Comparison of different classical and molecular methods for identifying self-incompatibility in two olive cultivars

  • Elham Aslmoshtaghi University of Shiraz, College of Agriculture, Dept. Horticultural Science, Shiraz-Esfahan Road, Shiraz
  • Ali Reza Shahsavar University of Shiraz, College of Agriculture, Dept. Horticultural Science, Shiraz-Esfahan Road, Shiraz
  • Majid Talebi Isfahan University of Technology, College of Agriculture, Dept. Biotechnology, Isfahan, 8415683111
  • Aziz Dazeh Isfahan University of Technology, College of Agriculture, Dept. Biotechnology, Isfahan, 8415683111
Keywords: cross-pollination, fertilization, fruit setting, Olea europaea, pollen tube growth

Abstract

Aim of study: To determine compatibility relationships and select suitable pollinizers for two olive (Olea europaea L.) cultivars (‘Amygdalolia’ and ‘Konservalia’).

Area of study: The Kazeroun Olive Research Station, Fars, Iran.

Material and methods: Emasculated flowers from ‘Amygdalolia’ and ‘Konservalia’ cultivars were treated with self-pollination, open-pollination, and cross-pollination with pollen from cultivars such as ‘Dacal’, ‘Amygdalolia’,‘Konservalia’, ‘Koroniki’, and ‘Manzanilla’. Controlled pollination, pollen tube growth, and molecular analysis were employed.

Main results: Controlled pollination, pollen tube growth, and molecular analysis showed that cross-pollination was beneficial for ‘Amygdalolia’ compared to self-pollination. The results showed that this cultivar is self-incompatible, and its best pollinator is the ‘Dacal’ cultivar. Experiment results indicated that ‘Konservalia’ behaves as a self-compatible cultivar. The highest fruit percentage and higher pollen tube growth rates were found in self-pollination treatments. Molecular attempts to isolate candidates for sporophytic self-incompatibility (SSI) led the researchers to analyze the expression of SRK and SLG genes.

Research highlights: The results indicated an antagonist transcriptional expression pattern in the flowers of ‘Amygdalolia’, classified as a self-incompatible cultivar, and ‘Konservalia’, classified as a self-compatible cultivar, for the SRK and SLG genes.

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Published
2019-11-08
How to Cite
Aslmoshtaghi, E., Shahsavar, A. R., Talebi, M., & Dazeh, A. (2019). Comparison of different classical and molecular methods for identifying self-incompatibility in two olive cultivars. Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 17(3), e0804. https://doi.org/10.5424/sjar/2019173-14761
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Plant physiology