Journal
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Volume 27, Issue 2, Pages 215-222Publisher
SOC BRASIL GENETICA
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572004000200015
Keywords
Asteraceae; pollen; polyploidy; Stevia rebaudiana; stevioside; stomata
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In this study, we examined the chromosome number and some morphological features of strains of Stevia rebaudiana. The chromosomes were analyzed during mitosis and diakinesis, and the tetrad normality and pollen viability were also assessed. In addition, stomata and pollen were measured and some plant features were studied morphometrically. All of the strains had 2n = 22, except for two, which had 2n = 33 and 2n = 44. Pairing at diakinesis was n = 11(II) for all of the diploid strains, whereas the triploid and tetraploid strains had n = 11(III) and n = 11(IV), respectively. Triploid and tetraploid plants had a lower tetrad normality rate than the diploids. All of the strains had inviable pollen. Thus, the higher the ploidy number, the greater the size of the pollen and the stomata, and the lower their number per unit area. The triploid strain produced the shortest plants and the lowest number of inflorescences, whereas the tetraploid strain had the largest leaves. Analysis of variance revealed highly significant differences among the strains, with a positive correlation between the level of ploidy and all of the morphological features examined.
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