N. Goto-Yamamoto, A. Azuma, N. Mitani, S. Kobayashi
To determine the relationship among wild grape species and grape cultivars, genotyping with 8 SSR loci was carried out using a wide range of grape species and cultivars, i.e., North American species, East Asian species, cultivars of Vitis vinifera, and those of V. vinifera × V. labrusca. SSR genotyping showed that wild grape species are more highly diverse than cultivated grapes. Principal coordinate analysis based on the distance (1-proportion of shared alleles) among accessions showed a clear separation between wild and cultivated grapes. A native Japanese cultivar, ‘Koshu’, and a Chinese cultivar, ‘Niunai’, were plotted among the cultivars of V. vinifera, even though these two Far East cultivars have some unique alleles.
{"title":"SSR Genotyping of Wild Grape Species and Grape Cultivars of Vitis vinifera and V. vinifera × V. labrusca","authors":"N. Goto-Yamamoto, A. Azuma, N. Mitani, S. Kobayashi","doi":"10.2503/JJSHS1.82.125","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2503/JJSHS1.82.125","url":null,"abstract":"To determine the relationship among wild grape species and grape cultivars, genotyping with 8 SSR loci was carried out using a wide range of grape species and cultivars, i.e., North American species, East Asian species, cultivars of Vitis vinifera, and those of V. vinifera × V. labrusca. SSR genotyping showed that wild grape species are more highly diverse than cultivated grapes. Principal coordinate analysis based on the distance (1-proportion of shared alleles) among accessions showed a clear separation between wild and cultivated grapes. A native Japanese cultivar, ‘Koshu’, and a Chinese cultivar, ‘Niunai’, were plotted among the cultivars of V. vinifera, even though these two Far East cultivars have some unique alleles.","PeriodicalId":17343,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The Japanese Society for Horticultural Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2503/JJSHS1.82.125","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69157377","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Ochiai, S. Matsumoto, Masahiro Maesaka, K. Yamada
Flower opening is important for floricultural crops. The mechanisms flower opening associated with the expansion of petal cells were investigated in Eustoma grandiflorum (Raf.) Shinn. Eustoma petals showed marked changes in their fresh weight, shape, and color during flower opening. Concurrently, petal cell-wall extensibility increased. This suggests that petal growth through flower opening is mainly caused by cell expansion. Expansin and xyloglucan endotransglycosylase/hydrolase (XTH) are known as representative proteins that loosen cell walls in plants. Three expansins and one XTH gene were isolated from opening Eustoma petals. We monitored for the first changes in their protein abundance in growing petals by Western blot analysis using antibodies to specifically detect expansin or XTH. The accumulation of these proteins marked the highest amount in petals when the flower was blooming and the petals were bending outwards. Thus, we showed that expansins participate in continuous petal growth from bud to opening flower and XTH plays a role in rapid petal growth accompanied by dynamic changes in petal fresh weight and petal shape.
