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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Natural variation in ovule morphology is influenced by multiple tissues and impacts downstream grain development in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). |
Author: | Wilkinson, L.G. Yang, X. Burton, R.A. Würschum, T. Tucker, M.R. |
Citation: | Frontiers in Plant Science, 2019; 10:1374-1374 |
Publisher: | Frontiers |
Issue Date: | 2019 |
ISSN: | 1664-462X 1664-462X |
Statement of Responsibility: | Laura G. Wilkinson, Xiujuan Yang, Rachel A. Burton, Tobias Würschum and Matthew R. Tucker |
Abstract: | The ovule plays a critical role in cereal yield as it is the site of fertilization and the progenitor of the grain. The ovule primordium is generally comprised of three domains, the funiculus, chalaza, and nucellus, which give rise to distinct tissues including the integuments, nucellar projection, and embryo sac. The size and arrangement of these domains varies significantly between model eudicots, such as Arabidopsis thaliana, and agriculturally important monocotyledonous cereal species, such as Hordeum vulgare (barley). However, the amount of variation in ovule development among genotypes of a single species, and its functional significance, remains unclear. To address this, wholemount clearing was used to examine the details of ovule development in barley. Nine sporophytic and gametophytic features were examined at ovule maturity in a panel of 150 European two-row spring barley genotypes, and compared with grain traits from the preceding and same generation. Correlations were identified between ovule traits and features of grain they produced, which in general highlighted a negative correlation between nucellus area, ovule area, and grain weight. We speculate that the amount of ovule tissue, particularly the size of the nucellus, may affect the timing of maternal resource allocation to the fertilized embryo sac, thereby influencing subsequent grain development. |
Keywords: | barley grain nucellus ovule pistil yield |
Rights: | © 2019 Wilkinson, Yang, Burton, Würschum and Tucker. This is an openaccess article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
DOI: | 10.3389/fpls.2019.01374 |
Grant ID: | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP180104092 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2019.01374 |
Appears in Collections: | Agriculture, Food and Wine publications Aurora harvest 8 |
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