Breakdown of Self-Incompatibility in Citrus by Temperature Stress, Bud Pollination and Polyploidization

Self-incompatibility (SI) is present in around half of all species of flowering plants. SI limits endogamy and contributes to increased genetic diversity. SI is a very important trait in citrus because, when coupled with parthenocarpy, it allows seedless fruit production. Otherwise, SI is an impedim...

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Autores principales: Montalt, Rafael, Prósper, Laura, Vives, María C., Navarro, Luis, Ollitrault, Patrick, Aleza, Pablo
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/8154
https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/12/2/273
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author Montalt, Rafael
Prósper, Laura
Vives, María C.
Navarro, Luis
Ollitrault, Patrick
Aleza, Pablo
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Montalt, Rafael
Navarro, Luis
Ollitrault, Patrick
Prósper, Laura
Vives, María C.
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Prósper, Laura
Vives, María C.
Navarro, Luis
Ollitrault, Patrick
Aleza, Pablo
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description Self-incompatibility (SI) is present in around half of all species of flowering plants. SI limits endogamy and contributes to increased genetic diversity. SI is a very important trait in citrus because, when coupled with parthenocarpy, it allows seedless fruit production. Otherwise, SI is an impediment to genetic studies and breeding programs. Temperature stress, bud pollination and polyploidization can induce the breakdown of the SI mechanism in several species. In this work, we investigated how the SI mechanism can be broken down in two self-incompatible diploid citrus genotypes: ‘Fortune’ mandarin and ‘Clemenules’ clementine. The influence of temperature stress on the SI mechanism was assessed in self-pollinated flowers of ‘Fortune’ mandarins subjected to 2 temperature regimes (10 °C and 30 °C), whereas the bud pollination effect was investigated in the same genotype and in ‘Clemenules’ clementines cultivated under field conditions. The tetraploid ‘Clemenules’ clementine cultivated under field conditions was used to study if tetraploidization can bypass the SI reaction. Histological observations of pollen tube growth and seed production in self-pollinated flowers were used to evaluate the breakdown of SI, while the genetic analysis with SSR and SNP markers confirmed that all recovered plants were zygotic and had been originated by selfing. Our results confirm that the SI reaction can be surpassed by temperature stress, bud pollination and tetraploidy. To our knowledge, this is the first report in citrus in which the SI reaction breakdown by these three different strategies is demonstrated by molecular markers.
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spelling ReDivia81542025-04-25T14:48:47Z Breakdown of Self-Incompatibility in Citrus by Temperature Stress, Bud Pollination and Polyploidization Montalt, Rafael Prósper, Laura Vives, María C. Navarro, Luis Ollitrault, Patrick Aleza, Pablo Flower development stage SSR and SNP markers F30 Plant genetics and breeding F63 Plant physiology - Reproduction F40 Plant ecology Mandarins Anthesis Self pollination Pollen tubes Tetraploids Breeding Self-incompatibility (SI) is present in around half of all species of flowering plants. SI limits endogamy and contributes to increased genetic diversity. SI is a very important trait in citrus because, when coupled with parthenocarpy, it allows seedless fruit production. Otherwise, SI is an impediment to genetic studies and breeding programs. Temperature stress, bud pollination and polyploidization can induce the breakdown of the SI mechanism in several species. In this work, we investigated how the SI mechanism can be broken down in two self-incompatible diploid citrus genotypes: ‘Fortune’ mandarin and ‘Clemenules’ clementine. The influence of temperature stress on the SI mechanism was assessed in self-pollinated flowers of ‘Fortune’ mandarins subjected to 2 temperature regimes (10 °C and 30 °C), whereas the bud pollination effect was investigated in the same genotype and in ‘Clemenules’ clementines cultivated under field conditions. The tetraploid ‘Clemenules’ clementine cultivated under field conditions was used to study if tetraploidization can bypass the SI reaction. Histological observations of pollen tube growth and seed production in self-pollinated flowers were used to evaluate the breakdown of SI, while the genetic analysis with SSR and SNP markers confirmed that all recovered plants were zygotic and had been originated by selfing. Our results confirm that the SI reaction can be surpassed by temperature stress, bud pollination and tetraploidy. To our knowledge, this is the first report in citrus in which the SI reaction breakdown by these three different strategies is demonstrated by molecular markers. 2022-05-24T14:35:11Z 2022-05-24T14:35:11Z 2022 article publishedVersion Montalt, R., Prósper, L., Vives, M. C., Navarro, L., Ollitrault, P. & Aleza, P. (2022). Breakdown of self-incompatibility in citrus by temperature stress, bud pollination and polyploidization. Agriculture, 12(2), 273. 2077-0472 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/8154 10.3390/agriculture12020273 https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/12/2/273 en Info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MEC//RTA2015-00069-00-00 This research was funded by Project RTA2015-00069-00-00 from the Spanish Ministry of “Economía y Competividad” and Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER). Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 España http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ openAccess MDPI electronico
spellingShingle Flower development stage
SSR and SNP markers
F30 Plant genetics and breeding
F63 Plant physiology - Reproduction
F40 Plant ecology
Mandarins
Anthesis
Self pollination
Pollen tubes
Tetraploids
Breeding
Montalt, Rafael
Prósper, Laura
Vives, María C.
Navarro, Luis
Ollitrault, Patrick
Aleza, Pablo
Breakdown of Self-Incompatibility in Citrus by Temperature Stress, Bud Pollination and Polyploidization
title Breakdown of Self-Incompatibility in Citrus by Temperature Stress, Bud Pollination and Polyploidization
title_full Breakdown of Self-Incompatibility in Citrus by Temperature Stress, Bud Pollination and Polyploidization
title_fullStr Breakdown of Self-Incompatibility in Citrus by Temperature Stress, Bud Pollination and Polyploidization
title_full_unstemmed Breakdown of Self-Incompatibility in Citrus by Temperature Stress, Bud Pollination and Polyploidization
title_short Breakdown of Self-Incompatibility in Citrus by Temperature Stress, Bud Pollination and Polyploidization
title_sort breakdown of self incompatibility in citrus by temperature stress bud pollination and polyploidization
topic Flower development stage
SSR and SNP markers
F30 Plant genetics and breeding
F63 Plant physiology - Reproduction
F40 Plant ecology
Mandarins
Anthesis
Self pollination
Pollen tubes
Tetraploids
Breeding
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/8154
https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/12/2/273
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