{"title":"Expression of mRNAs and Proteins Associated with Cell-wall-loosening during Eustoma Flower Opening","authors":"M. Ochiai, S. Matsumoto, Masahiro Maesaka, K. Yamada","doi":"10.2503/JJSHS1.82.154","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2503/JJSHS1.82.154","url":null,"abstract":"Flower opening is important for floricultural crops. The mechanisms flower opening associated with the expansion of petal cells were investigated in Eustoma grandiflorum (Raf.) Shinn. Eustoma petals showed marked changes in their fresh weight, shape, and color during flower opening. Concurrently, petal cell-wall extensibility increased. This suggests that petal growth through flower opening is mainly caused by cell expansion. Expansin and xyloglucan endotransglycosylase/hydrolase (XTH) are known as representative proteins that loosen cell walls in plants. Three expansins and one XTH gene were isolated from opening Eustoma petals. We monitored for the first changes in their protein abundance in growing petals by Western blot analysis using antibodies to specifically detect expansin or XTH. The accumulation of these proteins marked the highest amount in petals when the flower was blooming and the petals were bending outwards. Thus, we showed that expansins participate in continuous petal growth from bud to opening flower and XTH plays a role in rapid petal growth accompanied by dynamic changes in petal fresh weight and petal shape.","PeriodicalId":17343,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The Japanese Society for Horticultural Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2503/JJSHS1.82.154","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69157463","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Fukuda, C. Nishitani, N. Hiehata, Y. Tominaga, H. Nesumi, Toshiya Yamamoto
The genetic variation of loquat (Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl.) was characterized by SSR markers developed from apple and pear, using 94 loquat accessions in Japan. Fourteen of the 24 SSR markers derived from apple could successfully produce amplified bands in loquat, whereas 10 of the 24 SSR markers derived from pear could generate amplified bands. Nine SSR markers were chosen for evaluation of the genetic diversity among 94 loquat accessions, including 61 cultivars from Japan and other countries and 33 natively grown accessions collected around Japan. A phenogram constructed using the unweighted pair-group method with arithmetic averages based on similarities between genotypes revealed two major groups. One group consisted mainly of cultivars from Japan and other countries, whereas the other group included only natively grown accessions. Some synonyms or mutants were found showing identical SSR genotypes. These results show that SSR markers can be utilized as reliable tools for genetic identification in loquat. The origins of current loquat cultivars in Japan are also discussed.
{"title":"Genetic Diversity of Loquat Accessions in Japan as Assessed by SSR Markers","authors":"S. Fukuda, C. Nishitani, N. Hiehata, Y. Tominaga, H. Nesumi, Toshiya Yamamoto","doi":"10.2503/JJSHS1.82.131","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2503/JJSHS1.82.131","url":null,"abstract":"The genetic variation of loquat (Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl.) was characterized by SSR markers developed from apple and pear, using 94 loquat accessions in Japan. Fourteen of the 24 SSR markers derived from apple could successfully produce amplified bands in loquat, whereas 10 of the 24 SSR markers derived from pear could generate amplified bands. Nine SSR markers were chosen for evaluation of the genetic diversity among 94 loquat accessions, including 61 cultivars from Japan and other countries and 33 natively grown accessions collected around Japan. A phenogram constructed using the unweighted pair-group method with arithmetic averages based on similarities between genotypes revealed two major groups. One group consisted mainly of cultivars from Japan and other countries, whereas the other group included only natively grown accessions. Some synonyms or mutants were found showing identical SSR genotypes. These results show that SSR markers can be utilized as reliable tools for genetic identification in loquat. The origins of current loquat cultivars in Japan are also discussed.","PeriodicalId":17343,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The Japanese Society for Horticultural Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69157383","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Y. Mochizuki, Y. Iwasaki, Mizuho Funayama, Shinya Ninomiya, Mitsutoshi Fuke, Y. Nwe, M. Yamada, I. Ogiwara
This study was conducted to clarify the ecophysiological traits of high-yielding ‘Benihoppe’ with focus on its dry matter production, plant growth analysis, and leaf photosynthetic rate in comparison with those of ‘Toyonoka’ and ‘Sachinoka’. Total dry matter of ‘Benihoppe’ was higher than that of ‘Toyonoka’, while no difference was found between their harvest indices. In ‘Benihoppe’, the crop growth rate (CGR) and leaf area index (LAI) were higher than those of ‘Toyonoka’ and ‘Sachinoka’. The large LAI of ‘Benihoppe’ was attributed to its ability to bear larger leaves than other cultivars, while ‘Benihoppe’ demonstrated a superior net assimilation rate (NAR) to that of ‘Toyonoka’. NAR is affected by leaf photosynthetic activity; however, no difference was observed between the leaf photosynthetic rates of ‘Benihoppe’ and ‘Toyonoka’. Petioles in ‘Benihoppe’ that supported large leaves were longer and upright, and NAR might be affected by their trait, which allow solar radiation to penetrate the plant canopy. Thus, the outstanding CGR in ‘Benihoppe’ may be a result of the large LAI and upright petioles which allow solar radiation to penetrate the plant canopy.
