Abstract
There is potential to accelerate cultivar development with a doubled haploid system for breeding line production. Anther culture methodology was evaluated for U.S.A. spring barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) breeding applications. Gelrite was found to be an acceptable replacement for ficoll in the induction medium to reduce costs while maintaining embryoid and plant production levels. Beneficial effects of 28 d cold pretreatment of donor spikes for anther culture were confirmed with Pacific Northwest USA barley genotypes. A 3 d mannitol solution pretreatment of fresh anthers was shown to be less effective for green plant production compared to 28 d cold pretreatment of donor spikes. Extended donor spike cold pretreatment from 28 to 42 d did not reduce anther culture productivity. Based on this research, anther culture techniques show promise for economical and convenient application in spring barley breeding.
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Abbreviations
- DH:
-
doubled haploid
- LS:
-
Linsmaier and Skoog basal medium
- BAP:
-
benzylaminopurine
- GLM:
-
Generalized Linear Model
- SAS:
-
Statistical Analysis System
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Hou, L., Ullrich, S.E., Kleinhofs, A. et al. Improvement of anther culture methods for doubled haploid production in barley breeding. Plant Cell Reports 12, 334–338 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00237430
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