ISSN:
1432-2242
Keywords:
Citrus sinensis Osb.
;
C. paradisi Macf.
;
Somatic hybridization
;
Embryogenesis
;
rDNA
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Summary Protoplasts of navel orange, isolated from embryogenic nucellar cell suspension culture, were fused with protoplasts of grapefruit isolated from leaf tissue. The fusion products were cultured in the hormone-free medium containing 0.6 M sucrose. Under the culture conditions, somatic embryogenesis of navel orange protoplasts was suppressed, while cell division of grapefruit mesophyll protoplasts was not induced. Six embryoids were obtained and three lines regenerated to complete plants through embryogenesis. Two of the regenerated lines exhibited intermediate morphological characteristics of the parents in the leaf shape. Chromosome counts showed that these regenerated plants had expected 36 chromosomes (2n=2x=18 for each parent). The rDNA analysis using biotin-labeled rRNA probes confirmed the presence of genomes from both parents in these plants. This somatic hybridization system would be useful for the practical Citrus breeding.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00262553
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