scholarly journals Seed Paternity Analysis Using SSR Markers to Assess Successful Pollen Donors in Mixed Olive Orchards

Plants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 2356
Author(s):  
Gabriela Vuletin Selak ◽  
Alenka Baruca Arbeiter ◽  
Julián Cuevas ◽  
Slavko Perica ◽  
Petar Pujic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Set ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Olive Tree ◽  
Fertilization Success ◽  
Paternity Analysis ◽  
Alternate Bearing ◽  
Pollen Donor ◽  
Cross Compatibility ◽  
Self Fertilization ◽  
Simple Sequence

The olive tree (Olea europaea L.) is a wind-pollinated crop that exhibits an extreme alternate bearing habit. To improve fruit set, several methods have been used to determine the most successful compatible combinations of cultivars. In this study, priority is given to seed paternity analysis based on simple sequence repeats (SSRs), microsatellite markers used for the identification of potential pollen donors of cultivar ‘Oblica’ in a mixed olive orchard during two consecutive years. Seven microsatellite primers were successfully used to examine the paternity of olive embryos from ‘Oblica’ mother trees. Embryos were considered as a product of self-fertilization if only maternal alleles were present, but not a single case of self-fertilization was found among all the embryos analyzed. Two dominant pollen donors were not the closest nor the cultivars with the highest number of trees in the orchard, suggesting that cross-compatibility may have a key role in determining pollen donor success. In our earlier studies, pollen tube growth and fertilization success correlated with fruit set when controlled crosses between cultivars were performed; however, some discrepancy might appear compared to paternity analyses when mother trees have a free choice among different pollen sources from cultivars growing in their surroundings.

scholarly journals Paternity Analysis of the Olive Variety “Istrska Belica” and Identification of Pollen Donors by Microsatellite Markers

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alenka Baruca Arbeiter ◽  
Jernej Jakše ◽  
Dunja Bandelj
Keyword(s):  
Microsatellite Markers ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Paternity Analysis ◽  
Foreign Pollen ◽  
Olive Variety ◽  
Pollen Donor ◽  
Self Fertilization ◽  
Olive Groves ◽  
Olive Trees ◽  
New Guidelines

The leading olive variety in Slovenia is “Istrska belica” (Olea europaeaL.), which currently represents 70% of all olive trees in productive orchards. Paternity analysis based on microsatellite markers was used for genotyping and identification of the potential pollen donors of “Istrska belica” and for assessing the proportion of self-fertilization in monovarietal olive orchards in the Slovene Istria. Seven microsatellite loci were used for genotyping thirty-one olive embryos from “Istrska belica” trees and for all potential pollen donor varieties, which are grown in the region and could participate as pollinators. Genotyping results and allele identification were performed using the FaMoz software. The most probable pollen donor was assigned to 39% of all analyzed embryos. Among all analyzed embryos no single case of self-fertilization was confirmed. According to the present results, the variety “Istrska belica” was in all cases fertilized by foreign pollen. The results will contribute to defining the new guidelines for farmers regarding the proper management and growing practice in monovarietal olive groves.

scholarly journals Cross-compatibility of five highbush blueberry varieties and ideal crossing combinations

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keanu Martin ◽  
Corneile Minnaar ◽  
Marinus de Jager ◽  
Bruce Anderson
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Fruit Set ◽  
Developmental Time ◽  
Highbush Blueberry ◽  
Agricultural Crops ◽  
Compatibility Studies ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Pollen Donor ◽  
Cross Compatibility ◽  
Fruit Mass

AbstractBlueberry plants require large quantities of pollen deposited on stigmas to produce commercial-quality fruit. Like many agricultural crops, the interaction between pollen-source variety and pollen-recipient variety can be a major determinant of fruit quality in blueberries. However, little information exists to guide growers in optimising fruit set and quality. Using five commonly grown blueberry varieties, I determined whether crossing between varieties (inter-varietal) increased fruit mass and decreased developmental time relative to crossing within a variety (intra-varietal), and if so, what the best crossing combinations are. While intra-varietal pollination often produced fruit, for certain varieties the fruit set and fruit mass were highly reduced compared to inter-varietal pollination. Furthermore, intra-varietal pollination resulted in longer fruit developmental time in comparison to pollination between varieties. For the same pollen-recipient variety, inter-varietal crosses typically outperformed intra-varietal crosses in fruit mass and developmental time; however, the extent to which inter-varietal crosses outperformed intra-varietal crosses differed between pollen-donor varieties. This result suggests that combinations of varieties are not trivial as some inter-varietal combinations may outperform others. Furthermore, some varieties appear to be more susceptible to the negative effects of intra-varietal crosses than others and that less susceptible varieties may be better suited to conditions where pollinator movement is poor. While our study can guide growers in determining optimal co-planting schemes for the varieties tested, for example in South Africa where these varieties are frequently grown. It also serves as a blueprint for similar compatibility studies that can easily be performed prior to planting to determine the best inter-varietal combinations.

