Identifying successful combinations by fertility index in old garden roses and hybrid tea roses crosses

The success of rose breeding programs is low due to poor seed sets and germination rates. Determining fertile parents and cross combinations that show high compatibility could increase the effectiveness of breeding programs. In this study, three rose varieties belonging to Rosa × hybrida (Jumilia, F...

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Main Author: Tuğba Kılıç
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description The success of rose breeding programs is low due to poor seed sets and germination rates. Determining fertile parents and cross combinations that show high compatibility could increase the effectiveness of breeding programs. In this study, three rose varieties belonging to Rosa × hybrida (Jumilia, First Red and Magnum), and two old garden rose species (Black Rose and Cabbage Rose) with known ploidy levels were reciprocally crossbred under controlled conditions to determine the successful crosses by checking fertility. The pollen germination rate (PG), crossability rate (CR), seed number per fruit (SNpF), seed production efficiency (SPE), seed germination rate (SGR), fruit weight (FW), seed weight (SW) and stigma number (SiN), etc. were recorded. Comprehensive fertility index value was calculated. Principal component analysis (PCA), correlation matrix, and hierarchical heat map were used to evaluate the data. The findings showed that old garden roses had more viable pollen than hybrid tea roses. The crossing success improved as pollen fertility increased. Also, female parent fertility improved crossing success just as much as pollen fertility. Although the pollen fertility and stigma numbers were low, some combinations had higher CR and SPE. The maximum SPE (from 8.67% to 19.46%) was determined in combinations where Black Rose was the female parent despite the lower stigma number and low pollen fertility. The highest CR was recorded in Black Rose × First Red (94.36%). All combinations in which Black Rose was used as the female parent had a more stable CR. The SNpF of combinations where hybrid rose varieties were female parents and old garden roses were pollen parents was higher than other combinations where hybrid rose varieties were both female and pollen parents. The SPE in intraspecific crosses was lower than that obtained from interspecific crosses. Moreover, the SGR decreased in combinations that produced heavier seeds. The results suggested that SPE is a more accurate parameter than SNpF in demonstrating combination success in breeding programs. Black Rose × First Red, Black Rose × Jumilia, Black Rose × Magnum and Black Rose × Cabbage Rose combinations can be used successfully as the PCA and heat map showed. Black Rose showed better performance as both seed and pollen parents according to the comprehensive fertility index. From the correlation matrix, it is understood that the number of stigmas cannot be an important criterion in parent selection. Old garden roses can be used as parents to increase the success of breeding programs. However, it is necessary to reveal how successful they are in transferring desired characteristics such as scent, petal number, and color.
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spelling doaj.art-dd0096caf1934a23a2db528cc7c39bfe2023-12-03T11:15:41ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ2167-83592023-06-0111e1552610.7717/peerj.15526Identifying successful combinations by fertility index in old garden roses and hybrid tea roses crossesTuğba Kılıç0Horticulture Department, Yozgat Bozok University, Yozgat, TurkeyThe success of rose breeding programs is low due to poor seed sets and germination rates. Determining fertile parents and cross combinations that show high compatibility could increase the effectiveness of breeding programs. In this study, three rose varieties belonging to Rosa × hybrida (Jumilia, First Red and Magnum), and two old garden rose species (Black Rose and Cabbage Rose) with known ploidy levels were reciprocally crossbred under controlled conditions to determine the successful crosses by checking fertility. The pollen germination rate (PG), crossability rate (CR), seed number per fruit (SNpF), seed production efficiency (SPE), seed germination rate (SGR), fruit weight (FW), seed weight (SW) and stigma number (SiN), etc. were recorded. Comprehensive fertility index value was calculated. Principal component analysis (PCA), correlation matrix, and hierarchical heat map were used to evaluate the data. The findings showed that old garden roses had more viable pollen than hybrid tea roses. The crossing success improved as pollen fertility increased. Also, female parent fertility improved crossing success just as much as pollen fertility. Although the pollen fertility and stigma numbers were low, some combinations had higher CR and SPE. The maximum SPE (from 8.67% to 19.46%) was determined in combinations where Black Rose was the female parent despite the lower stigma number and low pollen fertility. The highest CR was recorded in Black Rose × First Red (94.36%). All combinations in which Black Rose was used as the female parent had a more stable CR. The SNpF of combinations where hybrid rose varieties were female parents and old garden roses were pollen parents was higher than other combinations where hybrid rose varieties were both female and pollen parents. The SPE in intraspecific crosses was lower than that obtained from interspecific crosses. Moreover, the SGR decreased in combinations that produced heavier seeds. The results suggested that SPE is a more accurate parameter than SNpF in demonstrating combination success in breeding programs. Black Rose × First Red, Black Rose × Jumilia, Black Rose × Magnum and Black Rose × Cabbage Rose combinations can be used successfully as the PCA and heat map showed. Black Rose showed better performance as both seed and pollen parents according to the comprehensive fertility index. From the correlation matrix, it is understood that the number of stigmas cannot be an important criterion in parent selection. Old garden roses can be used as parents to increase the success of breeding programs. However, it is necessary to reveal how successful they are in transferring desired characteristics such as scent, petal number, and color.https://peerj.com/articles/15526.pdfSeed production efficiencyViable pollenHybrid tea rosesOld garden rosesCompatibilityFertility indexes
spellingShingle Tuğba Kılıç
Identifying successful combinations by fertility index in old garden roses and hybrid tea roses crosses
PeerJ
Seed production efficiency
Viable pollen
Hybrid tea roses
Old garden roses
Compatibility
Fertility indexes
title Identifying successful combinations by fertility index in old garden roses and hybrid tea roses crosses
title_full Identifying successful combinations by fertility index in old garden roses and hybrid tea roses crosses
title_fullStr Identifying successful combinations by fertility index in old garden roses and hybrid tea roses crosses
title_full_unstemmed Identifying successful combinations by fertility index in old garden roses and hybrid tea roses crosses
title_short Identifying successful combinations by fertility index in old garden roses and hybrid tea roses crosses
title_sort identifying successful combinations by fertility index in old garden roses and hybrid tea roses crosses
topic Seed production efficiency
Viable pollen
Hybrid tea roses
Old garden roses
Compatibility
Fertility indexes
url https://peerj.com/articles/15526.pdf
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