Hort. Sci. (Prague), 2013, 40(2):65-71 | DOI: 10.17221/219/2012-HORTSCI

Testing of self-(in)compatibility in apricot cultivars from European breeding programmesOriginal Paper

D. Milatović1, D. Nikolić1, B. Krška2
1 University of Belgrade, Faculty of Agriculture, Belgrade, Serbia
2 Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Horticulture, Lednice, Czech Republic

Self-(in)compatibility was tested in 40 new apricot cultivars from European breeding programmes. Pollen-tube growth in pistils from laboratory pollinations was analysed using the fluorescence microscopy. Cultivars were considered self-compatible if at least one pollen tube reached the ovary in the majority of pistils. Cultivars were considered self- incompatible if the growth of pollen tubes in the style stopped along with formation of characteristic swellings. Of the examined cultivars, 18 were self-compatible and 22 were self-incompatible. Fluorescence microscopy provides a relatively rapid and reliable method to determine self-incompatibility in apricot cultivars.

Keywords: Prunus armeniaca; pollen tube growth; pollination; fluorescence microscopy

Published: June 30, 2013  Show citation

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Milatović D, Nikolić D, Krška B. Testing of self-(in)compatibility in apricot cultivars from European breeding programmes. Hort. Sci. (Prague). 2013;40(2):65-71. doi: 10.17221/219/2012-HORTSCI.
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