Karyotype analysis of Chinese chive germplasms with different ploidy levels and their evolutionary relationships

Diploids, triploids and tetraploids were screened from the germplasm garden of Chinese chive in this study using flow cytometry and chromosome counting technologies. Their evolutionary status was analyzed by karyotype comparison and microsporogenesis observation. Their relationships were determined...

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Published in:Genetic resources and crop evolution 2024-06, Vol.71 (5), p.1749-1758
Main Authors: Yao, Peng-Qiang, Chen, Jian-Hua, Ma, Pei-Fang, Xie, Li-Hua, Shi, Jiang, Cheng, Shi-Ping
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agriculture
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Chromosomes
Cultivars
Diploids
Evolution
Flow cytometry
Gametes
Germplasm
Karyotypes
Leaves
Life Sciences
Plant Genetics and Genomics
Plant Physiology
Plant Sciences
Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography
Ploidy
Pollen
Research Article
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Summary:Diploids, triploids and tetraploids were screened from the germplasm garden of Chinese chive in this study using flow cytometry and chromosome counting technologies. Their evolutionary status was analyzed by karyotype comparison and microsporogenesis observation. Their relationships were determined and discussed. The karyotype formula of the diploids was 2n = 2x = 16 = 14 m + 2sm (2SAT). The asymmetrical karyotype coefficient (As. K. C) was 57.02%. The karyotype formula of triploids was 2n = 3x = 24 = 18 m + 6sm (2SAT), and the As. K. C was 57.49%. The karyotype formula of tetraploids was 2n = 4x = 32 = 26 m + 4sm + 2st (2SAT), and the As. K. C was 57.80%. The karyotyping results suggested that the evolutionary status increased with increasing ploidy in Chinese chive, although all of them were 2A karyotypes. Abnormal chromosome synapsis and separation during microsporogenesis result in the formation of pollen of different sizes in triploids, suggesting that 2n gametes more easily form in triploids. Therefore, we speculate that tetraploids were formed by the combination of 2n gametes of a triploid and n gametes of a diploid. In this process, triploids are the most likely bridge for the formation of tetraploids in Chinese chive.
ISSN:0925-9864
1573-5109
DOI:10.1007/s10722-023-01717-2