scholarly journals Study of compatibility and determination of the suitable pollinizer for Argane tree (Argania spinosa L.)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naima Ait Aabd ◽  
Abdelghani Tahiri ◽  
Abdelaziz Mimouni ◽  
Rachid Bouharroud
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Set ◽  
Pollen Viability ◽  
Breeding Program ◽  
In Vitro Tests ◽  
Pollen Donor ◽  
Cross Compatibility ◽  
Hand Pollination ◽  
Flowering Rate ◽  
First Time

During the breeding program studies, the pollen donor parents (pollinizers) were observed to be characterized by a strong flowering rate and very low fruit set, even after hand pollination. Then the notion of pollinizers in the argane species was born, first mentioned, checked, documented and confirmed like other conventional tree species. Since the argane tree is completely self-incompatible, the presence of compatible pollinizers is necessary for the fruit set. Indeed, pollinizers need to be selected accurately based on the synchronization of bloom periods and compatibility to receiver trees (female). The pollinizer is essential in any breeding program and for new orchard plantations. The current study was conducted on 13 argane genotypes including two pollinizers. The flowering period, bloom phenology, floral structure and fruit set of crossed genotypes were monitored, illustrated and a season phenogram was established. The pollen viability and germination were also evaluated. In order to test compatibility, the hand pollination using two selected pollinizer pollens was compared to open pollination. Then, the compatibility system was monitored and evaluated through analysis of crossing diallel programs and through the index of self-incompatibility. The flowering periods are genotype depending and one to three blooms have been observed during the two years study (2018-2019) and the argane tree is a tristylous species (Mesostylous, brevistylous and longistylous flowers). The in vitro tests showed that the pollen originated from crossed genotypes were viable and able to germinate. The cross-compatibility rate depends on cross associations and it varies from 39 to 84 %. In fact, this study showed that the effect of pollen-parent (xenia) occurs in all fruit components of argane tree. It was observed, for the first time, that both compatible pollinizers and xenic effects of pollen on argane fruit have occurred. Artificial pollination is currently feasible for breeding programs and the screening of elite genotypes. Then the selected pollinizer is quite required for the development of argane tree cropping.

scholarly journals S-Genotyping and Seed Paternity Testing of the Pear Cultivar ‘Celina’

Agronomy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 1372
Author(s):  
Fuad Gasi ◽  
Oddmund Frøynes ◽  
Belma Kalamujić Stroil ◽  
Lejla Lasić ◽  
Naris Pojskić ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Set ◽  
Paternity Testing ◽  
Pear Cultivar ◽  
Fruit Cultivation ◽  
Pollen Donor ◽  
S Alleles ◽  
Green Background ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
In The Beginning ◽  
Simple Sequence

The diploid Celina/QTee® (‘Colorée de Juillet’ × ‘Williams’), one of the most promising pear cultivars developed by the Norwegian breeding program Graminor, was launched in 2010. In Norway, the flowering is medium to late, while the fruits ripen in the beginning of September. The fruits are attractive with an intense red blush (50%) on a green background. Although, ‘Celina’ is cultivated in the most climatically suitable regions for fruit cultivation, present in Norway, unfavorable environmental conditions for pear pollination can have a very negative effect on fruit set and consequent yield. The aim of this study was to determine the S-alleles of ‘Celina’, as well as its frequently used pollinizers, and, through paternity testing of ‘Celina’ seeds, give a recommendation regarding the most important pollinizers of this pear cultivar. In order to accomplish this, ‘Celina’ and its potential pollinizers were all S-genotyped. After harvest, seeds collected from ‘Celina’ fruit in 2017 and 2018 were genotyped using eleven microsatellite markers. Genomic DNA was also extracted from leaf material collected from ‘Celina’, as well as from five pear cultivars used as pollinizers in the three examined orchards, and analyzed using the same marker set. Subsequently a simple sequence repeat (SSR) database was constructed and used for gene assignment analyses with the aim of quantifying pollen donor contribution from individual pollinizers. The obtained results indicate that ‘Anna’, the only examined pollinizer that was fully cross-compatible with ‘Celina’, together with ‘Fritjof’, the genotype which had the highest flowering overlap with ‘Celina’, proved to be the most successful pollinizers across all seasons and orchards. Although both cultivars were ubiquitous in the examined orchards, either as planted trees or as branches introduced during the flowering period, they were the most abundant pollinizers in only one orchard each. It is therefore possible to conclude that pollinizer abundance has a secondary significance in pollinizer success within investigated ‘Celina’ orchards.

