Environmental influences on the frequency and viability of meiotic and apomeiotic cells of a diploid mutant of alfalfa

Crop Science

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 70-76

  Barcaccia, Gianni ^a   Tavoletti, Stefano ^b   Falcinelli, Mario ^a   Veronesi, Fabio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MEDICAGO SATIVA SUBSP. FALCATA;

EID: 0031023118     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci1997.0011183X003700010011x     Document Type: Article

References (38)

1. Asker, S., and L. Jerling. 1992. Apomixis in plants. CRC Press, London.
2. Barcaccia, G., S. Tavoletti, M. Pezzotti, M. Falcinelli, and F. Veronesi. 1994. Fingerprinting of alfalfa meiotic mutants using RAPD markers. Euphytica 80:19-25.
3. Barcaccia, G., N. Tosti, E. Falistocco, and F. Veronesi. 1995. Cytological, morphological and molecular analyses of controlled progenies from meiotic mutants of alfalfa producing unreduced gametes. Theor. Appl. Genet. 91:1008-1015.
4. Bashaw, E.C. 1980. Apomixis and its application in crop improvement, p. 45-63. In W.R. Fehr and H.H. Hadley (ed.) Hybridization of crop plants. ASA, Madison, WI.
5. Bimal, R., J.H.M. Schel, S. Tavoletti, and M.T.M. Willemse. 1995. Localization of poly (A) + -containing RNA during female gametophyte development in Medicago sativa and the diploid mutant M. sativa subsp. falcata using digoxigenin labelled oligo-dT probes. Sex. Plant Reprod. 8:18-26.
6. Bingham, E.T. 1971. Isolation of haploids of tetraploid alfalfa Crop Sci. 11:433-435.
7. Bingham, E.T., and T.J. McCoy. 1979. Cultivated alfalfa at the diploid level: Origin, reproductive stability, and yield of seed and forage. Crop Sci. 19:97-100.
8. Bingham, E.T. 1980. Maximizing heterozygosity in autopolyploids. p. 471-490. In W.H. Lewis (ed.) Polyploidy, biological relevance. Plenum Press, New York.
9. Calderini, O., and A. Mariani. 1995. Megagametophyte organization in diploid alfalfa meiotic mutants producing 4n pollen and 2n eggs. Theor. Appl. Genet. 90:135-141.
10. Harlan, J.R., and J.M.J. de Wet. 1975. On O Winge and a prayer: The origins of polyploids. Bot. Rev. 41:361-390.
11. Hermsen, J.G. 1984. Mechanisms and genetic implications of 2n gamete formation. Iowa State J. Res. 58(4):421-434.
12. Jacobsen, E. 1976. Cytological studies on diplandroid production in a dihaploid potato clone and its correlation with seed set in 4x-2x crosses. Z. Pflanzenzüchtg. 77:10-15.
13. Johansen, D.A. 1940. Plant microtechnique. McGraw-Hill, Co., London.
14. Jongedijk, E. 1991. Desynapsis and FDR 2n megaspore formation in diploid potato; potentials and limitations for breeding and for the induction of diplosporic apomixis. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Wageningen, Wageningen, the Netherlands.
15. Kaul, M.L.H., and T.G.K. Murthy. 1985. Mutant genes affecting higher plant meiosis. Theor. Appl. Genet. 70:449-466.
16. Kojima, A., and Y. Nagato. 1992a. Diplosporous embryo sac forma-tion and the degree of diplospory in Allium tuberosum. Sex. Plant Reprod. 5:72-78.
17. Kojima, A., and Y. Nagato. 1992b. Pseudogamous embryogenesis and the degree of parthenogenesis in Allium tuberosum. Sex. Plant Reprod. 5:79-85.
18. Koltunow, A.M. 1993. Apomixis: Embryo sacs and embryos formed without meiosis or fertilization in ovules. Plant Cell 5:1425-1437.
