<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Sprouts of diploid red clover ‘Stendes Agrais’ were treated with 0.2% colchicine solution. The ploidy level of plants was detected by flow cytometry. Most of the treated plants were mixoploids and sterile. From progenies of fertile plants, mixoploids were selected that had a proportion of tetraploid cells higher than 60%. In the next generation, stable tetraploid plants were selected, and 49 lines were included in the breeding process.</p></abstract>

Sprouts of diploid red clover ‘Stendes Agrais’ were treated with 0.2% colchicine solution. The ploidy level of plants was detected by flow cytometry. Most of the treated plants were mixoploids and sterile. From progenies of fertile plants, mixoploids were selected that had a proportion of tetraploid cells higher than 60%. In the next generation, stable tetraploid plants were selected, and 49 lines were included in the breeding process.

Use of Flow Cytometry for Producing Tetraploids in Red Clover

Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies

Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B. Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences.

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Sprouts of diploid red clover ‘Stendes Agrais’ were treated with 0.2% colchicine solution. The ploidy level of plants was detected by flow cytometry. Most of...

Use of Flow Cytometry for Producing Tetraploids in Red Clover

Publié en ligne: 08 déc. 2020

Pages: 344 - 346

Reçu: 21 août 2020

Accepté: 22 sept. 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/prolas-2020-0052

Mots clés
Trifolium pratense,

© 2020 Aija Rebāne et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Use of Flow Cytometry for Producing Tetraploids in Red Clover

Publié en ligne: 08 déc. 2020

Pages: 344 - 346

Reçu: 21 août 2020

Accepté: 22 sept. 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/prolas-2020-0052

Mots clésTrifolium pratense,

© 2020 Aija Rebāne et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
Trifolium pratense,