Measurement on Pollen Viability of Five Species from Bauhinia
The pollen viability of the five species of Bauhinia was studied by MTT and invitro germination method. The result showed that the MTT staining rates of Bauhinia blakeana, B. tomentosa, B. variegata, B. galpinii and B. purpurea were 40.3%, 79.8%, 93.6%, 95.7% and 100%, respectively. The viability of pollen cell of B. purpurea, B. variegata and B. galpinii were higher than other two species. There were great differences in 5 tree species in the invitro germination test result, and the highest germination rate of B. blakeana, B. tomentosa, B. variegata, B. galpinii and B. purpurea were 0、23.0%、92.1%、50.0%、80.3%, respectively. The B. variegata pollen germination rate was the highest, followed by B. purpurea, and the pollen of B. blakeana was not germinated. In the five species, the flowering period pollen of B. variegata and B. galpinii can be an ideal pollen source for artificial breeding. The optimum medium for the invitro germination of B. variegata pollen was sucrose (220 g / L) and boric acid (20 mg / L).
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