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- Title
Analysis of Thermal Characteristics of Potato and Hop Pollen for Their Cryopreservation and Cross-Breeding.
- Authors
Faltus, Milos; Domkářová, Jaroslava; Svoboda, Petr; Horáčková, Vendulka; Nesvadba, Vladimír; Klička, Vladislav; Ptáček, Jiří; Bilavcik, Alois; Zamecnik, Jiri
- Abstract
This study investigated the thermal properties of potato and hop pollen for cryopreservation and subsequent cross-breeding. Phase transitions and frozen water content in selected pollen samples were measured using a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). Unlike hop pollen, potato pollen showed high variability in thermal properties and water content. Three specific types of pollen samples based on their thermal characteristics and water content were distinguished by DSC in potato: (1) 'glassy', with a water content lower than 0.21 g water per g dry matter; (2) 'transient', with a water content between 0.27 and 0.34 g of water per g of dry matter; (3) 'frozen', with a water content higher than 0.34 g of water per g of dry matter. Only the 'glassy' pollen samples with a low water content showed suitable properties for its long-term storage using cryopreservation in potato and hops. Cryopreservation of pollen did not significantly reduce its viability, and cryopreserved pollen was successfully used to produce both potato and hop hybrids. The results indicate that cryopreservation is a feasible technique for the preservation and utilization of pollen of these crops in the breeding process.
- Subjects
CROSSBREEDING; POLLEN; PLANT breeding; THERMAL analysis; HOPS; POTATOES
- Publication
Plants (2223-7747), 2024, Vol 13, Issue 11, p1578
- ISSN
2223-7747
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/plants13111578