TY - JOUR
T1 - Colchicine induced tetraploids in yellow-flowered cyclamens and their characteristics
AU - Takamura, Takejiro
AU - Miyajima, Ikuo
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PY - 1996/8
Y1 - 1996/8
N2 - The possibility of obtaining tetraploids from diploid yellow-flowered cyclamen 'Kage Yellow' through colchicine treatment and the effects of polyploidization on the characteristics of yellow-flowered cyclamen were investigated. A 4-day treatment of tuber segments with 100 mg l-1 colchicine in vitro yielded two tetraploid plants. The petals of the tetraploids were larger and had a greater ability to accumulate chalcone than those of their diploid relatives. Polyploidization may therefore represent a useful method for the commercial breeding of deeper yellow-flowered cyclamen.
AB - The possibility of obtaining tetraploids from diploid yellow-flowered cyclamen 'Kage Yellow' through colchicine treatment and the effects of polyploidization on the characteristics of yellow-flowered cyclamen were investigated. A 4-day treatment of tuber segments with 100 mg l-1 colchicine in vitro yielded two tetraploid plants. The petals of the tetraploids were larger and had a greater ability to accumulate chalcone than those of their diploid relatives. Polyploidization may therefore represent a useful method for the commercial breeding of deeper yellow-flowered cyclamen.
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U2 - 10.1016/0304-4238(96)00896-5
DO - 10.1016/0304-4238(96)00896-5
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0030221577
SN - 0304-4238
VL - 65
SP - 305
EP - 312
JO - Scientia Horticulturae
JF - Scientia Horticulturae
IS - 4
ER -