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(27) In 1942, Kihara Institute for Biological Research was established, where an important part of the research was carried out.
(28) (29) (Field-working)
(30) (31) Crossing technique: castration or emasculation of mother plant.
(32) (33) Two days later, pollination with pollen from the anthers of the father. (34)
(35) In a little while after dusting the stigma with pollen,
(36) the pollen tubes elongate and grow into the stigma tissue until they reach the ovary. (37)
(38) In an intragroup hybrid, for instance a tetraploid hybrid between two Emmer species,
(39) the homologous chromosomes from both parents conjugate and 14 bivalents appear at metaphase, like in the parents. Therefore, species which belong to one group, can be considered to represent the same collective species.
(40) Now, let us describe a pentaploid hybrid between Triticum polonicum and Spelta.
(41) When Emmer is pollinated with Dinkel pollen, many shrivelled seeds are obtained. But germination is poor.
(42) On the other hand, when Dinkel is the mother,
(43) a small number of plump seeds are set. Germination is good.
(44) In the somatic cells of the pentaploid hybrid, 35 chromosomes are found, 14 belonging to Emmer and 21 to Dinkel.
(45) (Microscopic observations)
(46) In the meiosis of the hybrid 14 bivalent and 7 univalent chromosomes are observed. The bivalents belong to the Emmer chromosome-sets A and B, which both parents have in common. The univalents belong to another set of chromosomes, different from A and B. We can see in detail the behavior of these chromosomes.
(47) The pollen mother cell turns slowly from side view to polar view. Again the side view.
(48) The homologous chromosomes from both parents conjugate in the prophase.
In the first metaphase 14 bivalents form the eqatorial plate, then they divide and the daughter halves move toward the poles. Soon after that the 7 univalents arrive at the equatorial plate and split longitudinally.

In the second division the 14 daughter chromosomes of the bivalents split longitudinally, but the 7 halves of the univalents are distributed at random to both poles, without further splitting. Therefore, gametes with 14 to 21 chromosomes are formed.
(49) On the female side the embryosacs with intermediate chromosome number are fertilized, while on the male side 14 and 21 chromosome pollen grains perform fertilization with much higher frequency than those with intermediate chromosome numbers.
(50) If both male and female gametes unite in free combination, F2-plants must have chromosome numbers ranging from 28 to 42.


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