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Pollen germination as affected by pollen age in cherimoya

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dc.creator Rosell, P.
dc.creator Galán Saúco, V.
dc.creator Herrero Romero, María
dc.date 2008-06-27T10:59:08Z
dc.date 2008-06-27T10:59:08Z
dc.date 2006-06
dc.date.accessioned 2017-01-31T02:12:56Z
dc.date.available 2017-01-31T02:12:56Z
dc.identifier Scientia Horticulturae, Volume 109, Issue 1, 9 June 2006, Pages 97-100
dc.identifier 0304-4238
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/10261/5413
dc.identifier 10.1016/j.scienta.2006.02.022
dc.identifier.uri http://dspace.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/10261/5413
dc.description The definitive version is available at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/03044238
dc.description Cherimoya (Annona cherimola (Mill.)) is a subtropical fruit tree, which is cultivated in a good range of subtropical regions. In most of these areas the crop relies on hand pollination. However, following this practice, erratic fruit set is often produced, which could be related to problems in pollen handling. Indeed, very little is known of the time that the pollen remains viable and on which is the best stage to collect the anthers or pollen from the flower. The aim of this work is to evaluate pollen germinability prior and after anther dehiscence and also how the age of pollen affects pollen vigor, understood as speed of germination. Pollen samples at different times following anther dehiscence were germinated in vitro and in vivo. Pollen up to 90 min following dehiscence performed as well as freshly dehisced pollen. However, the pollen taken 120 min following dehiscence, showed a clear reduction in vigor and germinated much slower in vivo. To overcome this short pollen germinability, pollen was taken from anthers 30 and 5 h prior to natural anther dehiscence and compared with pollen taken at anther dehiscence and 20 h later. However, a reduction in germination rate was obtained in pollen taken prior to anther dehiscence. The narrow stage at which pollen can be collected together to its ephemeral germinability explains erratic results obtained following hand pollination in this crop and these results provide the clues for an adequate pollen handling.
dc.description Financial support for this work came from project grants CICYT AGL2003-05318-C02-01, and INIA RTA02-97.
dc.description Peer reviewed
dc.format 170697 bytes
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dc.language eng
dc.publisher Elsevier
dc.rights openAccess
dc.subject Annona cherimola
dc.subject Pollen germination
dc.subject Pollen vigor
dc.subject Pollination
dc.subject Pollen tetrad
dc.title Pollen germination as affected by pollen age in cherimoya
dc.type Artículo


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