Cytogenetic studies on an intergeneric hybrid betweenAgropyron tsukushiense andElymus mollis

Elymus mollis is distributed widely from Korea to Japan, Kamchatka and Alaska, the northern part of U.S.S.R., and Northern and Eastern Canada, Greenland and Iceland. This species is tetraploid (2n=28). A strain of this species collected in Hokkaido was crossed withAgropyron tsukushiense var.transiens collected in Mishima. From this cross, 22 F₁ plants were produced. Crossability calculated from the number of hybrid plants produced and the number of floret pollinated was 30.6%. The shape of the F₁ spikes was of theAgropyron type but the glumes were hairy as were those of theElymus parent. One of the characteristics distinguishingElymus fromAgropyron is the production of two spikelets at almost all nodes of the rachis. This character was not expressed in the F₁ plants. All pollen grains of the F₁ plants were completely abortive. The average chromosome pairing at the MI of the PMCs of the F₁ amounted to 2.03 bivalents and 30.95 univalents. Almost all bivalents ranging from one to seven were rod-shaped connected with interstitial or terminal chiasma. These results indicate a lack of genomic homology between the three genomes ofA. tsukushiense and the two genomes ofE. mollis. Contribution No. 37 from the Plant Germ-plasm Institute, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.     

Cytogenetics of a Hordeum vulgare x Elymus patagonicus hybrid (n=4x=28)

Summary Hordeum vulgare L. (2n=2x=14) was hybridized with Elymus patagonicus Speg. (2n=6x=42). The hybrid had 28 chromosomes, genomically represented as HSH₁H₂, and was perennial with a codominant phenotype. The chromosomes were meiotically associated as 19.6 univalents + 0.004 ring bivalents + 2.6 rod bivalents + 0.8 trivalents + 0.14 quadrivalents in 1,129 meiocytes, with a chiasma frequency of 4.77 per cell. The bivalent pairing presumably is an autosyndetic but modified expression of the H₁H₂ genomes of E. patagonicus, since ring bivalents were rare. This does not preclude the association of the H. vulgare H genome chromosomes with either H₁ and/or H₂ genomes of E. patagonicus to form bivalent or multivalent associations. A further evaluation of the genome homologies of H. vulgare, H. bogdanii, E. canadensis and E. patagonicus is proposed.     

Morphology and cytology of intergeneric hybrids involvingLeymus multicaulis (Poaceae)

The morphology and meiotic behaviour of pollen mother cells were studied in hybrids involvingLeymus multicaulis (2n = 28) ×Psathyrostachys huashanica (2n = 14),L. multicaulis ×P. juncea (2n = 14), andL. secalinus (2n = 28) ×L. multicaulis. Chromosome pairing was almost identical in theL. multicaulis ×P. huashanica, andL. multicaulis ×P. juncea hybrids, in which it averaged 7.30 univalents + 6.69 bivalents + 0.096 trivalents and 7.48 univalents + 6.75 bivalents, respectively. The meiotic pairing in the two hybrids indicated that oneL. multicaulis genome was closely homologous with theP. huashanica andP. juncea genomes. BothP. huashanica andP. juncea are possibly donors of oneL. multicaulis genome. Chromosome pairing in theL. secalinus ×L. multicaulis hybrid averaged 4.49 univalents + 11.71 bivalents + 0.02 trivalents, indicating that the genomes ofL. multicaulis andL. secalinus are to some degree homologous. However, they are sufficiently differentiated to insure species distinctness.     

Morphological, yield, cytological and molecular characterization of a bread wheat X tritordeum F1 hybrid

The morphological, yield, cytological and molecular characteristics of bread wheat X tritordeum F₁ hybrids (2n =6x = 42; AABBDH^ch) and their parents were analysed. Morphologically, these hybrids resembled the wheat parent. They were slightly bigger than both parents, had more spikelets per spike, and tillered more profusely. The hybrids are self-fertile but a reduction of average values of yield parameters was observed. For the cytological approach we used a double-target fluorescencein situ hybridization performed with total genomic DNA fromHordeum chilense L. and the ribosomal sequence pTa71. This technique allowed us to confirm the hybrid nature and to analyse chromosome pairing in this material. Our results showed that the expected complete homologous pairing (14 bivalents plus 14 univalents) was only observed in 9.59% of the pollen mother cells (PMCs) analysed. Some PMCs presented autosyndetic pairing of Hch and A, B or D chromosomes. The average number of univalents was higher in the wheat genome (6.8) than in the Hch genome (5.4). The maximum number of univalents per PMC was 20. We only observed wheat multivalents (one per PMC) but the frequency of trivalents (0.08) was higher than that of quadrivalents (0.058). We amplified 50 RAPD bands polymorphic between the F₁ hybrid and one of its parents, and 31 ISSR polymorphic bands. Both sets of markers proved to be reliable for DNA fingerprinting. The complementary use of morphological and yield analysis, molecular cytogenetic techniques and molecular markers allowed a more accurate evaluation and characterization of the hybrids analysed here.     

