A study on pollen morphology of the genus Vitis L.

The pollen grains of 32 species, 1 subspecies and 4 varieties of Vitis and 1 species of Muscadinia were scanned with Hitachi S-800 scanning electron microscope and described in the present paper. In Vitis, the pollen morphology is found to be valuable for the identification of species, though it is of little significance in supraspecific classification and systematic consideration. The ornamentation of Vitis could be divided into four types: ( 1 ) The pollen grains are oblate or rarely spheroidal (P/E =0.97 ～ 1.08) in shape, with colpi wide enough to show dense granulae inside. The pollen grains of V. coignetiae Pull. Ex Planch. belong to this type. (2) The pollen grains are prolate to subprolate (P/E = 1.25 ～ 1.76 ), with sparse granulae within the colpi. This type includes l0 species, 1 subspecies and 3 varieties, such as V. hui Cheng etc. (3) The pollen grains of V. romanetii Roman du Caill. ex Planch. and V. davidii (Roman du Caill. ) Foex. var. ferruginea Merr. et Chun are prolate (P/E= 1.87 ～ 2.1), with colpi narrow and linear-shaped, but rhombic in the equational region. (4) The pollen grains are prolate or perprolate (P/E= 1.30 ～ 2. 0), with narrow and linear-shaped colpi. The species with this type of pollen grains are Muscadiniarotundifolia (Michx.) Small and 20 species of Vitis.     

Ultrastructure and germination of Vitis vinifera cv. Loureiro pollen

The cultivar Loureiro of Vitis vinifera is one of the most economically important, recommended in almost the totality of the Regi?o Demarcada dos Vinhos Verdes. In vineyards, the grape productivity of this cultivar is normal while in others it is extremely low. The aim of this work was to study the morphology and germination of Vitis vinifera cv. Loureiro pollen with high and low productivity. The pollen grain was examined under light, transmission and scanning electron microscopy. Typically V. vinifera pollen present three furrows but in the cultivar Loureiro we found tricolporated and acolporated (without furrows or pores) pollen grains. Both pollen types present generative and vegetative cells with the usual aspect and a dense cytoplasm rich in organelles. In the acolporated pollen a continuous exine layer and an irregular intine layer were observed. Differences were found in the starch accumulation, since only in tricolporated pollen abundant plastids filled with numerous starch granules were observed. To determine the causes of the low productivity of this cultivar we tested pollen viability by the fluorochromatic reaction and pollen germinability by in vitro assays. We observed that the acolporated pollen grain is viable, but no germination was recorded.     

Sap flow measurements in grapevines (Vitis vinifera L.) 1. Stem morphology and use of the heat balance method

The heat balance method was evaluated in detail for its use in older, mature grapevines with stems of 35 – 45 mm in diameter. Dye colouring of the xylem vessels revealed that even 21 year old grapevines did not show any development of heartwood and that xylem vessels of that age still have the capacity to transport water. A comparison of weight loss of potted vines on a balance and sap flow measurements demonstrated that the heat balance system reflected rapid changes in flow rate without any time delay. However, since even 20 year old xylem vessels of grapevines have the capacity to conduct water, the heater band was not able to heat the sap in all year rings evenly. Apparently, at low flow rates this effect was small and sap flow was calculated correctly. With increasing flow rates large thermal heterogeneities developed upsetting the calculation of the heat balance and mass flow. Consequently, actual sap flow was overestimated by 50 to 100% at high flow rates. This could be attributed to thermal gradients in these relatively thick stems excluding the use of this technique for measurements of long term as well as short term water use patterns in older grapevines. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

196份葡萄属(Vitis L.)种质资源耐热性评价

以国家果树种质郑州葡萄圃保存的196份代表性葡萄属种质为试材,利用叶绿素荧光参数法对其耐热性进行了鉴定评价。结果表明:196份葡萄属植物的耐热性叶绿素荧光参数Fv/Fm数值在0.0792~0.6836之间,品种间抗性存在差异,耐热性服从正态分布,表现为多基因控制的数量性状。利用有序样品最优分割聚类法,将其耐热性分为弱、中、强3种类型,叶绿素荧光参数分级阈值分别对应≤0.3、(0.3,0.5]、0.5,利用该分级标准筛选出了腺枝葡萄双溪03、刺葡萄梅岭山1301、菱叶葡萄0945和和田绿葡萄等48份耐热性强的葡萄种质,起源于我国的野生葡萄耐热性整体上高于其他类群或品种。研究结果对于利用抗性亲本选育耐热葡萄新品种和葡萄抗热机理研究具有参考意义。     

