ISSN:
1573-5060
Keywords:
Fagopyrum esculentum
;
pollen germination medium
;
pollen viability
;
pollination
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
Notes:
Abstract An in vitro method for the germination of common buckwheat pollen was developed. Pollen grains were successfully germinated in an artificial medium consisting of 0.2 g each of MnSO4, Ca(NO3)2.4H2O and KNO3, 0.04 g H3BO3, 15 g sucrose and 30 g polyethylene glycol (molecular weight approximately 20,000) dissolved in 100 ml of double distilled water. The viability of pollen was assessed by in vivo and in vitro germination tests at 20 °C and 25 °C over a 38 h time period. Pollen grains were collected and germinated at 4 h intervals from freshly harvested flowers grown under 16 h day length and a constant temperature. Maximum pollen viability was found 2 h and 6 h after first light when plants were maintained at 25 °C and 20 °C, respectively. Viability, as measured by germination percentage, was similar at both temperature regimes. Some pollen remained viable for approximately 34 to 38 h in intact flowers, but all pollen lost viability in less than an hour when stored at room temperature without humidity control.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1018393425407
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