Effect of self-pollination with heat-treated pollen on parthenocarpy and homozygosity in cassava

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dc.contributor.authorButtibwa, M.
dc.contributor.authorKawuki, R.S.
dc.contributor.authorBaguma, J.K.
dc.contributor.authorNalela, P.
dc.contributor.authorEyokia, M.
dc.contributor.authorOshaba, B.
dc.contributor.authorCeballos, H.
dc.contributor.authorLentini, Z.
dc.contributor.authorBaguma, Y.
dc.contributor.authorTugume, A.K.
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-28T17:51:28Z
dc.date.available2021-11-28T17:51:28Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractCassava’s (Manihot esculenta Crantz) high heterozygosity complicates its genetic improvement via selective breeding. Double haploid (DH) technology can be used to improve the crop’s heterozygosity, thereby improving the capacity for genetic improvement. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of self-pollination using heated pollen on pollen tube penetration, fruit set, seed and haploid embryo development in cassava genotypes for the production of haploid cassava. Pollen from two cassava genotypes, NASE3 and NASE14, was heated at 40, 50 and 60 oC for 0.5, 1.0 and 2.0 hr each. The heated pollen was used in six rounds of self-pollinations. Pollen tube penetration was monitored by fluorescent microscopy, followed by early embryo rescue and ovule culture. Ploidy and zygosity were assessed using flow cytometry and single-nucleotide polymorphism analysis, respectively. Pollen germinated on the stigma, grew within the style through the nucellar beak, but did not reach the embryo sac, thus achieving no fertilisation in all the 5756 self-pollinated flowers. There was a reduction in pollen germination (in vitro and in vivo), pollen tube penetration and fruit set with increasing temperature. Heat-treated pollen stimulated division of the egg cell and induced development of parthenocarpic fruits. Up to 6 embryoids per ovule were observed and all regenerated plantlets were diploid, with up to 93.0% increased homozygosity. For the first time, plant regeneration from ovules, pollinated with fresh pollen at 14 days after pollination, was achieved indicating improved speed in plant regeneration. The data generated are important for the development of protocols for cassava DH plant production.en_US
dc.identifier.citationButtibwa, M., Kawuki, R. S., Baguma, J. K., Nalela, P., Eyokia, M., Oshaba, B., ... & Tugume, A. K. (2020). Effect of self-pollination with heat-treated pollen on parthenocarpy and homozygosity in cassava. African Crop Science Journal, 28(3), 449-472. DOI: 10.4314/acsj.v28i3.9en_US
dc.identifier.issn1021-9730
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/138
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAfrican Crop Science Journalen_US
dc.subjectDouble haploids, embryo rescue, Manihot esculentaen_US
dc.titleEffect of self-pollination with heat-treated pollen on parthenocarpy and homozygosity in cassavaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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