Embryo rescue of Prunus persica: medium composition has little influence on germination

The peach breeding program of the Agricultural Research Council of South Africa aims to develop early-ripening varieties. For the optimization of embryo rescue, open-pollinated early-ripening ‘Honeyblush’ peaches were used according to the method of Ramming et al. (2003). Their medium was compared t...

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Published inActa horticulturae no. 1084; pp. 207 - 210
Main Authors Mansvelt, E. L, Pieterse, W. M, Shange, S. B. D, Mabiya, T. C, Cronje, C, Balla, I, Ham, H, Rubio-Cabetas, M. J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published International Society for Horticultural Science 01.01.2015
Subjects
acclimation
activated carbon
agricultural research
breeding
flooded conditions
germination
open pollination
peaches
plantlets
Prunus persica
roots
South Africa
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Summary:The peach breeding program of the Agricultural Research Council of South Africa aims to develop early-ripening varieties. For the optimization of embryo rescue, open-pollinated early-ripening ‘Honeyblush’ peaches were used according to the method of Ramming et al. (2003). Their medium was compared to three media with or without activated charcoal (AC). Results of this investigation showed that the trend in germination responses on the four media with or without AC was similar. During acclimatization, the treatments to prevent waterlogging of roots had no significant effect and 73% of plantlets survived.
Bibliography:http://dx.doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2015.1084.28
ISSN:0567-7572
DOI:10.17660/ActaHortic.2015.1084.28