Chromosomal and embryological analyses in sexual x apomictic hybrids ofPanicum maximum Jacq. |
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Authors: | Dr Y Savidan |
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Institution: | (1) ORSTOM Research Center, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
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Abstract: | Summary Cytological analyses in series of crosses between 7 sexual pistillate and 8 apomictic staminate parents of speciesPanicum maximum (Gramineae) are reported. Although these 15 progenitors were tetraploid (2n = 32), 2 dihaploids (2n = 16), 45 hexaploids (2n = 48) and 5 octoploids (2n = 64) were observed among 333 progeny plants. The role of unreduced gametes as the originators of polyploidy is discussed in relation to the so-called elements of apomixis. The 2 dihaploids appeared to be sexual while the hexaploids and octoploids were all apomictic. At the tetraploid level sexual and apomictic hybrids segregated in a ratio close to 11. These results were then compared to those already obtained from studies on other tropical grasses and indicate a simple genetic determinism for gametophytic apomixis. |
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Keywords: | Panicum maximum Embryology Apomixis Sexuality Polyploidization |
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