{"title":"Analysis of a High-yielding Strawberry (Fragaria ×ananassa Duch.) Cultivar ‘Benihoppe’ with Focus on Dry Matter Production and Leaf Photosynthetic Rate","authors":"Y. Mochizuki, Y. Iwasaki, Mizuho Funayama, Shinya Ninomiya, Mitsutoshi Fuke, Y. Nwe, M. Yamada, I. Ogiwara","doi":"10.2503/JJSHS1.82.22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2503/JJSHS1.82.22","url":null,"abstract":"This study was conducted to clarify the ecophysiological traits of high-yielding ‘Benihoppe’ with focus on its dry matter production, plant growth analysis, and leaf photosynthetic rate in comparison with those of ‘Toyonoka’ and ‘Sachinoka’. Total dry matter of ‘Benihoppe’ was higher than that of ‘Toyonoka’, while no difference was found between their harvest indices. In ‘Benihoppe’, the crop growth rate (CGR) and leaf area index (LAI) were higher than those of ‘Toyonoka’ and ‘Sachinoka’. The large LAI of ‘Benihoppe’ was attributed to its ability to bear larger leaves than other cultivars, while ‘Benihoppe’ demonstrated a superior net assimilation rate (NAR) to that of ‘Toyonoka’. NAR is affected by leaf photosynthetic activity; however, no difference was observed between the leaf photosynthetic rates of ‘Benihoppe’ and ‘Toyonoka’. Petioles in ‘Benihoppe’ that supported large leaves were longer and upright, and NAR might be affected by their trait, which allow solar radiation to penetrate the plant canopy. Thus, the outstanding CGR in ‘Benihoppe’ may be a result of the large LAI and upright petioles which allow solar radiation to penetrate the plant canopy.","PeriodicalId":17343,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The Japanese Society for Horticultural Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69157651","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
T. Niki, Taximaimaiti Mahesumu, T. Niki, T. Nishijima
Several morphological changes in flowers can be induced in torenia (Torenia fournieri L.) by applying forchlorfenuron (CPPU) to flower buds. We investigated the temporal and spatial distributions of the cytokinin response in CPPU-treated flower buds, which is indicated by type-A response regulator (RR) and cytokinin oxidase (CKX) gene expression. The quantitative real-time PCR analysis showed that the expression of both T. fournieri RR1 (TfRR1) and TfCKX5 was induced from 1 day after CPPU treatment in the sepal, petal, stamen, and pistil, and maintained at a high level until 5 days after the treatment, when the earliest morphological changes due to CPPU treatment were observed. In situ hybridization analysis showed weak expression of both genes in the stamen and pistil through all floral stages of non-treated flower buds. However, when CPPU was applied at the sepal development stage, expression of both genes was strongly induced in the abaxial side of the stamen primordia, which is the site of initiation of the wide paracorolla. When CPPU was applied during the early stage of corolla development, high expression of those genes was observed in the stamen, basal, and middle part of the petal, which is the site of initiation of the narrow paracorolla. Those high levels of expression became more strongly localized to the paracorolla initiation site once the paracorolla primordia formed. When CPPU was applied during the middle corolla development stage, strong expression of those genes was detected in the middle to apical parts of the petal, which is the site of changes in the distribution pattern of the vascular bundles and the resultant serrated margin. These results suggest that long-term elevation of cytokinin signaling caused by CPPU treatment induces changes in flower morphology, and the paracorolla and serrated margin of the petal are induced by localized high levels of cytokinin signaling at the site of those morphological changes within flower buds.