Cytogenetic and genomic relationships ofThinopyrum elongatum with twoPsathyrostachys species and withLeymus secalinus (Poaceae)

Intergeneric hybridizations were made betweenT. elongatum, and twoPsathyrostachys and fiveLeymus species. The seed set obtained onT. elongatum ×Leymus hybrids ranged from 5.65% to 20.00%, depending onLeymus species. The seed set obtained onT. elongatum ×Psathyrostachys hybrids ranged from 16.07% to 19.70%. Meiotic pairing at metaphase-I in JN diploid hybrids ofT. elongatum ×Psathyrostachys species revealed a very low level homology between the basic J and N genomes, and further demonstrated that the two genomes are quite diverged. Chromosome pairing in theT. elongatum ×Leymus secalinus hybrid averaged 15.19 univalents + 2.62 rod bivalents + 0.26 ring bivalents + 0.02 trivalents, suggesting that the partial J^e chromosomes ofT. elongatum has homology withLeymus secalinus genomes.L. secalinus might have 3–4 chromosomes originating from J^e genome.     

Production and evaluation of a synthetic hexaploid in blueberry

Summary One synthetic hexaploid clone (Hex-DT) was produced by placing 3-node stem cuttings of triploid blueberry clone FL 81-19 [V. corymbosum (4x) x V. elliottii (2x)] on blueberry micropropagation medium supplemented with 0.6% agar, 24.6 M 2ip, and 0.02% colchicine. The most effective chromosome-doubling was achieved with colchicine over 6 days, for 6 h per day. Pollen stainability and pollen germination in the hexaploid Hex-DT were 42.2% and 13.0%, respectively, versus 87.9% and 50.9% in Hex-F₁, a hexaploid F₁ hybrid between V. ashei (6x) x FL 81–19 (3x). The number of seedlings produced per flower pollinated with V. ashei pollen in Hex-F₁ was similar to the number obtained from V. ashei x V. ashei crosses, and at least twice the number produced by Hex-DT pollinated with V. ashei pollen. Observed mean numbers of univalents, bivalents, trivalents, quadrivalents, and hexavalents per PMC at metaphase I in Hex-DT were 1.29, 20.30, 2.31, 2.63, and 2.11, respectively. No univalents were observed in Hex-F ₁, but the mean frequencies of bivalents, trivalents, quadrivalents, and hexavalents were 29.14, 0.87, 1.91, and 0.58, respectively. Irregularities such as chromosome lagging and unequal disjunction were observed at both anaphase I and II in Hex-DT. Anaphases I and II in Hex-F₁ were normal with few irregularities. The high fertility observed in Hex-F₁ suggests a high level of homology among the three species contributing to its makeup.Florida Agriculture Experiment Station Journal Series No. 9277     

Potato germ plasm enhancement with disomic tetraploid Solanum acaule. II. Assessment of breeding value of tetraploid F1 hybrids between tetrasomic tetraploid S. tuberosum and S. acaule

The breeding value of tetraploid F₁ hybrids between tetrasomic tetraploid S. tuberosum and the disomic tetraploid wild species S. acaule was examined. The F₁ hybrids showed a tuber yield and appearance comparable to those of their cultivated parent, indicating a potential as acceptable breeding stocks despite the 50% contribution to their pedigree from wild S. acaule. The cytological behavior of the tetraploid F₁ hybrids was examined to determine the probability of recombination for the introgression of S. acaule genes. The majority of the meiotic configurations at metaphase I was bivalents and univalents with mean frequencies of 17.6 and 9.9, respectively. Further, a low frequency of trivalents and quadrivalents was observed. An acceptable low level of meiotic irregularities were observed at the later stages of microsporogenesis, and a reasonable level of pollen stainability was obtained. Therefore, these hybrids could likely be employed for further introgression. From the cytological observations, the following speculations were drawn: (1) some genomic differentiation exists between the S. acaule genomes, (2) at least one of the S. acaule genomes may be homoeologous to the S. tuberosum genomes, (3) intergenomic recombination would likely occur due to the nature of the genomic constitution of the hybrids, and (4) the nature of sesquiploidy of the hybrids may facilitate efficient introgression and establishment of unique aneuploid and euploid recombinant genetic stocks.     

