ISSN:
1573-5060
Keywords:
Actinidia chinensis
;
kiwifruit
;
kiwi
;
endosperm-derived plants
;
field characteristics
;
somaclonal variation
;
in vitro
;
tissue culture
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
Notes:
Summary Four hundred and thirty-eight endosperm-derived plants of kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis) were observed. The plants were field planted in 1982 and all had flowered annually since 1986. A sample of these plants was assessed for leaf morphology, growth characteristics, flowering, sex expression, chromosome number, and fruit quality characteristics. The chromosome number of the endosperm plants varied from 58 to 146; most were aneuploid. A few triploid plants (2n=3x=87) were obtained; none of these were parthenocarpic. Segregation of sex expression was observed in progeny from one endosperm-derived callus.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00023467
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