Journal
GRANA
Volume 52, Issue 3, Pages 202-206Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS AS
DOI: 10.1080/00173134.2013.819033
Keywords
Lilium; Gladiolus; pollen germination; pollen viability; cold storage; carbohydrates
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- Jiangsu Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China [BK2011820]
- Priority Academic Programme Development of the Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD)
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Pollen germination of Lilium davidi var. unicolor and Gladiolusxhybridus after storage at -80 degrees C and 4 degrees C were investigated in relation to the changes in the carbohydrate content. Germination was found to be directly related to the type of carbohydrate and its content in the pollen grains. With higher sucrose, glucose and fructose contents, L. davidi pollen showed higher germination than G.xhybridus pollen and maintained higher germination rate during storage. The total sugar content of both species preserved at -80 degrees C was higher than those preserved at 4 degrees C, suggesting that the pollen grains maintained their viability much longer at -80 degrees C than at 4 degrees C. The increase in the viability can be correlated to the increase in the starch and sucrose content especially when the pollen was stored at 4 degrees C.
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