Restrictions of the efficiency of haploid plant production in apple cultivar Idared,through parthenogenesisin situ |
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Authors: | Krista De Witte Johan Keulemans |
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Affiliation: | (1) Fruitteeltcentrum K.U. Leuven, Willem de Croylaan 42, B-3001 Leuven-Heverlee, Belgium |
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Abstract: | Summary For haploid plant production in Idared apple, parthenogenesisin situ was induced by irradiated pollen. The most important restrictions were seed set, embryo germination and green plant recovery from germinated embryos. The efficiency of green plant production was strongly influenced by irradiation dose, picking time and quality of the irradiated pollen. 250 Gy pollen was more efficient for green plant production than 500 Gy pollen. Using 250 Gy pollen with reduced germination capacity resulted in a five-fold lower green plant yield. Delaying picking of the fruits (140 instead of 70 days after pollination) had a significant positive effect. Up to 20 plants per 1000 pollinated flowers, showing no expression of a marker gene present in the pollen parent, were obtained in some treatments. Induction efficiency was high when seed weight was high. This offers the possibility of selecting seeds with the best chances for haploid plant production. Heavy seeds generally contained visual normal developed embryos, which germinated better than those from lighter seeds and gave normal plant development. Delayed picking increased the proportion of large seeds, suggesting that pollination with irradiated pollen retards embryo development. From treatments with irradiated pollen of poor quality more small seeds were harvested. |
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Keywords: | Apple haploid induction parthenogenesisin situ Malus domestica picking time pollen irradiation pollen quality seed selection |
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