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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2023, Vol. 59 ›› Issue (2): 96-106.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.LYKX20220174

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Reproductive and Developmental Anatomical Characteristics during Cross Breeding between Taxodium mucronatum and Taxodium distichum

Ziyang Wang,Yuwu Xiong,Ying Yang,Yunlong Yin,Chaoguang Yu*   

  1. Jiangsu Key Laboratory for the Research and Utilization of Plant Resources Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for Taxodium Rich. Germplasm Innovation and Propagation, Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences (Nanjing Botanical Garden Mem. Sun Yat-Sen) Nanjing 210014
  • Received:2022-03-24 Online:2023-02-25 Published:2023-04-27
  • Contact: Chaoguang Yu

Abstract:

Objective: This study aims to understand the reproductive and developmental anatomical characteristics of Taxodium mucronatum × T. distichum. Method: In this study, the changes in morphology and anatomy structure of ovulate strobilus of T. mucronatum were systematically observed throughout its whole developmental process from flower bud initiation to seed maturation. Result: The results showed that the period of megasporogenesis and development of female gametophytes was from January to May. The meiotic division of the megasporocyte produced four megaspores, among which the megaspore near the chalaza developed into a functional megaspore, while the other three megaspores near the micropyle degenerated. The archegonia complex was composed of 13 to 19 archegonia covered by a layer of jacket cells with two nucleuses, and positioned terminally without ventral canal nucleus. Fertilization took place in the middle of June. With the growth of the pollen tube, the spermatogenous cell enlarged continuously and before fertilization, it divided into two homotypic sperms, and one of the sperms fertilized the egg to form a zygote. The fusion of sperm and egg occurred mainly in the center and upper of the archegonium. The proembryony development was from late June to early July, early embryo development was from mid-July to early August, and mature embryo development was from mid-August to mid-September. The proembryony of T. mucronatum belongs to the standard type of coniferales. Simple polyembryony and cleaved polyembryony were found frequently, and the development of the embryo was not synchronous. The mature embryo is linear, with 4~9 cotyledons, and no pith in the embryonal axis. Conclusion: This study for the first time has observed the cytological process of megasporogenesis, female gametophyte development of T. mucronatum, reproductive fusion and embryo development of T. mucronatum × T. distichum, which would provide a reproductive biological basis for interspecific hybridization breeding of T. mucronatum × T. distichum.

Key words: Taxodium mucronatum, Taxodium distichum, megasporogenesis, gametophyte development, embryo development

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