Understanding the fruit sink.

2022 ◽  
pp. 67-91
Author(s):  
T. M. DeJong
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Effects ◽  
Fruit Set ◽  
Floral Development ◽  
Fruit Size ◽  
Fruit Growth ◽  
Alternate Bearing ◽  
Spring Temperature

Abstract This chapter deals with understanding the fruit sink by studying the floral development and structures; pollination, fertilization, fruit set and types; limitations of fruit growth; thinning effects on fruit growth, size and yield; spring temperature effects on fruit size; nut development and growth; and the condition of alternate bearing.

scholarly journals Identifying Pollen Donors and Success Rate of Individual Pollinizers in European Plum (Prunus domestica L.) Using Microsatellite Markers

Agronomy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 264
Author(s):  
Meland ◽  
Frøynes ◽  
Fotiric Akšić ◽  
Pojskić ◽  
Kalamujić Stroil ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Microsatellite Markers ◽  
Success Rate ◽  
Genetic Characterization ◽  
Prunus Domestica ◽  
Tissue Samples ◽  
Self Pollination ◽  
Self Fertilization ◽  
High Level ◽  
Very High ◽  
Simple Sequence

European plum cultivars (Prunus domestica L.) are hexaploid and partially self-fertile or self-sterile requiring compatible pollinizers with overlapping bloom times. Therefore, inter-planting of different pollinizer cultivars is recommended. In order to identify successful pollinizers of the plum cultivars ‘Edda’, ‘Opal’ (self-fertile), ‘Jubileum’, ‘Reeves’, ‘Mallard’, ‘Avalon’, ‘Cacanska Lepotica’ (self-fertile), and ‘Valor’, 60 fruits per cultivar were collected from nine orchards in 2017 and 2018, all of which were located in Ullensvang, western Norway. DNA extraction was subsequently conducted from the obtained embryos, followed by genetic characterization using seven microsatellite markers. Tissue samples from all possible pollinizers were collected during the summer of 2017 and the same DNA approach was conducted. Results showed that ‘Opal’ was the most successful pollinizer among the investigated plum cultivars. The main exception was ‘Cacanska Lepotica’, which consistently displayed very high level of self-pollination. The most successful foreign pollinizer of ‘Opal’ was ‘Mallard’. However, in more than two thirds of embryos extracted from ‘Opal’ fruits self-fertilization was determined. ‘Reeves’ was identified as the most successful pollinizer among embryos collected from ‘Valor’. Among the five cultivars (‘Edda’, ‘Jubileum’, ‘Reeves’, ‘Mallard’, and ‘Avalon’) that did not display self-pollination, the pollinizer success rate of ‘Opal’, ranged from 36.5% (‘Mallard’) to 93.5% (‘Edda’) in 2017, while in 2018 this rate ranged from 43.5% (‘Jubileum’ and ‘Reeves’) up to 96.5% (‘Edda’). Overall, genotyping embryos using SSRs (simple sequence repeats) proved an effective method in determining the success rate of individual pollinizers among European plum cultivars.

FRUIT SET OF SWEET CHERRY 'GOMILICKA' IS INFLUENCED BY POLLEN DONOR GENOTYPE

2014 ◽  
pp. 65-69
Author(s):  
M. Radunić ◽  
S. Goreta Ban ◽  
G. Vuletin Selak ◽  
A. Jazbec ◽  
Z. Čmelik
Keyword(s):  
Sweet Cherry ◽  
Fruit Set ◽  
Pollen Donor ◽  
Donor Genotype

Flower drop and fruit set in field beans, Vicia faba L.

1969 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. E. Kambal
Keyword(s):  
Vicia Faba ◽  
Fruit Set ◽  
Local Strain ◽  
Insect Pollination ◽  
Pod Yield ◽  
Vicia Faba L ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Self Fertilization ◽  
Cross Fertilization ◽  
Field Beans

SUMMARYThe percentage of the total buds produced that dropped before reaching the mature pod stage was estimated as 86·7% in Baladi, a local strain of field beans, and 93·7% in Giza 1, a variety introduced from Egypt. The drop was appreciable both before and after fertilization. There were indications that both inadequate insect pollination and inter-ovary competition contributed to the reduction of pod yield.Self pollen was detected on the stigma in the bud stage 2–3 days before the flower was open. Estimates of natural cross-fertilization ranged from 35·8 to 42·1%, indicating that self-pollination did not lead to complete self fertilization. Hand manipulation of the flowers increased pod set in most of the cases but the line 1W did not respond to this treatment and proved to be highly autofertile.

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