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Xenia and metaxenia in grapes: Differences in berry and seed characteristics of maternal grape cv. 'Narince' (Vitis vinifera L.) as influenced by different pollen sources
Plant Biology · Mart 2015
Makale Bilgileri
DergiPlant Biology
Yayın TarihiMart 2015
Cilt / Sayfa17 · 567-573
Scopus ID2-s2.0-84924275066
Özet
Literature investigations indicate that the grapes have quite complex fertilisation biology. This complexity necessitates extensive investigations to obtain reliable knowledge for both well-organised hybridisation studies and maximising grape yield. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate the influences of self-, free- and cross-pollination on berry and seed characteristics in grape. Five different pollination treatments were applied to 'Narince', the most widely known and popular white wine grape in Turkey. Pollen tests indicated that all the cultivars had satisfactory in vitro pollen viability percentages. Free-pollination produced a significantly higher percentage berry set. Among the pollinizers, the use of pollen of 'Thompson Seedless' and 'Cardinal' varieties resulted in higher berry set percentage in 'Narince'. The free-pollination was also superior in giving the highest weight, length and width of the berry, as well as number of seeds per berry. These findings revealed that there were strong xenial and metaxenial effects in the studied grape cultivars. Among the pollinizer cultivars, the most effective pollinator was 'Thompson Seedless'. Hence, for better berry set and quality, the use of 'Thompson Seedless' as a pollinizer may be an attractive option in both grape production and breeding studies.
Yazarlar (1)
1
Ali Sabir
ORCID: 0000-0003-1596-9327
Anahtar Kelimeler
Berry set
Cross-pollination
Pollinizer
Vitis vinifera
Kurumlar
Selçuk Üniversitesi
Selçuklu Turkey
Metrikler
48
Atıf
1
Yazar
4
Anahtar Kelime