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A REVIEW OF EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT IN LITCHI
Article number
558_36
Pages
241 – 242
Language
English
Abstract
Embryonic development is one of the important characters determining yield and quality in litchi.
There are three types of the embryo development amongst litchi cultivars: normal , abortive and partially abortive.
The present studies indicated: the characteristic differences in embryo development amongst cultivars are inheritable; the level, ratio and the balance of plant growth substances and specific enzymes play important roles in the embryo development; and that embryo development is not controlled by a single pair of alleles in the genome.
Different sites were responsible for development at different stages, with mutations resulting in abortion at different stages of embryo morphogenesis.
There are three types of the embryo development amongst litchi cultivars: normal , abortive and partially abortive.
The present studies indicated: the characteristic differences in embryo development amongst cultivars are inheritable; the level, ratio and the balance of plant growth substances and specific enzymes play important roles in the embryo development; and that embryo development is not controlled by a single pair of alleles in the genome.
Different sites were responsible for development at different stages, with mutations resulting in abortion at different stages of embryo morphogenesis.
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Authors
L.X. Lu
Keywords
endogenous substances, fruit development, gene regulation, litchi, lychee, seed abortion
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