樱属花粉形态研究

本文对樱属(Cerasus)9个种和变种的花粉形态进行光学显微镜观察,并结合电镜观察结果进行初步比较。结果表明,樱属花粉的极面观为圆形或近三裂圆形,赤道面观为椭圆形,三孔沟,外壁纹饰多为条纹状。属内特征基本一致,但种间存在着花粉大小、外壁纹饰的细微差别。     

The relationships of the genus Cicer L. (Leguminosae): the evidence from pollen morphology

The genus Cicer has traditionally been placed in the Vicieae, although it has a number of morphological characters which suggest that it is out of place in that tribe and that its affinities lie elsewhere. A survey of pollen morphology in Cicer , the other genera of the Vicieae, the Trifolieae and the Ononideae has been carried out to help determine the relationships of Cicer. The tribe Vicieae (without Cicer) is very homogeneous and is characterized by its long, rectangular pollen grains with small, heavily thickened endoapertures. The Trifolieae is more variable in its pollen morphology but, in general, has rather similar grains to the Vicieae although the structure of the endoaperture is different. The Ononideae and Cicer have nearly spheroidal pollen with very large, unthickened endoapertures. It therefore appears that as far as pollen characters are concerned, Cicer does not belong in the Vicieae but has much more in common with the Ononideae.     

Plantlet regeneration via somatic embryogenesis in anther callus of Vitis latifolia L.

Anthers of Vitis latifolia L. (wild grape) cultured on Nitsch and Nitsch medium supplemented with 20 μM 2,4-D and 9 μM BAP produced callus after 4–6 weeks. Subculture of callus onto Nitsch and Nitsch medium containing 10 μM NAA produced somatic embryos within 6 weeks. On growth regulator-free Nitsch and Nitsch basal medium somatic embryos converted to plantlets in 6–8 weeks. One gram of callus produced more than 400 somatic embryos with 13.7% being converted to complete plantlets, which were subsequently established in soil. Regenerated plants were found to have mixoploid populations of cells, 2n = 38 and n = 19. Received: 23 May 1998 / Revision received: 21 September 1998 / Accepted: 10 October 1998     

Induction of somatic embryogenesis and plantlets in tendrils of Vitis vinifera L.

Somatic embryogenesis was observed in callus initiated from tendril explants of Vitis vinifera L. cvs. Thompson, Sonaka and Tas-e-Ganesh on Emershad and Ramming medium supplemented with 1 μm 6-benzylaminopurine. Low-frequency conversion to shoots was obtained in the third and fourth subculture on the same medium. Emerging shoots subsequently formed complete plantlets on liquid rooting medium containing 1 μm indole-3-acetic acid. The possible use of tendrils as a novel explant for somatic embryogenesis in grape is discussed. Received: 3 March 1997 / Revision received: 21 May 1997 / Accepted: 25 June 1997     

Application of AFLPs to the characterization of grapevine Vitis vinifera L. genetic resources. A case study with accessions from Rioja (Spain)

 AFLPs were used to characterize 67 different grapevine accessions from a collection of D.O.Ca. Rioja in Spain. A correct selection of primers and selective nucleotides allowed us to maximize the number of amplified fragments analyzed per reaction yielding an average of 100 per reaction, 49% of which were polymorphic. Based on the presence or absence of amplified fragments for each genotype resulting from a reaction with two primer combinations, we have established the genetic similarity between the different accessions in the collection. These results allowed us to resolve different genotypes maintained under the same name (homonyms) and to identify the same genotype under different names (synonyms) thus permitting the elimination of redundant germplasm. Furthermore, by providing information on more than 50 polymorphic loci per reaction, a few reactions were sufficient to identify distinct AFLP patterns characteristic of specific clones, with different agronomic and organoleptic features, belonging to the same cultivar. The possibility for clonal identification, shown here for grapevines, can have important implications in the protection and management of clonal selections. Received: 1 February 1998/Accepted: 25 February 1998     

A New Species of Vitis from Anhui

One new species of the genus Vitis (Vitaceae) is described from Anhui Province, China. It is vitis jinzhainensis X. S. Shen.