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cell nuclei, using chromosome counting individing cells is an unambiguous way and istime consuming, that is way a high-throughputsolution is to use flow cytometry, makingpossible a rapid and reliable ploidy estimation.CONCLUSIONSFlow cytometry (FCM) was originallydeveloped as a rapid technique to analyse bloodsamples for medical diagnosis and is nowadaysused for countless medical applications by theanalyses of individual cells at high speed. Inplant sciences, and breeding in particular, flowcytometry is mainly known as a tool for ploidyanalysis. The first ploidy applications focusedon crop plants (De Laat et al. 1987) and plantbreeding still dominates this field.The method is fast, accurate and simple andreplaced microscopic chromosome counts sinceGalbraith et al. (1983) introduced choppingwith a razor-blade as an easy standard protocolfor plant analysis.At different stages in plant breeding flowcytometry generates valuable information. Aswell for the selection of parent plants forhybridisation as for the evaluation of hybrids,ploidy determination or genome size analysesare useful. Flow cytometry is an indispensabletool in polyploidisation to screen plants treatedwith mitotic inhibitors.Such conclusions clearly highlight theindispensability of cytotype determination(most effectively realized by FCM) in anyexperimental study that may involveheteroploid plant samples.ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSPart of this work was supported Department forInnovation in Biological systems, Food,Agriculture and Forestry (DIBAF), Universityof Tuscia. We greatly thank Dr. GiuseppeScapigliati, Phds. C. Marozzi, Mr. GiusseppeZuccherelli for their assistance and thecollections of plant materials, and to SectoralOperational Programme Human ResourcesDevelopment 2007-2013 ''Doctoral and postdoctoralresearch support'POSDRU/107/1.5/S/76888.REFERENCESChen Z.J., Z. Ni., 2006. Mechanisms of genomicrearrangements and gene expression changes in plantpolyploids. Bioessays 28, p. 240–252.De Laat A.M.M., Gohde W., Vogelzang M.J.D.C., 1987.Determination of ploidy of single plants and plantpopulations by flow cytometry. Plant Breed 99, p.303-307.Dolezel J., Greilhuber J., Suda J., 2007. Flow Cytometrywith Plant Cells Analysis of Genes, Chromosomesand Genomes. Online ISBN:9783527610921Ferguson A.R., 1999. Kiwifruit cultivars: breeding andselection. Acta Hort. 498, p. 43–51.Ferguson A.R., Bollard E.G., 1990. Domestication of thekiwifruit. Kiwi fruit science and management.R.Richard Publ. N.Z., p.165-246Ferguson A. R.,Huang H., 2007, Genetic Resources ofKiwifruit: Domestication and Breeding, HorticulturalReviews, Volume 33.Galbraith D.W., Harkins K.R., Maddox J.M., AyresN.M., Sharma D.P., Firoozabady E., 1983. Rapidflow cytometric analysis of the cell cycle in intactplant tissues. Science 220, p. 1049–1051.Hopping M. E., 1994. Flow cytometric analysis ofActinidia species, New Zealand Journal of Botany,32:1, p. 85-93Huang , H., A.R. Ferguson., 2001. Kiwi fruit in China.N.Z. J. Crop Hort.29, p. 1-14.Huang H., Wong J., 2000. Genetic diversity in the genusActinidia. Chinese Biodiversity 8, p. 1-12.Jones, J.R., Ranney T.G., Lynch N.P., Krebs S.L., 2007.Ploidy levels and genome sizes of diverse species,hybrids, and cultivars of Rhododendron L. J. Amer.Rhododendron Soc. 61, p. 220–227.Kataoka I., Mizugami T., Kim J.G., Beppu K., FukudaT., Sugahara S., Tanaka K., Satoh H., Tozawa K.,2010. Ploidy variation of hardy kiwifruit (Actinidiaarguta) resources and geographic distribution inJapan. Journal Scientia Horticulturae 124, p. 409–414Ranney, T.G., 2006. Polyploidy: From evolution to newplant development. Proc. Intl. Plant Prop. Soc. 56, p.137–142.Soltis, D.E., P.S. Soltis, and J.A. Tate. 2004. Advancesin the study of polyploidy since plant speciation. NewPhytol.161, p. 173–191.192

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