A novel intergeneric hybrid in the Triticeae: Triticum aestivum x Psathyrost achys juncea

Summary Two hybrid embryos of intergeneric origin between Triticum aestivum cv Fukuho (2n=6x=42, AABBDD) and Psathyrostachys juncea (2n=2x=14, NN) were successfully rescued. One hybrid plant had the expected chromosome number of 28 (ABDN), whereas the second plant had 35 chromosomes. The average meiotic chromosome pairing in the 35-chromosome hybrid was 21.87 univalents + 6.38 bivalents + 0.11 trivalents + 0.009 quadrivalents, which indicates that two copies of the N genome were present. Chromosome pairing in the 28-chromosome hybrid was low (1.35 bivalents), and pointed out the lack of homology between the wheat genomes and the P. juncea genome. These new hybrids showed some necrosis and chlorosis, which caused severe floral abortion in the plant that had 35 chromosomes. These problems became gradually less severe after 18 months.Contrib. no. 372     

Cytogenetics of double cross hybrids between Pennisetum americanum — P. purpureum amphiploids and P. americanum x Pennisetum squamulatum interspecific hybrids

Summary Pearl millet, Pennisetum americanum L. Leeke-napiergrass, Pennisetum purpureum Schum. amphiploids (2n=42) were crossed with pearl millet X Pennisetum squamulatum Fresen. interspecific hybrids (2n=41) to study the potential of germplasm transfer from wild Pennisetum species to pearl millet. These two interspecific hybrids were highly cross-compatible and more than two thousand trispecific progenies were produced from 17 double crosses. All doublecross hybrids were perennial and showed a wide range of morphological variations intermediate to both parents in vegetative and inflorescence characteristics. Some crosses resulted in sublethal progenies. Chromosomes paired mainly as bivalents (¯x15.88) or remained as univalents. At metaphase I, trivalents, quadrivalents, an occasional hexavalent and a high frequency of bivalents indicated some homeology among the genomes of the three species. Delayed separation of bivalents, unequal segregation of multivalents, lagging chromosomes, and chromatin bridges were observed at anaphase I. Although approximately 93% of the double-cross hybrids were male-sterile, pollen stainability in male-fertile plants ranged up to 94%. Seed set ranged from 0 to 37 seed per inflorescence in 71 plants under open-pollinated conditions. Apomictic embryo sac development was observed in double-cross progenies when crosses involved a pearl millet x P. squamulatum apomictic hybrid as pollen parent. These new double-cross hybrids may serve as bridging hybrids to transfer genes controlling apomixis and other plant characteristics from the wild Pennisetum species to pearl millet.     

A synthetic wheat with 56 chromosomes derived fromTriticum turgidum andAegilops tauschii

By colchicine treatment of hybrids between Triticum turgidum and Aegilops tauschii (as seedlings), a fertile wheat plant (SHW-L2) carrying 56 chromosomes was artificially synthesized. At metaphase I of 50 pollen mother cells, the 56 chromosomes of the new wheat SHW-L2 showed a mean pairing configuration of 2.82 univalents, 6.18 rod bivalents, 19.39 ring bivalents, 0.5 trivalents, and 0.14 quadrivalents. Cytological analyses suggested that SHW-L2 had additional 7 pairs of chromosomes from the A and D genome besides the 42 chromosomes of common wheat. The special chromosome constitution of SHW-L2 may be derived from the chromosome doubling by the colchicine treatment of seedlings and then spontaneous doubling of gametes.     

