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Demonstration and induction of apomixis in the genus Diospyros and its utilization for polyploidy breeding

Research Project

Project/Area Number 11460011
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 園芸・造園学
Research InstitutionKYOTO UNIVERSITY

Principal Investigator

SUGIURA Akira  Kyoto Univ.,Grad School of Agric., Professor, 農学研究科, 教授 (00026379)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) TAO Ryutaro  Kyoto Univ., Grad School of Agric., Lecturer, 農学研究科, 講師 (10211997)
YONEMORI Keizo  Kyoto Univ., Grad School of Agric., Assoc. Professor, 農学研究科, 助教授 (10111949)
Project Period (FY) 1999 – 2001
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2001)
Budget Amount *help
¥5,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,100,000)
Fiscal Year 2001: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000)
Fiscal Year 2000: ¥2,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000)
Keywordsapomixis / Diospyros lotus / D. kaki / D. virginiana / embryogenesis / diplospory / polyploid variation / ploidy analyzer / 胚のう形成 / 非還元卵 / 倍数性 / 6倍体 / 9倍体 / 条件的アポミクシス / AFLP / 救助培養 / SSR-プライマー / アポクミト / フローサイトメータ
Research Abstract

1. To demonstrate the occurrence of apomixis, intra- and interspecific (D.kaki) pollinations were conducted using Diospyros lotus and D. virginiana as seed parents. One strain of D. lotus showed fruit setting and seed formation by not only intra- but interspecific pollination. In the banding pattern of DNA anlyses (RAPD and AFLP) of the seedlings derived from these seeds, those derived from interspesific pollination showed the same banding pattern as seed parent, but did not show that as pollen parent, suggesting apomictic seed formation. On the other hand, the seedlings from inraspecific pollination mostly showed the same banding pattern as that specific to pollen parent but some showed apomictic seed formation. D. virginiana did not manifest apomixis.
2. Morphological observation of D. lotus showed that most embryogensis normally proceeded but in some cases meiosis failed at a dyad stage, one of the resultant dyads degenerated while the other proceeded normal embryogenesis. This suggests that the apomixis in this species is diplospory type as seen in Compositae family.
3. Pollination with γ-ray irradiated pollen of D. kaki did not induce apomictic seed formation in this species. To search for the possibility of natural occurrence of apomixis in D. kaki, ploidy determination of many seedlings derived from 10 cultivars was conducted by using a ploidy analyzer. High frequency of polyploid variation, such as nonaploid, dodecaploid and their aneuploids as well as hexaploid, was specifically found in cv. Fujiwaragosho. It was needed to reveal whether or not they derived from apomixis. However, such polyploids could be used as novel germplasms for breeding of D. kaki in the future.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2001 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2000 Annual Research Report
  • 1999 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2000-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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