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P-80<br />

Generation of a new polyploidy grape cultivar by a new strategy that combines<br />

crossbreeding <strong>with</strong> colchicine-induced mutation<br />

J. Chen, X. Tang, X. Ma, Q. Zhao, Z. Dong*, D. Li<br />

Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China<br />

*Corresponding author: gssdzg1@163.com<br />

A new polyploid grape cultivar was generated by a new strategy that combines traditional<br />

crossbreeding <strong>with</strong> a chemical-induced mutation method. Germinated diploid hybrid grape seeds<br />

were treated <strong>with</strong> different concentrations of colchicine at 20⁰C during day <strong>and</strong> 25⁰C at night for<br />

a variety of time periods. Seedlings were examined morphologically for the initial mutation<br />

screening in the field. Comparison between seedlings from hybrid seeds <strong>and</strong> self-pollinated seeds<br />

indicated that the rate of deformity is 3.54% <strong>and</strong> 25.8% for hybrid <strong>and</strong> self-pollinated seeds,<br />

respectively. Analysis by tip-end slicing method to measure the size of the L 1 , L 2 , <strong>and</strong> L 3 of the<br />

meristem demonstrated a significant difference between diploid <strong>and</strong> tetraploid cultivars. Results<br />

from chromosome counting in root tips indicated that tetraploid descendants are 2n=4x=76 while<br />

the diploid parents are 2n=2x=38. Based on the size <strong>and</strong> shape of pollen <strong>and</strong> stomata <strong>and</strong> number<br />

of chloroplasts in guard cells, it was concluded that the new grape cultivars selected in this study<br />

have similar characteristics to ‘Black Olympia’ which is a well-known tetraploid cultivar. The<br />

data from pollen viability <strong>and</strong> fruiting rate also confirmed that cultivars we selected are<br />

tetraploids. By using this new strategy, we successfully generated several new polyploid<br />

cultivars that produce fruit earlier <strong>with</strong> high quality in terms of fruit size, seedlessness <strong>and</strong> taste.<br />

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