Production and meiotic analysis of autotriploid Triticum speltoides and T. bicorne

Summary Autotriploid Triticum speltoides and T. bicorne (2n=3x=21) were produced by pollinating autotetraploids with pollen from their respective diploids. The autotriploid plants were vigorous, male sterile, and morphologically resembled their diploid parents. At meiosis, T. speltoides (3x) averaged 2.52 univalents, 0.42 rod bivalents, 2.03 ring bivalents, 4.48 trivalents, and 0.03 chain quadrivalents per cell, and T. bicorne (3x) had 2.30 univalents, 0.20 rod bivalents, 2.10 ring bivalents, and 4.70 trivalents. Panhandle trivalents made up 27% of the total trivalents, and involved 18% of the total number of chromosomes observed in T. bicorne (3x), and 26% and 17% in T. speltoides (3x), respectively. The observed chromosome pairing in both triploids was predicted well from the expressions developed by Alonso and Kimber.Contribution from the Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station. Journal Series No. 10932     

Tissue-culture-facilitated production of aneupolyhaploid Thinopyrum ponticum and amphidiploid Hordeum violaceum x H. bogdanii and their uses in phylogenetic studies

Summary An aneupolyhaploid (2n = 36) of the decaploid Thinopyrum ponticum and an amphidiploid (2n = 28) of Hordeum violaceum x Hordeum bogdanii were produced through anther and inflorescence culture, respectively. Meiotic associations in pollen mother cells at metaphase I of these plants were analyzed. The aneupolyhaploid arose by direct embryogenesis from a microspore without passing through a callus phase. The mean pairing frequencies of 2.67 univalents ⁺ 0.54 rod bivalents ⁺ 8.85 ring bivalents ⁺ 2.75 trivalents ⁺ 0.17 chain quadrivalents ⁺ 0.56 ring quadrivalents ⁺ 0.65 pentavalents in the aneupolyhaploid (2n = 36) best fit the 221 model. However, the frequent multivalents (up to five trivalents, or three quadrivalents, or four pentavalents in a cell) indicated that decaploid T. ponticum has five sets of closely related genomes representable by the genome formula J₁ J₁ J₁ J₂ J₂. Colchicine treatment of inflorescence-derived H. violaceum x H. bogdanii regenerants greatly enhanced the rate of chromosome doubling, and completely doubled regenerants could be isolated. The H. violaceum x H. bogdanii amphidiploid had a mean pairing pattern of 12.53 univalents ⁺ 5.57 rod bivalents ⁺ 1.97 ring bivalents ⁺ 0.07 trivalents ⁺ 0.03 hexavalents, indicating the presence of desynaptic gene(s) in the original diploiid hybrid. Therefore, the pairing frequency in that diploid hybrid was an under-estimate of chromosome homology between the parental genomes, and additional diploid hybrids are needed to assess the genome homology between H. violaceum and H. bogdanii. These two contrasting experiments demonstrated that tissue culture techniques are useful in altering the ploidy level to produce plant materials suitable for genome analysis and phylogenetic studies.Cooperative investigation of the USDA-ARS, Forage and Range Research Laboratory, Logan, UT 84322-6300, and the Utah Agricultural Experiment Station, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322-4810. Approved as journal paper No. 3991     

Confirmation of primitive chromosome structure in the hexaploid wheats

Summary Hybrids between Triticum aestivum cv Chinese Spring (CS) and T. dicoccoides of chromosome type E_1a showed only a few or no trivalents at meiosis, but both trivalents and quadrivalents were shown by hybrids with six other types. Since there is strong evidence that the E_1a type has the primitive chromosome structure of T. dicoccoides, Chinese Spring can be said to have the primitive chromosome structure of the hexaploid wheats in regard to reciprocal translocation.Contribution no. 51 from the Plant Germ-plasm Institute, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan     

垂穗披碱草与达乌里披碱草基因组细胞遗传学比较

采用顺序FISH-GISH技术,12个重复序列探针,包括9个三核苷酸简单重复序列、2个卫星DNA重复序列pSc119.2和pAs1以及5S rDNA,通过重复序列的物理定位对达乌里披碱草和垂穗披碱草基因组中部分重复序列的分布特征进行了比较分析,为进一步研究垂穗披碱草和达乌里披碱草的物种形成及演化提供新的分子细胞遗传学证据。结果表明:(1)所有的序列在这2个物种的染色体上都能产生可检测的杂交信号,且在2个物种中(AAC)_(10)、(ACT)_(10)、(CAT)_(10)都表现为共分布,(AAG)_(10)与(AGG)_(10)表现为近似共分布;2个物种的H基因组除5S rDNA序列外,其他序列都产生强烈且丰富的杂交位点,St与Y基因组不同重复序列探针的荧光位点数目有所差别,表现为5S rDNA、pSc119.2、(AAC)_(10)、(CAT)_(10)、(ACT)_(10)、(CAC)_(10)探针的信号位点较少或无信号,其余的探针信号位点稍多。(2)达乌里披碱草的第2对染色体上具有(AAC)_(10)、(CAT)_(10)、(ACT)_(10)的杂交位点、第6对染色体上具有(CAC)_(10)的杂交位点,而在垂穗披碱草的St基因组中未观察到上述序列杂交位点;达乌里披碱草St基因组仅有第4对染色体的端部具有pSc119.2杂交位点,而在垂穗披碱草St基因组中的pSc119.2杂交位点位于第5对染色体长臂的间隔区;相对于达乌里披碱草,垂穗披碱草St和Y基因组染色体含有更多的重复序列杂交位点。(3)达乌里披碱草的H/Y基因组间易位在不同材料间是稳定存在的,达乌里披碱草基因组相对稳定,不同材料间H基因组重复序列杂交信号多态性高于St和Y基因组;垂穗披碱草基因组的变异较大,不同材料间St和Y基因组重复序列杂交信号多态性高于H基因组。研究认为,垂穗披碱草和达乌里披碱草的H基因组均起源于布顿大麦,St基因组可能起源于不同的拟鹅观草属物种;与达乌里披碱草相比垂穗披碱草St与Y基因组可能具有更高的染色体结构变异性,而垂穗披碱草St与Y基因组变异较大的原因可能是与同区域分布的含StY基因组的物种发生了种间渗透杂交。     

