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Antigibberellin-induced reduction of internode length favors in vitro flowering and seed-set in different pea genotypes

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Biologia Plantarum

Abstract

In vitro flowering protocols were developed for a limited number of early flowering pea (Pisum sativum L.) cultivars. This work was undertaken to understand the mechanisms regulating in vitro flowering and seed-set across a range of pea genotypes. Its final goal is to accelerate the generation cycle for faster breeding novel genotypes. We studied the effects of in vivo and in vitro applications of the antigibberellin Flurprimidol together with radiation of different spectral compositions on intact plants, plants with the meristem removed, or excised shoot tip explants. Based on our results, we present a simple and reliable system to reduce generation time in vitro across a range of pea genotypes, including mid and late flowering types. With this protocol, more than five generations per year can be obtained with mid to late flowering genotypes and over six generations per year for early to mid flowering genotypes.

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Abbreviations

GA:

gibberellic acid

MS:

Murashige and Skoog

SSD:

single seed descent

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  1. Centre for Legumes in Mediterranean Agriculture, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Hwy, Crawley, 6009, Australia

    F. M. Ribalta, J. S. Croser & W. Erskine

  2. School of Plant Biology, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Hwy, Crawley, 6009, Australia

    F. M. Ribalta & P. M. Finnegan

  3. Crop Development Centre, University of Saskatchewan, 51 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5A8, Canada

    M. M. Lulsdorf

  4. Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, UMRLEG, PCMV, INRA C.R de Dijon, 17 rue Sully, BP 86510, F-21065, Dijon Cedex, France

    S. J. Ochatt

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Acknowledgements: This research was supported by the Grains Research and Development Corporation and by the University of Western Australia. The authors thank Ms. K. Edwards, Mr. R. Creasy, and Mr. B. Piasini for technical expertise.

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Ribalta, F.M., Croser, J.S., Erskine, W. et al. Antigibberellin-induced reduction of internode length favors in vitro flowering and seed-set in different pea genotypes. Biol Plant 58, 39–46 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10535-013-0379-0

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