• Korean Journal of Plant Tissue Culture
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.179-184
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• 2001

We evaluated a possibility of the use of chloroplast number per guard cell pairs as a measure for ploidy level in the different ploidy levels of tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum L. cv. BY-4) . The guard-cell chloroplast numbers of leaves of haploid plant were a half of wild-type plant. Furthermore, the number of chloroplast per guard cell pairs of the leaves of doubled-haploid plant increased in two times compared with that of haploid plant. In addition, the chloroplast number was not changed in the F$_1$ progenies. The change of the chloroplast number by leaf stage was not observed. The results indicate that there is a strong relationship between ploidy level (2x and 4x) and chloroplast number per guard cell pairs. This relationship was also, observed in both in vitro and pot cultured plants. It was determined that the measurement of chloroplast number in guard cells of leaf epidermis is simple to use and less labour intensive, and hence can be considered a practical alternative to the chromosome counting methods or flow cytometry in the tobacco plant.

• Korean Journal of Plant Tissue Culture
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• v.25 no.5
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• pp.315-318
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• 1998

This study was conducted to clarify the acclimatization rate and ploidy level of anther culture-derived plants in broccoli. The acclimatization rate from 71.4 to 100% was obtained from 7 varieties in 2 years. It was possible to identify the ploidy of the Plants obtained through anther culture by measuring the number of chloroplast in the guard cell. The average numbers of chloroplasts per guard cell in haploid diploid, and tetraploid were 8.5, 13.5 and 18.5, respectively. The regenerated plants could be classified based on these results into 47.1-51.3% of haploids, 47.9∼51.7%, diploid, and 0.8∼l.2% of tetraploids.