Genomic relationships between species of theElymus semicostatus group andElymus sensu lato (Poaceae)

Meiotic pairing behaviour in 19 interspecificElymus hybrids is reported and discussed. The hybrids were made between four species belonging to theE. semicostatus group of sect.Goulardia, viz.,E. semicostatus, E. abolinii, E. fedtschenkoi, andE. panormitanus (all 2n = 28), andElymus species of seven different sections, viz., sect.Clinelymiopsis:E. caucasicus (2n = 28); sect.Elymus:E. sibiricus (2n = 28); sect.Goulardia:E. caninus (2n = 28),E. trachycaulus (2n = 28), andE. tsukushiensis (2n = 42); sect.Hyalolepis:E. batalinii (2n = 42); sect.Hystrix:E. hystrix (2n = 28); sect.Macrolepis:E. canadensis (2n = 28); and sect.Turczaninovia:E. dahuricus (2n = 42). Chromosomal pairing at meiotic metaphase I indicated that the species of theE. semicostatus group are genomically closer to the tetraploidE. caucasicus and the hexaploid species, regardless of sectional origin, than to the other tetraploid species of sectionGoulardia. Highest meiotic pairing was found in hybrids involvingE. caucasicus, E. tsukushiensis, andE. dahuricus. The presence of pairing regulating genes inE. abolinii is suspected.     

Cytogenetic studies on natural intergeneric hybridization inAster alliances

The karyotype and meiosis of the 12-ploid plants—one of the offspring of the natural F₁ hybrid (Aster ageratoides subsp.ovatus (2n=36) ×Kalimeris incisa (2n=72), 2n=72)—were examined. The 2n=108 chromosomes of the 12-ploids were found to consist of 18 large chromosomes and 90 small chromosomes. In meiosis of the PMCs of the 12-ploid, chromosome configurations of 3_III+46_II+7_I, 2_III+48_II+6_I and 3_III+47_II+5_I were observed. All the univalents and trivalents were small, and among the 46–48 bivalents nine were large and the remaining 37–39 were comparatively small. The large bivalents were found to represent autosyndetic pairings, and the small bivalents and trivalents were probably formed by autosyndetic pairings. The large chromosomes of the 12-ploids were found to coincide with the large chromosomes ofovatus, and the 90 small chromosomes to correspond to small chromosomes ofovatus andK. incisa. The 12-ploids were concluded to have been produced by a fusion of an unreduced gamete of the F₁ plant and a reduced gamete ofK. incisa which was growing in proximity to the F₁s. Thus the 12-ploids were regarded to be an amphidiploid having 36 chromosomes ofovatus and 72 chromosomes ofK. incisa.     

Genome analysis ofElymus angulatus andE. patagonicus (Poaceae) and their hybrids with N. and S. AmericanHordeum spp.

The results of genome analysis of five hybrids, viz.Elymus patagonicus ×Hordeum procerum, E. patagonicus ×H. tetraploidum, E. angulatus ×H. jubatum, E. angulatus ×H. lechleri, andE. angulatus ×H. parodii, are reported. The genomic constitution ofHordeum tetraploidum andH. jubatum is best given as H₁H₁H₂H₂, ofH. lechleri andH. parodii as H₁H₁H₂H₂H₄H₄, ofH. procerum as H₁H₁H₂H₂H₃H₃, and ofElymus patagonicus andE. angulatus as SSH₁H₁H₂H₂.     

