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Bulletin of Botanical Research ›› 2004, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (3): 305-308.

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Cytological investigation on microsporogenesis of cytoplasmic male sterility in radish(Raphanus sativus L.)

HUANG Hao1,2, LIU Li-Wang2, CHEN Chong-Shun1, GONG Yi-Qin2, SONG Xian-Yong2, WEI Kai-Yu2   

  1. 1. College of Life science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210097;
    2. National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agriculture University, Nanjing 210095
  • Received:2004-01-07 Online:2004-09-15 Published:2016-06-14

Abstract: The cytology of the microsporogenesis and development of anther wall of cytoplasmic male sterile (CMS) lines A2,A4 and its maintainer lines B2,B4 was studied.The results revealed that the tapetal cells of the male sterile line A2 developed abnormally at tetrad stage,and they became vacuolated and numerous small vacuoles are present;furthermore,the small vacuoles fused into large ones.Exine of microspore was light stained,and cell wall was destructed.Finally with degeneration of the tapetal cells,the pollen aborted.The tapetal cells of CMS line A4 enlarged abnormally at meiotic phase,pressing microsporocyte seriously.Lately,light-staining exine of microspore could not be observed,and tapetal cells fused to form big lump invading the loculi,and finally leading to pollen grain abortion.

Key words: Raphanus sativus, cytoplasmic male sterility, microsporogenesis, cytomorphology