{"title":"Localized High Expression of Type-A Response Regulator and Cytokinin Oxidase/dehydrogenase Genes in Relation to Forchlorfenuron-induced Changes in Flower Morphology in Torenia fournieri Lind.","authors":"T. Niki, Taximaimaiti Mahesumu, T. Niki, T. Nishijima","doi":"10.2503/JJSHS1.82.69","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2503/JJSHS1.82.69","url":null,"abstract":"Several morphological changes in flowers can be induced in torenia (Torenia fournieri L.) by applying forchlorfenuron (CPPU) to flower buds. We investigated the temporal and spatial distributions of the cytokinin response in CPPU-treated flower buds, which is indicated by type-A response regulator (RR) and cytokinin oxidase (CKX) gene expression. The quantitative real-time PCR analysis showed that the expression of both T. fournieri RR1 (TfRR1) and TfCKX5 was induced from 1 day after CPPU treatment in the sepal, petal, stamen, and pistil, and maintained at a high level until 5 days after the treatment, when the earliest morphological changes due to CPPU treatment were observed. In situ hybridization analysis showed weak expression of both genes in the stamen and pistil through all floral stages of non-treated flower buds. However, when CPPU was applied at the sepal development stage, expression of both genes was strongly induced in the abaxial side of the stamen primordia, which is the site of initiation of the wide paracorolla. When CPPU was applied during the early stage of corolla development, high expression of those genes was observed in the stamen, basal, and middle part of the petal, which is the site of initiation of the narrow paracorolla. Those high levels of expression became more strongly localized to the paracorolla initiation site once the paracorolla primordia formed. When CPPU was applied during the middle corolla development stage, strong expression of those genes was detected in the middle to apical parts of the petal, which is the site of changes in the distribution pattern of the vascular bundles and the resultant serrated margin. These results suggest that long-term elevation of cytokinin signaling caused by CPPU treatment induces changes in flower morphology, and the paracorolla and serrated margin of the petal are induced by localized high levels of cytokinin signaling at the site of those morphological changes within flower buds.","PeriodicalId":17343,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The Japanese Society for Horticultural Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69157798","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
One of the ways to reduce chemical fertilizer application is the use of cover crops, which improve soil properties and supply nutrition to subsequent crops. The application effect of a legume cover crop, hairy vetch (Vicia villosa R., HV), on N dynamics in fresh market tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.), 'House Momotaro,' was investigated using the N-15-labeling method. Tomato seedlings were transplanted into a 1/2000 a Wagner pot at 0, 80, and 240 kg.ha(-1) of N application (N0HV, N80HV, and N240HV) on June 9, 2011. Before transplanting, the labeled HV and chemical fertilizers were incorporated into the soil. Five tomato plants were collected 6 times in each treatment and then separated into leaves, stems, and roots. Fruits were harvested at maturity. HV-derived N uptake was recognized mainly in the first 4 weeks after transplant (WAT). Especially in N240HV, HV-derived N uptake ceased at 4 WAT. The uptake amounts of HV-derived N at 10 WAT were 587, 657, and 729 mg.plant(-1) in N240HV, N80HV, and N0HV, respectively, and were increased by decreasing N fertilizer application. The rate of N uptake derived from HV to total N uptake in tomato plants (%N-dfhv) was the highest at 2 WAT, and %N-dfhv in N80HV (52.1%) and N0HV (51.5%) were significantly higher than in N240HV (43.6%). After 2 WAT, %N-dfhv, decreased gradually in all N rates as tomatoes grew and decreased to 24.8%, 34.4%, and 37.1% in N240HV, N80HV, and N0HV, respectively, until 12 WAT. Nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) from HV-derived N was the highest at 10 WAT, and N0HV (55.3%) was significantly higher than N240HV (44.5%) and N80HV (49.8%). The partition rate of HV-derived N into fruits was 63.9%, and 39.7% of HV-derived N was distributed into 1st and 2nd fruit clusters. From these results, it was clarified that HV can be expected to be an alternative N fertilizer because HV-derived N was absorbed effectively with a small amount of N fertilizer. Further research on fertilizer management in tomato's early stage will be needed for an N-reduction system because HV-derived N was mainly absorbed for 4 WAT.
