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Soleimani A, Talaei A R, Naghavi M R, Zamani Z. Male Gametophytic and Sporophytic Screening of Olive Cultivars for Salt Stress Tolerance. JAST 2010; 12 (2) :173-180
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Male Gametophytic and Sporophytic Screening of Olive Cultivars for Salt Stress Tolerance
A. Soleimani1 , A. R. Talaei2 , M. R. Naghavi3 , Z. Zamani * 2
1- Department of Horticultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Islamic Republic of Iran.
2- Department of Horticultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tehran, Karaj, Islamic Republic of Iran.
3- Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tehran, Karaj, Islamic Republic of Iran.
Abstract:   (6661 Views)
Pollen grains as well as whole plants of four olive (Olea europaea L.) cultivars were screened for NaCl salinity stress. Different vegetative and physiological indexes of the cultivars were analyzed. Leaf and root Na/K ratio as well as stomatal resistance of plants exposed to salinity proved to be appropriate indexes of whole plant response to salt stress. Whereas, in vitro pollen germination percentage served as a reliable index of pollen tolerance to salinity, pollen tube growth did not. A close correlation between pollen (gametophyte) and whole plant (sporophyte) responses to salinity was observed. These parallel responses imply that selection exerted at the gametophytic level could overcome breeding problems encountered at sporophytic level when dealing with adult olive plants.
Keywords: Gametophyte, Olive, Pollen grain, Salinity, Sporophyte, Stomata resistance
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Subject: Horticultural Science
Received: 2010/01/24 | Accepted: 2010/01/24 | Published: 2010/01/24
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