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- Title
Seed development and viviparous germination in one accession of a tomato rin mutant.
- Authors
Xu Wang; Lili Zhang; Xiaochun Xu; Wei Qu; Jingfu Li; Xiangyang Xu; Aoxue Wang
- Abstract
In an experimental field, seed vivipary occurred in one accession of tomato rin mutant fruit at approximately 45-50 days after pollination (DAP). In this study, the possible contributory factors to this viviparous germination were investigated. Firstly, developing seeds were freshly excised from the fruit tissue every 5 days from 25-60 DAP. Germination occurred when isolated seeds were incubated on water, but was inhibited when they remained ex situ in fruit mucilage gel. The effect of abscisic acid (ABA) and osmoticum, separate and together, on germination of developing seeds was investigated. Additionally, ABA content in the seed and mucilage gel, as well as fruit osmolality were measured. The results showed that ABA concentrations in seeds were low during early development and increased later, peaking at about 50 DAP. ABA concentrations in rin accession were similar to those of the control cultivar and thus are not directly associated with the occurrence of vivipary. Developing seeds of rin accession are more sensitive than control seeds to all inhibitory compounds. However, osmolality in rin fruit at later developmental stages becomes less negative that is required to permit germination of developing seeds. Hence, hypo-osmolality in rin fruit may be an important factor in permitting limited viviparous germination.
- Subjects
GERMINATION; RUST fungi; TOMATO diseases &; pests; PHYTOPATHOGENIC fungi; PLANT physiology
- Publication
Breeding Science, 2016, Vol 66, Issue 3, p372
- ISSN
1344-7610
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1270/jsbbs.15149