{"title":"Uptake and Distribution of Nitrogen Derived from Hairy Vetch Used as a Cover Crop by Tomato Plant","authors":"Yuichi Sugihara, Hideto Ueno, T. Hirata, H. Araki","doi":"10.2503/JJSHS1.82.30","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2503/JJSHS1.82.30","url":null,"abstract":"One of the ways to reduce chemical fertilizer application is the use of cover crops, which improve soil properties and supply nutrition to subsequent crops. The application effect of a legume cover crop, hairy vetch (Vicia villosa R., HV), on N dynamics in fresh market tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.), 'House Momotaro,' was investigated using the N-15-labeling method. Tomato seedlings were transplanted into a 1/2000 a Wagner pot at 0, 80, and 240 kg.ha(-1) of N application (N0HV, N80HV, and N240HV) on June 9, 2011. Before transplanting, the labeled HV and chemical fertilizers were incorporated into the soil. Five tomato plants were collected 6 times in each treatment and then separated into leaves, stems, and roots. Fruits were harvested at maturity. HV-derived N uptake was recognized mainly in the first 4 weeks after transplant (WAT). Especially in N240HV, HV-derived N uptake ceased at 4 WAT. The uptake amounts of HV-derived N at 10 WAT were 587, 657, and 729 mg.plant(-1) in N240HV, N80HV, and N0HV, respectively, and were increased by decreasing N fertilizer application. The rate of N uptake derived from HV to total N uptake in tomato plants (%N-dfhv) was the highest at 2 WAT, and %N-dfhv in N80HV (52.1%) and N0HV (51.5%) were significantly higher than in N240HV (43.6%). After 2 WAT, %N-dfhv, decreased gradually in all N rates as tomatoes grew and decreased to 24.8%, 34.4%, and 37.1% in N240HV, N80HV, and N0HV, respectively, until 12 WAT. Nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) from HV-derived N was the highest at 10 WAT, and N0HV (55.3%) was significantly higher than N240HV (44.5%) and N80HV (49.8%). The partition rate of HV-derived N into fruits was 63.9%, and 39.7% of HV-derived N was distributed into 1st and 2nd fruit clusters. From these results, it was clarified that HV can be expected to be an alternative N fertilizer because HV-derived N was absorbed effectively with a small amount of N fertilizer. Further research on fertilizer management in tomato's early stage will be needed for an N-reduction system because HV-derived N was mainly absorbed for 4 WAT.","PeriodicalId":17343,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The Japanese Society for Horticultural Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2503/JJSHS1.82.30","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69157400","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Prita Sari Dewi, A. Wakana, Y. Tanimoto, Y. Fujiwara, K. Sakai, Kohei Kajiwara
In acid citrus, genetic control of male sterility, an important characteristic for breeding seedless fruit cultivars, is not precisely known because of the presence of barriers such as polyembryony and a long juvenile phase. In this study, 22 crosses with 16 male-fertile acid citrus cultivars were carried out and the zygotic seedlings were grafted onto adult satsuma mandarin trees to enhance flowering. Four crosses with two monoembryonic and male-sterile citrus plants (HY16 and ‘Kiyomi’) were also carried out and zygotic seedlings showing precocious flowering were used to examine the inheritance of male sterility. Of the 26 crosses, 21 with six cultivars as seed parents generated male-sterile and male-fertile zygotic seedlings with various segregation ratios, whereas five crosses with ‘Sudachi’ as a seed parent generated only male-fertile zygotic seedlings. The sterile anthers were categorized into undeveloped and underdeveloped by their size in most progenies. The result of these crosses showed that eight cultivars with male-sterile cytoplasmic factors of ‘Yuzu’, lemon, or satsuma mandarin generated male-sterile zygotic seedlings, while ‘Sudachi’ with male-fertile cytoplasmic factors of pummelo generated only male fertile zygotic seedlings. The result also suggested that a dominant nuclear fertility-restorer gene system comprising one epistatic gene R1 and two complementary genes R2 and R3 controls the restoration of male fertility and male-sterile anther size in acid citrus plants with sterile cytoplasm (S). The complementary gene R3 is located downstream from R2, and gene R1 is epistatic to R2 and R3 genes. Genotypes (S)r1r1r2r2-are responsible for undeveloped anthers while genotypes (S)r1r1R2-r3r3 are responsible for underdeveloped anthers. The identified genotypes for male sterility in major acid citrus cultivars will contribute to breeding seedless acid cultivars.
