DETERMINATION OF SOME MORPHOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF POLLENS OF BLACKBERRY (RUBUS FRUTICOSUS L.) AND MULBERRY (MORUS SPP) CULTIVARS
Sadiye Gozlekci, Salih Ulger
Pages: 111-114
Published: 1 Jan 2013
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Abstract: Mulberry growing is common in all regions of Turkey but growing of blackberry limited. Recently, adaptation and selection researches on domestic and foreign blackberry cultivars in some cities have started and positive results were obtained. In this study, viability, germination and some morphological properties of pollens of white mulberry (Morus alba L.), black mulberry (Morus nigra L.) and blackberry (Rubus fruticosus L.) grown in Korkuteli, Antalya-Turkey were determined. Potassium Iodine (IKI) and 1% 2,3,5-triphenyl tetrazolium chloride (TTC) stain tests were used for viability of pollens and germination of pollens were made in 5% agar containing 10% sucrose and 0.01% boric acid. Some morphological properties of pollens such as pollen dispersal unit, symmetry positions, pollen size, pollen shape, pollen aperture number and pollen pore shape and type were also evaluated. The highest pollens viability from TTC and IKI stain tests were determined in white mulberry with 58.12% and 51.42%, respectively. Results of germination rate were the same with viability of pollens in species. The highest germination rate was occurred in white mulberry with 63.26 and black mulberry and blackberry were followed with 53.02% and 46.78%, respectively.
Keywords: blackberry, mulberry, pollen, flower
Cite this article: Sadiye Gozlekci, Salih Ulger. DETERMINATION OF SOME MORPHOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF POLLENS OF BLACKBERRY (RUBUS FRUTICOSUS L.) AND MULBERRY (MORUS SPP) CULTIVARS. Journal of International Scientific Publications: Agriculture & Food 1, 111-114 (2013). https://www.scientific-publications.net/en/article/1002941/
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