Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (12): 128-135.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2023-0539

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Character Identification and Genetic Analysis of Progeny from Distant Hybrid Between Gossypium hirsutum and G. thurberi

HOU Lin-hui(), ZHENG Yun, RONG Er-hua, WU Yu-xiang()   

  1. College of Agriculture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801
  • Received:2023-06-08 Online:2023-12-26 Published:2024-01-11
  • Contact: WU Yu-xiang E-mail:wan19980816hlh@163.com;yuxiangwu2009@hotmail.com

Abstract:

Distant hybridization and polyploidization are fundamental processes for the development of new species and germplasm innovation. In this study, we obtained fertile offsprings by interspecific distant hybridization and chromosome doubling between Gossypium hirsutum and Gossypium thurberi. The objective is to penetrate beneficial agronomic traits of G. thurberi into G. hirsutum and expand the genetic diversity of G. hirsutum. In this study, we obtained hybrid F1 by synthesizing the female parent G. hirsutum with the male parent G. thurberi, and had allohexaploid cotton by chromosome doubling. And then we examined the morphology, cytology, physiology, biochemistry and SSR molecular markers of the F1 and allohexaploid. The results of morphological identification showed that the allohexaploid plant was similar to the heterotriploid, with mid-parents'characters. The allohexaploid had more stamens than the parent and F1 had, with reddish spots, which were different from the parents and F1. Cytological identification showed that stomatal density was in a decreasing trend with the increase of ploidy; while stomatal length, chloroplast number and pollen grain diameter all showed an increasing trend. The meiotic behavior of heterotriploids and allohexaploids revealed that both normal and abnormal tendencies, with more polyploids in triploids and significantly more normal tetrads in hexaploids. In triploids, the percentage of normal tetrads was 24.33%, while the percentage of normal tetrads was 82.17% in the polyploid hexaploids, indicating the recovery of hexaploid fertility. Physiological and biochemical results showed that the activities of enzymes increased with the increase of ploidy in different generations. The SSR molecular marker identification results revealed that distant hybridization led to chromosomal recombination in triploid hybrids and heterohexaploids, resulting in the amplification of both parental bands and new specific bands. The comprehensive results show that hybrids are successfully synthesized by distant hybridization and fertile heterohexaploids are successfully obtained by chromosome doubling, which provides valuable materials for cotton germplasm innovation and further genetic research.

Key words: G. thurberi, distant hybridization, allohexaploid, character identification, physiological and biochemical index, cytology identification, SSR