{"title":"Morphology of Sterile Anthers and Inheritance of Cytoplasmic-genetic Male Sterility in Zygotic Seedlings of Polyembryonic Acid Citrus","authors":"Prita Sari Dewi, A. Wakana, Y. Tanimoto, Y. Fujiwara, K. Sakai, Kohei Kajiwara","doi":"10.2503/JJSHS1.82.203","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2503/JJSHS1.82.203","url":null,"abstract":"In acid citrus, genetic control of male sterility, an important characteristic for breeding seedless fruit cultivars, is not precisely known because of the presence of barriers such as polyembryony and a long juvenile phase. In this study, 22 crosses with 16 male-fertile acid citrus cultivars were carried out and the zygotic seedlings were grafted onto adult satsuma mandarin trees to enhance flowering. Four crosses with two monoembryonic and male-sterile citrus plants (HY16 and ‘Kiyomi’) were also carried out and zygotic seedlings showing precocious flowering were used to examine the inheritance of male sterility. Of the 26 crosses, 21 with six cultivars as seed parents generated male-sterile and male-fertile zygotic seedlings with various segregation ratios, whereas five crosses with ‘Sudachi’ as a seed parent generated only male-fertile zygotic seedlings. The sterile anthers were categorized into undeveloped and underdeveloped by their size in most progenies. The result of these crosses showed that eight cultivars with male-sterile cytoplasmic factors of ‘Yuzu’, lemon, or satsuma mandarin generated male-sterile zygotic seedlings, while ‘Sudachi’ with male-fertile cytoplasmic factors of pummelo generated only male fertile zygotic seedlings. The result also suggested that a dominant nuclear fertility-restorer gene system comprising one epistatic gene R1 and two complementary genes R2 and R3 controls the restoration of male fertility and male-sterile anther size in acid citrus plants with sterile cytoplasm (S). The complementary gene R3 is located downstream from R2, and gene R1 is epistatic to R2 and R3 genes. Genotypes (S)r1r1r2r2-are responsible for undeveloped anthers while genotypes (S)r1r1R2-r3r3 are responsible for underdeveloped anthers. The identified genotypes for male sterility in major acid citrus cultivars will contribute to breeding seedless acid cultivars.","PeriodicalId":17343,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The Japanese Society for Horticultural Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69157546","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
T. Nishijima, Yasumasa Morita, K. Sasaki, M. Nakayama, H. Yamaguchi, N. Ohtsubo, T. Niki, T. Niki
A novel torenia (Torenia fournieri Lind. ex Fourn.) mutant ‘flecked’, which bears variegated flowers, was obtained from ethyl methanesulfonate-treated M2 plants. The lower lip of this mutant has small violet spots with a pale violet background, while that of the normal type is solid violet. The mutant trait frequently reverted to a semicircular violet sector or solid violet lower lip. Germinal revertant plants with a solid violet lower lip also frequently occurred in S1 plants derived from self-pollinated mutant flowers. In the lower lip of the mutant type, anthocyanin concentration was much lower than in the normal type. This was attributed to decreased expression of the genes encoding anthocyanin biosynthesis enzymes, i.e. torenia chalcone synthase (TfCHS), flavanone 3hydroxylase (TfF3H), dihydroflavonol 4-reductase (TfDFR), anthocyanidin synthase (TfANS), and UDP-glucose 3-O-flavonoid glucosyltransferase (TfUFGT). In the lower lip of the mutant, expression of a gene encoding R2R3MYB transcription factor (TfMYB1, Torenia fournieri MYB1) was much lower than in the normal type and the revertants; this was caused by insertion of a Enhancer/Suppressor-Mutator (En/Spm)-like transposon (Ttf1, Transposon Torenia fournieri 1) in the 2nd intron of TfMYB1. Furthermore, it was found that the reversion of anthocyanin accumulation in the lower lips correlated to excision of Ttf1 from the TfMYB1. Overexpression of TfMYB1 in torenia caused anthocyanins to accumulate in the purple callus as a result of enhanced expression of the five structural genes mentioned above, demonstrating that TfMYB1 regulates these genes. Therefore, we concluded that a homozygous allele of Ttf1-inserted TfMYB1 caused the mutant phenotype. Ttf1 is a nonautonomous element because Ttf1 does not have the DNA sequence encoding transposase. Based on these results, potential uses of the flecked mutant for torenia breeding and transposon tagging are discussed.
