Characterization of Flowering Time and Pollen Production in Jojoba (<em>Simmondsia chinensis</em>) towards a Strategy for the Selection of Elite Male Genotypes
The seeds of the dioecious shrub jojoba (<i>Simmondsia chinensis</i> (Link) Schneider) yield a liquid wax that is in high demand for the cosmetics industry. While elite female cultivars of this species are currently clonally propagated, male plants are grown from seed, resulting in large...
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| author | Noemi Tel-Zur Ronen Rothschild Udi Zurgil Yiftach Vaknin |
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| description | The seeds of the dioecious shrub jojoba (<i>Simmondsia chinensis</i> (Link) Schneider) yield a liquid wax that is in high demand for the cosmetics industry. While elite female cultivars of this species are currently clonally propagated, male plants are grown from seed, resulting in large variations in both the flowering period and the pollen viability, and hence large variation in yields. We characterized the existing male plant material in a local plantation as a platform for future selection of elite male cultivars that would produce sufficient amounts of viable pollen throughout the extended flowering period of the female cultivars. Using as a guide the number of viable pollen grains per 1-m branch, defined here as the calculated effective pollen productivity (EPP), we identified plants with an elevated EPP that flower concurrently with the female cultivars. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bbd233f10a044a8e969de47dd508a9492023-11-19T22:21:16ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952020-04-0110459210.3390/agronomy10040592Characterization of Flowering Time and Pollen Production in Jojoba (<em>Simmondsia chinensis</em>) towards a Strategy for the Selection of Elite Male GenotypesNoemi Tel-Zur0Ronen Rothschild1Udi Zurgil2Yiftach Vaknin3French Associates Institute for Agriculture and Biotechnology of Drylands, The Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boqer Campus, Beersheba 84990000, IsraelJojoba Israel Ltd., Kibbutz Hatzerim 8542000, IsraelFrench Associates Institute for Agriculture and Biotechnology of Drylands, The Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boqer Campus, Beersheba 84990000, IsraelInstitute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion 7505101, IsraelThe seeds of the dioecious shrub jojoba (<i>Simmondsia chinensis</i> (Link) Schneider) yield a liquid wax that is in high demand for the cosmetics industry. While elite female cultivars of this species are currently clonally propagated, male plants are grown from seed, resulting in large variations in both the flowering period and the pollen viability, and hence large variation in yields. We characterized the existing male plant material in a local plantation as a platform for future selection of elite male cultivars that would produce sufficient amounts of viable pollen throughout the extended flowering period of the female cultivars. Using as a guide the number of viable pollen grains per 1-m branch, defined here as the calculated effective pollen productivity (EPP), we identified plants with an elevated EPP that flower concurrently with the female cultivars.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/10/4/592dioeciousflowering timephenological diversitypollen viability |
| spellingShingle | Noemi Tel-Zur Ronen Rothschild Udi Zurgil Yiftach Vaknin Characterization of Flowering Time and Pollen Production in Jojoba (<em>Simmondsia chinensis</em>) towards a Strategy for the Selection of Elite Male Genotypes Agronomy dioecious flowering time phenological diversity pollen viability |
| title | Characterization of Flowering Time and Pollen Production in Jojoba (<em>Simmondsia chinensis</em>) towards a Strategy for the Selection of Elite Male Genotypes |
| title_full | Characterization of Flowering Time and Pollen Production in Jojoba (<em>Simmondsia chinensis</em>) towards a Strategy for the Selection of Elite Male Genotypes |
| title_fullStr | Characterization of Flowering Time and Pollen Production in Jojoba (<em>Simmondsia chinensis</em>) towards a Strategy for the Selection of Elite Male Genotypes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Characterization of Flowering Time and Pollen Production in Jojoba (<em>Simmondsia chinensis</em>) towards a Strategy for the Selection of Elite Male Genotypes |
| title_short | Characterization of Flowering Time and Pollen Production in Jojoba (<em>Simmondsia chinensis</em>) towards a Strategy for the Selection of Elite Male Genotypes |
| title_sort | characterization of flowering time and pollen production in jojoba em simmondsia chinensis em towards a strategy for the selection of elite male genotypes |
| topic | dioecious flowering time phenological diversity pollen viability |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/10/4/592 |
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