. The estimation of this index and the search for genetic linkage with segregating allozymes, may be biochemical criteria useful as an aid in distinguishing date palm seedling populations derived from Bayoud-resistant cultivars and suitable for breeding programs.     

矮秆紧凑型油菜细胞质雄性不育恢复系的选育和应用

为选育高油矮杆紧凑型油菜资源,通过对亲本‘矮油A05’（母本）和‘DH09-3048’（父本）的杂交后代F₁进行小孢子培养,获得DH分离群体,以植株矮秆、分枝特征、角果数量、粒数、成熟期、抗病性、抗倒性、含油量等主要性状以及较高的收获指数为选育目标,对DH分离群体进行不同生态区田间表型鉴定。选育出了具有高含油量、矮秆、株型紧凑、收获指数高等特性的细胞质雄性不育恢复系‘DH16-202’;在杂交组合配制中,‘DH16-202’表现出较强的配合力,群体株型中矮紧凑、角果性状优良、熟期集中、产量高,抗性好,符合当前机械化栽培油菜品种需求的特点,有较强的应用潜力。综上‘DH16-202’可用于机械化品种的选育,同时也为育种同行提供基础资源。     

不同割手密杂交后的父性遗传分析

本研究主要选用云割82-114、云南1号、云割83-184、云割82-25、云割82-160、瑞割3号等优良甘蔗细茎野生种作为父本,利用百眉蔗、粤糖93-159等作为母本,通过有性杂交,并利用SSR鉴定杂交后代的遗传关系,从140个后代材料中鉴定出109个真实杂种,27个是假阳性材料,4个自交材料。并对12个组合真实性达到6个以上的子代进行了父性遗传的评估,结果父本共检测出24个位点,各子代群体的平均父性多态性比率在33.33 %-86.67%之间,平均基因杂合度较低,而父性遗传率相对较高。     

Leaf Rust and Stripe Rust Resistance Genes Derived from Aegilops Sharonensis

Summary Linked leaf and stripe rust resistance genes introgressed into hexaploid wheat from Aegilops sharonensis provided protection in the seedling stage to a wide range of pathotypes of the two diseases. Monosomic and telosomic analyses showed that the resistance genes occur on wheat chromosome 6A. This result could be confirmed making use of mapped chromosome 6A microsatellite markers. The introgressed chromatin appeared to involve the proximal part of 6AL and the complete 6AS arm and it was thus not possible to deduce the chromosome arm harbouring the resistance genes. The resistance showed non-Mendelian transmission. The genetic background of a heterozygote interacted with the introgressed region to result in either preferential or impaired female transmission. Male transmission appeared to be affected in a different way from female transmission and was exclusive in the genetic background studied. Symbols Lr56 and Yr38 are proposed to designate the respective genes of which line 0352-4 is the appropriate source material.     

不同亲本组合罗非鱼的繁殖性能及其子代雄性率的研究

为研究不同亲本组合的罗非鱼的繁殖性能及对其子代雄性率的影响,以尼罗罗非鱼为母本,奥利亚罗非鱼为父本进行2次杂交试验。第一次实验选择尼罗900尾,奥利亚310尾进行杂交制种,结果每尾尼罗罗非鱼平均产苗量为139.5尾,杂交苗雄性率为93.3%。第二次实验在原亲本中选出尼罗270尾,奥利亚195尾,按不同雌雄比例(A组2:1,B组1.5:1和C组1:1)进行杂交制种,结果：C组平均每尾尼罗罗非鱼的产苗量(166.2尾)多于B组(137.0尾)和A组(109.7尾)(P<0.01)。C组杂交组合后代雄性率(97.1%)与B组(95.2%)和A组(94.1%)差异极显著(P<0.01)。雌雄比例1:1是生产高雄性尼奥苗的最佳组合,本实验结果对尼奥杂交罗非鱼苗制种有重要指导意义。