Ploidy determination in Musa germplasm using pollen and chloroplast characteristics

We attempted to determine ploidy level in the gametophyte and the sporophyte of Musa using pollen and chloroplast characteristics, respectively. In the gametophyte, interploidy differences accounted for 63.8 % of the genetic variance for pollen diameter and 87.5% for pollen stainability, the remaind...

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Main Authors: Tenkouano, A., Crouch, J.H., Crouch, H.K., Vuylsteke, D.R.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: 1998
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100984
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author Tenkouano, A.
Crouch, J.H.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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description We attempted to determine ploidy level in the gametophyte and the sporophyte of Musa using pollen and chloroplast characteristics, respectively. In the gametophyte, interploidy differences accounted for 63.8 % of the genetic variance for pollen diameter and 87.5% for pollen stainability, the remainder being attributable to intraploidy differences among clones. While pollen count and stainability effectively separated triploid accessions from diploids or tetraploids, they did not discriminate between diploids and tetraploids. In the sporophyte, the relative contributions of interploidy and intraploidy differences to genetic variation in the number of chloroplasts in stomatal guard cells were 70.8% and 29.2%, respectively. Although pollen diameter and chloroplast number increased with ploidy, the use of the sporophytic parameter appears to provide a more satisfactory means of estimating ploidy status in Musa.
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spelling CGSpace1009842023-06-13T06:10:23Z Ploidy determination in Musa germplasm using pollen and chloroplast characteristics Tenkouano, A. Crouch, J.H. Crouch, H.K. Vuylsteke, D.R. bananas sporophytes breeding We attempted to determine ploidy level in the gametophyte and the sporophyte of Musa using pollen and chloroplast characteristics, respectively. In the gametophyte, interploidy differences accounted for 63.8 % of the genetic variance for pollen diameter and 87.5% for pollen stainability, the remainder being attributable to intraploidy differences among clones. While pollen count and stainability effectively separated triploid accessions from diploids or tetraploids, they did not discriminate between diploids and tetraploids. In the sporophyte, the relative contributions of interploidy and intraploidy differences to genetic variation in the number of chloroplasts in stomatal guard cells were 70.8% and 29.2%, respectively. Although pollen diameter and chloroplast number increased with ploidy, the use of the sporophytic parameter appears to provide a more satisfactory means of estimating ploidy status in Musa. 1998 2019-04-24T12:29:41Z 2019-04-24T12:29:41Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100984 en Limited Access Tenkouano, A., Crouch, J.H., Crouch, H.K. & Vuylsteke, D. (1998). Ploidy determination in Musa germplasm using pollen and chloroplast characteristics. Hortscience, 33(5), 889-890.
spellingShingle bananas
sporophytes
breeding
Tenkouano, A.
Crouch, J.H.
Crouch, H.K.
Vuylsteke, D.R.
Ploidy determination in Musa germplasm using pollen and chloroplast characteristics
title Ploidy determination in Musa germplasm using pollen and chloroplast characteristics
title_full Ploidy determination in Musa germplasm using pollen and chloroplast characteristics
title_fullStr Ploidy determination in Musa germplasm using pollen and chloroplast characteristics
title_full_unstemmed Ploidy determination in Musa germplasm using pollen and chloroplast characteristics
title_short Ploidy determination in Musa germplasm using pollen and chloroplast characteristics
title_sort ploidy determination in musa germplasm using pollen and chloroplast characteristics
topic bananas
sporophytes
breeding
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100984
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