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CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY
Volume 59, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
CURRENT BIOLOGY LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2020.101984
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- National Key Research and Development Program of China [2018YFD1000101]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31925034]
- National Postdoctoral Program for Innovative Talents [BX20200146]
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Apomixis is a type of asexual seed formation resulting in genetically identical seeds, which has not been reported in seed crops but is common in the Rutaceae family. Multiple embryos develop from somatic nucellar cells in Citrus species, providing insights into the molecular basis for nucellar embryony.
Apomixis, is an asexual mode of seed formation resulting in genetically identical or clonal seed with a maternal genotype. Apomixis has not been reported in seed crops where its flexible application in plant breeding could accelerate delivery of new varieties. By contrast, a sporophytic form of apomixis termed nucellar or adventitious embryony is common in the Rutaceae containing Citrus crop species. Here, multiple embryos develop from the maternal, somatic, nucellar cells of the ovule. They are incorporated into the enlarging embryo sac containing the sexually derived zygotic embryo and endosperm, which are products of double fertilization. Recent research has provided insights to the molecular basis for nucellar embryony. Here, we review the current understanding of the initiation, genetic basis and evolution of nucellar embryony in Citrus, and discuss prospects for future study and breeding applications of Citrus sporophytic apomixis.
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