ISSN:
1573-5060
Keywords:
Iris ensata
;
I. germanica
;
protoplast fusion
;
somatic hybrid
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
Notes:
Abstract Wide hybridization that cannot be attained through conventional sexual crosses, can now be approached by somatic hybridization. Protoplasts of I. ensata and I. germanica were fused by electrofusion. For the selection of somatic hybrids, protoplasts of I. ensata which did not form colonies in protoplast culture and protoplasts of I. germanica which had regeneration ability for only albino shoot were used in symmetric fusion. On the other hand, the protoplasts of I. ensata and I. germanica protoplasts which were inactivated by iodoacetamide (IOA) treatment were used in asymmetric fusion. Five-six months after cell fusion, green plants were obtained in the symmetric and asymmetric fusion. In the random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis, the green plants had bands specific to both parental species. Therefore, these plants were somatic hybrids between I. ensata and I. germanica.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1026431800693
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