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Title

Flow cytometry distinction between species and between landraces within Lathyrus species and assessment of true-to-typeness of in vitro regenerants.

Authors

Ochatt, S.; Conreux, C.; Jacas, L.

Abstract

The genus Lathyrus includes a number of neglected wild relatives of pea with potential as genetic resources for acquisition of stress resistance traits, but, due to little breeding, genotypes under culture are mainly landraces and seldom true varieties. Development of in vitro approaches for Lathyrus is also limited, and assessments of nuclear DNA content, for taxonomical or breeding purposes, are sparse. Genome size and AT/GC ratio were determined by flow cytometry, allowing for distinction between protein and forage L. sativus, L. cicera, L. ochrus and L. clymenum and the ornamental sweet pea ( L. odoratus), and also between landraces within L. sativus L. and L. cicera L. In addition, explants from in vitro seedlings of eight genotypes from the five Lathyrus species above were cultivated in vitro, plant regeneration was achieved for all landraces and species, and the nuclear DNA content of the regenerants was compared with that of their mother plants, whereby the true-to-typeness of such regenerants was confirmed.

Subjects

FLOW cytometry; PLANT species; LATHYRUS; SEEDLINGS; PLANT genomes; PLANT classification; PLANT breeding; REGENERATION (Biology); PLANTS; DNA

Publication

Plant Systematics & Evolution, 2013, Vol 299, Issue 1, p75

ISSN

0378-2697

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1007/s00606-012-0704-7