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N. Mojtahedi, J. Masuda, M. Hiramatsu, N. T. Hai, Y. Mizunoe, H. Okubo
Variations in the dormancy and early flowering ability of seedlings of four populations of Lilium longiflorum, Yaku Shima (LYA), Kikai Jima (LKI), and Ishigaki Jima (LIS) in the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan and Pitouchiao (LPI), Taiwan, and two populations of L. formosanum, Wulai (FWU), Taiwan and a domesticated Fukuoka population (FFU), Japan were investigated. Seedlings of each population were grown at 15°C for five months. They were then transplanted into an experimental open field for two years or at 15, 20, 25, and 30°C under natural day length for 22 weeks. In the field experiments, FWU, FFU, and LPI populations continued to develop new leaves even at >30°C. Flowering percentage for FFU and LPI was 90% and 19.7%, respectively. Leaf development of LIS, LKI, and LYA was completely arrested from early June in both years, and the flowering percentages were 28, 25, and, 10 in the second year, respectively. Under controlled temperature conditions, LKI and LYA populations produced new leaves only at 15°C. FFU and LPI continued growing at 25 and 30°C, whereas the other populations did not grow. FFU significantly produced the heaviest leaves and bulbs and the highest number of scales per bulb at any temperature. The results showed that high temperature induces bulb dormancy in northern L. longiflorum. Strong correlation with the early flowering ability and bulb dormancy was also found. It seems that the early flowering ability of L. formosanum is largely dependent on the lack or reduction of bulb dormancy after adaptation to the local southern climate. The latitudinal variation of this trait demonstrated the geographic gradient during species habituation in the Ryukyu Archipelago.
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M. Nakano, S. Kuwayama, E. Oka, Megumi Asano, Dong-sheng Han, T. Godo
Lychnis belongs to Caryophyllaceae and contains a number of horticulturally attractive species. In order to widen their variations in horticultural traits, interspecific cross-pollination and subsequent immature seed culture were carried out using 8 Lychnis species, L. chalcedonica, L. coronata, L. fulgens, L. gracillima, L. kiusiana, L. miqueliana, L. sieboldii, and L. wilfordii. Enlarged fruits containing immature seeds were obtained in the 26 cross-combinations 4 weeks after pollination. Immature seeds were isolated from the fruits and cultured on halfstrength Murashige and Skoog medium without plant growth regulators, on which germination occurred in 11 cross-combinations and seedlings were produced in 8 cross-combinations. However, green seedlings were obtained only in L. fulgens × L. sieboldii, and seedlings obtained from the other 7 cross-combinations, L. coronata × L. gracillima, L. gracillima × L. coronata, L. kiusiana × L. fulgens, L. kiusiana × L. sieboldii, L. kiusiana × L. wilfordii, L. wilfordii × L. kiusiana, and L. wilfordii × L. sieboldii, were albino and died during acclimatization. The hybridity of all 55 green seedlings obtained from L. fulgens × L. sieboldii was confirmed by random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis. Although some morphological variations were observed among hybrids, hybrid plants generally showed intermediate morphologies between the parents. Hybrids showed high pollen fertility and their selfpollination yielded viable seeds. The present study shows the possibility of interspecific cross-breeding in Lychnis. Further studies are necessary to improve the culture conditions of immature seeds and to examine interspecific cross-compatibility using a wide range of Lychnis species.
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