Cytogenetical changes of offsprings from the induced tetraploid hybrid betweenRanunculus silerifolius (2n = 16) andR. chinensis (2n = 16) (Ranunculaceae)

Cytogenetical studies were carried out on the successive generations of offsprings from the induced tetraploid hybrid (2n = 32) betweenRanunculus silerifolius (2n = 16) andR. chinensis (2n = 16). Aneuploids, 2n = 30 to 35, frequently occurred. In latter subsequent generations the deviation of aneuploids increased, but the proportion of euploids decreased, accompanied by the reduction of fertility of pollen grains and seed sets. F₂ and F₄ PMCs constantly exhibited meiotic abnormality, i.e. formation of quadrivalents and univalents. The speciation process ofR. cantoniensis (2n = 32), which was presumed to arise from tetraploid hybrids between the above two species, is discussed on the basis of the above evidences.Former contributions of this series areOkada & Tamura (1977) andOkada (1984).     

Cytological analysis of tetraploid hybrids between sweet potato and diploid Ipomoea trifida (H. B. K.) Don.

Summary Tetraploid F₁ hybrids between Ipomoea batatas, sweet potato (2n = 6x = ca. 90), and diploid (2n = 2x = 30) I. trifida (H. B. K.) Don. showed various degrees of fertility reduction. The present study aimed to clarify its causes by cytological analysis of meiotic chromosome behavior in the diploid and sweet potato parents and their tetraploid hybrids. The diploid parents showed exclusively 15 bivalents, and the sweet potato parents exhibited almost perfect chromosome pairing along with predominant multivalent formation. Their hybrids (2n = 4x= 57–63) formed 2.6–5.0 quadrivalents per cell, supporting the autotetraploid nature. The meiotic aberratios of the hybrids were characterized by the formation of univalents, micronuclei, and abnormal sporads (monad, dyad, triad, and polyad). The causes underlying these aberrations were attributed in part to the multivalent formation, and in part to a disturbance in the spindle function. Three hybrids showing serious meiotic aberrations were very low in fertility. The utilization of the sweet potato-diploid I. trifida hybrids for sweet potato improvement is described and, further, the role of interploidy hybridization in the study of the sweet potato evolution is discussed.     

大鹅观草与蛇河披碱草属间杂种的细胞遗传学研究

为探讨大鹅观草(Roegneria grandis,2n=4x=28)的染色体组组成,为其正确的分类处理提供细胞学依据。该研究通过人工远缘杂交,成功获得3株大鹅观草与蛇河披碱草(Elymus wawawaiensis,2n=4x=28)属间杂种F1植株。杂种植株形态介于两亲本之间,不育。亲本及杂种经I2-IK溶液染色后进行花粉育性检测,结果显示Roegneria grandis和Elymus wawawaiensis的花粉可育,育性高达94.6%和90.5%;杂种F1不育。花粉母细胞减数分裂中期I染色体配对结果显示,亲本花粉母细胞配对正常,均形成14个二价体,以环状二价体为主,Roegneria grandis有频率很低(0.04/细胞)的单价体出现;杂种F1平均每个花粉母细胞形成6.46个二价体,变化范围为5~8;在观察的83个花粉母细胞中,有35.2%的花粉母细胞形成了7个二价体,形成6个二价体的细胞占42.59%,较少细胞形成8个二价体;平均每个细胞形成14.66个单价体,变化范围为10~18;平均每细胞观察到0.14个三价体;杂种花粉母细胞染色体构型为14.66 I+6.46 II+0.14 III;平均每细胞交叉数为9.83,C值为0.35。结果表明:(1)R.grandis与Elymus wawawaiensis有一组染色体组同源的St染色体组,另外一组染色体组不是St或者H染色体组,Roegneria grandis的染色体组组成不是St Stg;(2)较低频率的三价体(平均0.14个/细胞),可能是由于R.grandis的St和Y染色体组间具有一定的同源性,也可能是染色体易位等原因导致,对于Y染色体组的起源还需深入地研究;(3)在不同地理来源的披碱草属和鹅观草属物种中St染色体组同源性不同,R.grandis与来自于北美的Elymus lanceolatus与E.wawawaiensis的St染色体组较与分布于亚洲的E.sibiricus和E.caninus的St染色体组同源性反而更高,其原因还需要进一步地研究。