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The level, time of application and duration of the high temperature treatment necessary for embryo production from Brussels sprouts anther culture were examined. The effects of 29, 32, 35, and 38°C given for 24 h immediately following removal of the anthers from the bud, were tested on different cultivars, on different plants within the cultivars and on different occasions for each plant. Most embryos were produced following 32 and 35°C, very few following 30°C and none following 38°C. Although there was a tendency for some cultivars to respond better to one or other of the two more favourable temperatures, this varied considerably between individual plants. Plant to plant variation was also seen in the overall level of the response, although responsiveness tended to decline with successive samplings of the same plant. Experiments with cultivars Hal and Gower suggested that high temperature was required for at least 12 h after anther removal, but beyond that time the optimum period varied from plant to plant. If the excised anthers were held at 25°C for 16 h or more with Hal or 24 h or more with Gower before being exposed to the high temperature treatment, embrogenesis tended to be reduced. It is suggested that apparent non-responsiveness in anther culture may result to a large extent from the specific conditions that are used during the anther culture process.
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Biddington, N.L., Robinson, H.T. Variations in response to high temperature treatments in anther culture of Brussels sprouts. Plant Cell Tiss Organ Cult 22, 48–54 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00043698
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