Gametophytic apomixis in a gymnosperm, Larix decidua Mill., results in normal male meiosis
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https://doi.org/10.21750/REFOR.19.05.126Keywords:
apomixis, Larix, meiosis, pollen mother cells, inbred line, gynogenesisAbstract
An adult tree of Larix decidua Mill., European larch, was produced from doubling one haploid female gametophyte. Whether this tree can produce normal male meiocytes is the crucial question. This adult’s pollen mother cells (PMCs), or male meiocytes, were squashed and stained. Male meiosis was normal and no abortive pollen grains were observed. This female gametophytic apomict of a conifer, a dihaploid adult, is 100% homozygous yet also reproductively competent with normal male meiosis and functional male pollen. Here we show that doubled female gametophytes can produce embryos and reproductively competent adult trees. This shows a way to gain rapid homozygosity and produce completely inbred lines for larch. This is a novel breeding shortcut reported for the first time for a conifer species.
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