19. McCoy, T.J., and D.E. Rowe. 1986. Single cross alfalfa (Medicago saliva L.) hybrids produced via 2n gametes and somatic chromosome doubling: Experimental and theoretical comparisons. Theor Appl. Genet. 72:80-83.
20. McHale, N.A. 1983. Environmental induction of high frequency 2n pollen formation in diploid Solarium. Can. J. Genet. Cytol. 25: 609-615.
21. Nogler, G.A. 1984. Gametophytic apomixis. p. 475-518. In B.M. Johri (ed.) Embriology of angiosperms. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
22. Pfeiffer, T.W., and E.T. Bingham. 1983. Abnormal meiosis in alfalfa, Medicago sativa: Cytology of 2n eggs and 4n pollen formation. Can. J. Genet. Cytol. 25:107-112.
23. Ramanna, M.S. 1974. The origin of unreduced microspores due to aberrant cytokinesis in the meiocyte of potato and its genetic significance. Euphytica 23:20-30.
24. Reeves, R.G. 1930. Development of the ovule and embryo sac of alfalfa. Am. J. Bot. 17:239-246.
25. Snedecor, G.W., and W.G. Cochran. 1967. Sampling from the binomial distribution. In Statistical methods, 6th ed., The Iowa State University Press, Ames.
26. Stanford, E.H., W.M. Clement, and E.T. Bingham. 1972. Cytology and evolution of the Medicago sativa-coerulea-falcala complex, p. 87-102. In C.H. Hanson (ed.) Alfalfa science and technology ASA, Madison, WI.
27. Stein, M.. 1970. Polyploidie und Umwelt. In Die bedeutung der polyploidie für die evolution und die pflanzenzüchtung. Tagungs-berichte Deutschen Akad. Wiss 101:51-68.
28. Stelly, D.M., S.J. Peloquin, R.G. Palmer, and C.F. Crane. 1984. Mayer's hemalum-methyl salycilate: A stain clearing technique for observations within whole ovules. Stain Technol. 59:155-161.
29. Tavoletti, S., A. Mariani, and F. Veronesi. 1991a. Cytological analysis of macro-and microsporogenesis of a diploid alfalfa clone producing male and female 2n gametes. Crop Sci. 31:1258-1263.
30. Tavoletti, S., A. Mariani, and F. Veronesi. 1991b. Phenotypic recurrent selection for 2n pollen and 2n egg production in diploid alfalfa Euphytica 57:97-102.
31. Tavoletti, S. 1994. Cytological mechanisms of 2n egg formation in a diploid genotype of Medicago sativa subsp. falcata. Euphytica 75:1-8.
32. Tavoletti, S., F. Veronesi, and T.C. Osborn. 1996. RFLP linkage map of an alfalfa diploid meiotic mutant based on a F1 population. J. Hered. 87:167-170.
33. Veilleux, R.E., and F.I. Lauer. 1981. Variation for 2n pollen production in clones of Solanum phureja Juz. and Buk. Theor. Appl. Gen. 59:95-100.
34. Veilleux, R.E., N.A. McHale, and F.I. Lauer. 1982. 2n gametes in diploid Solanum: Frequency and types of spindles anormalities. Can. J. Genet. Cytol. 24:301-314.
35. Veilleux, R.E. 1985. Diploid and polyploid gametes in crop plants: Mechanisms of formation and utilization in plant breeding. p. 253-288. In J. Janick (ed.) Plant Breed. Rev., Vol. 3, Avi Publish. Co., Wesport, CT.
36. Veronesi, F., A. Mariani, and E.T. Bingham. 1986. Unreduced gametes in diploid Medicago and their importance in alfalfa breeding. Theor. Appl. Genet. 72:37-41.
37. Veronesi, F., A. Mariani, and S. Tavoletti. 1988. Screening for 2n gamete producers in diploid species of the genus Medicago. Genet. Agr. 42:187-200.
38. Vorsa, N., and E.T. Bingham. 1979. Cytology of 2n pollen formation in diploid alfalfa, Medicago saliva. Can. J. Genet. Cytol. 21:525-530.