Comparative Embryo Sac Morphology at Anthesis of Cultivated and Wild Species of Arachis |
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Authors: | PATTEE H E; STALKER H T |
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Institution: | USDA, Agricultural Research Service and Departments of Botany and Crop Science, North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, USA |
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Abstract: | Introgression of germplasm from wild to cultivated species ofArachis is severely impeded because abortion processes oftenoccur as a prepeg-, peg-(gynophore), or postpeg-elongation event.A comparative study of embryo sac morphology at anthesis wasundertaken to determine if observable differences were presentthat could possibly explain abortion prior to peg tip swellingfollowing soil penetration. Two wild Arachis species (A. duranensisand A. stenosperma) plus A. hypogaea cultivars NC 6 and Argentinewere studied. Differences in starch grain concentration andcytoplasmic stranding organization were observed between A.hypogaea cultivars and the wild Arachis species. These differencesprobably have a significant impact on energy availability atsyngamy and the subsequent early cell division of the embryo.An improper energy balance could contribute to the onset ofabortion in interspecific hybrids. Modification in egg apparatusorganization among all species was also observed which may accountfor low percentages of seed recovery resulting from interspecifichybridization attempts. Embryo sac morphology, interspecific hybridization, Arachis hypogaea L., Arachis species, light microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, embryo abortion, fertilization incompatibility, peanuts, groundnut |
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