Mechanism and conquest method of reproductive barrier found in the interspecific crosses between wild Cucumis species and melon.

Research Project

Project/Area Number	26892023
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Horticultural science
Research Institution	Saga University
Principal Investigator	Matsumoto Yuichi 佐賀大学, 農学部, 講師 (80538265)
Project Period (FY)	2014-08-29 – 2016-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
Budget Amount *help	¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000) Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000) Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywords	メロン / 生殖隔離 / 種間交雑 / 育種学
Outline of Final Research Achievements	In the interspecific crosses between Cucumis hystrix and C. melo, line MR-1, the pollen tube was reached to the ovule. Percentage of fruit set was same as self-cross. Therefore, this crosses combination showed different pattern of reproductive barriers with other cucumis combinations.