Androgenesis in anther cultures of cultivars and a promising form of spring common wheat of West Siberia differing in the presence or absence of wheat-alien translocations

Abstract

Androgenesis has been studied in the anther cultures of eight cultivars and one promising line of spring common wheat obtained in West Siberia (Siberian Research Institute of Agriculture, Omsk, Russia). The varieties are similar in origin but differ in the presence or absence of wheat-alien translocations (wheatrye 1RS.1BL and wheat-wheatgrass 7DL-7Ai). The promising form L-311/00-22 has the 1RS.1BL translocation and the cytoplasm of cultivated barley Hordeum vulgare L. The aim of this study was to assess whether it is possible to obtain dihaploid lines in the examined genotypes with wheat-alien translocations. It was found that different cultivars respond differently to anther-culture conditions depending on the concentration of 2,4-D in the initial medium. Form L-311/00-22 is best suited for androgenesis experiments and development of dihaploid lines. The effect of wheat-alien translocations depending on genetic background on androgenesis is discussed.