Obtaining sexual genotypes for breeding in buffel grass

Buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris L. syn. Pennisetum ciliare (L.) Link) is a species that is highly tolerant to drought and is used primarily as forage in drier regions throughout the subtropics and tropics. It reproduces mainly by apomixis and the acquisition of obligate sexual genotypes or facultati...

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Autores principales: Quiroga, Mariana Paola, Grunberg, Karina, Ribotta, Andrea Noemi, Lopez Colomba, Eliana, Carloni, Edgardo José, Tommasino, Exequiel Arturo, Luna, Celina Mercedes, Griffa, Sabrina Mariana
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Publicado: 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0254629913002986
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/3710
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2013.04.016
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author Quiroga, Mariana Paola
Grunberg, Karina
Ribotta, Andrea Noemi
Lopez Colomba, Eliana
Carloni, Edgardo José
Tommasino, Exequiel Arturo
Luna, Celina Mercedes
Griffa, Sabrina Mariana
author_browse Carloni, Edgardo José
Griffa, Sabrina Mariana
Grunberg, Karina
Lopez Colomba, Eliana
Luna, Celina Mercedes
Quiroga, Mariana Paola
Ribotta, Andrea Noemi
Tommasino, Exequiel Arturo
author_facet Quiroga, Mariana Paola
Grunberg, Karina
Ribotta, Andrea Noemi
Lopez Colomba, Eliana
Carloni, Edgardo José
Tommasino, Exequiel Arturo
Luna, Celina Mercedes
Griffa, Sabrina Mariana
author_sort Quiroga, Mariana Paola
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description Buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris L. syn. Pennisetum ciliare (L.) Link) is a species that is highly tolerant to drought and is used primarily as forage in drier regions throughout the subtropics and tropics. It reproduces mainly by apomixis and the acquisition of obligate sexual genotypes or facultative apomicts with high levels of sexuality is required for performing crosses and plant improvement. The aim of this study was to obtain sexual genotypes from controlled crosses using obligate apomictic cultivars and a sexual line. Twelve putative hybrid F1 plants were selected morphologically and two of them were identified as sexual genotypes by PCR using specific primers for reproductive mechanism. Cytoembryological analysis showed 65.5 and 71.3% meiotic embryo sacs in these plants and their hybrid nature was corroborated by AFLP. Both highly sexual genotypes could be used as female parents in crosses for obtaining improved cultivars of buffel grass.
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spelling INTA37102018-10-25T15:15:19Z Obtaining sexual genotypes for breeding in buffel grass Quiroga, Mariana Paola Grunberg, Karina Ribotta, Andrea Noemi Lopez Colomba, Eliana Carloni, Edgardo José Tommasino, Exequiel Arturo Luna, Celina Mercedes Griffa, Sabrina Mariana Cenchrus Ciliaris Fitomejoramiento Genotipos Hibridación Plant Breeding Genotypes Hybridization Pasto buffel Buffel Grass Buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris L. syn. Pennisetum ciliare (L.) Link) is a species that is highly tolerant to drought and is used primarily as forage in drier regions throughout the subtropics and tropics. It reproduces mainly by apomixis and the acquisition of obligate sexual genotypes or facultative apomicts with high levels of sexuality is required for performing crosses and plant improvement. The aim of this study was to obtain sexual genotypes from controlled crosses using obligate apomictic cultivars and a sexual line. Twelve putative hybrid F1 plants were selected morphologically and two of them were identified as sexual genotypes by PCR using specific primers for reproductive mechanism. Cytoembryological analysis showed 65.5 and 71.3% meiotic embryo sacs in these plants and their hybrid nature was corroborated by AFLP. Both highly sexual genotypes could be used as female parents in crosses for obtaining improved cultivars of buffel grass. Instituto de Fisiología y Recursos Genéticos Vegetales Fil: Quiroga, Mariana Paola. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Fisiología y Recursos Genéticos Vegetales; Argentina Fil: Grunberg, Karina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Fisiología y Recursos Genéticos Vegetales; Argentina Fil: Ribotta, Andrea Noemi. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Fisiología y Recursos Genéticos Vegetales; Argentina Fil: Lopez Colomba, Eliana. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Fisiología y Recursos Genéticos Vegetales; Argentina Fil: Carloni, Edgardo José. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Fisiología y Recursos Genéticos Vegetales; Argentina Fil: Tommasino, Exequiel Arturo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Fisiología y Recursos Genéticos Vegetales; Argentina Fil: Luna, Celina Mercedes. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Fisiología y Recursos Genéticos Vegetales; Argentina Fil: Griffa, Sabrina Mariana. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Fisiología y Recursos Genéticos Vegetales; Argentina 2018-10-25T15:13:57Z 2018-10-25T15:13:57Z 2013-09 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0254629913002986 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/3710 0254-6299 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2013.04.016 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf South African Journal of Botany 88 : 118-123 (September 2013)
spellingShingle Cenchrus Ciliaris
Fitomejoramiento
Genotipos
Hibridación
Plant Breeding
Genotypes
Hybridization
Pasto buffel
Buffel Grass
Quiroga, Mariana Paola
Grunberg, Karina
Ribotta, Andrea Noemi
Lopez Colomba, Eliana
Carloni, Edgardo José
Tommasino, Exequiel Arturo
Luna, Celina Mercedes
Griffa, Sabrina Mariana
Obtaining sexual genotypes for breeding in buffel grass
title Obtaining sexual genotypes for breeding in buffel grass
title_full Obtaining sexual genotypes for breeding in buffel grass
title_fullStr Obtaining sexual genotypes for breeding in buffel grass
title_full_unstemmed Obtaining sexual genotypes for breeding in buffel grass
title_short Obtaining sexual genotypes for breeding in buffel grass
title_sort obtaining sexual genotypes for breeding in buffel grass
topic Cenchrus Ciliaris
Fitomejoramiento
Genotipos
Hibridación
Plant Breeding
Genotypes
Hybridization
Pasto buffel
Buffel Grass
url https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0254629913002986
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/3710
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2013.04.016
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