【Objective】 In order to improve the anther cultural efficiency of wheat,factors affecting the culture characteristics of wheat anthers were studied.【Method】 With 10 cultivars(lines) wheat and 16 F1 hybrids as materials,the effects of genotypes,the kind of basal medium,low temperature pretreatment,proline and cerium nitrate on the wheat anther culture were studied.【Result】 The culture characteristics of wheat anthers among genotypes showed large variation.The percentage of callus induction had a high correlativity with reaction rate.But they had no correlation with green plantlet yield frequency.Six genotypes(Ligao No.6×Zhifeng 0502,Zhoumai 16×BI0452,Yannong 19×Kaimai 18,Yumai 69×Xinmai 208,Meisheng 0308,Wanmai 41×Yannong 19) had a higher green plantlet yield frequency.The kind of basal medium had significant effects on the percentage of callus induction,reaction rate and green plantlet yield frequency,but had no significant effects on the green plantlet differentiation rate.In general the Gui medium was better than C17 medium.Low temperature pretreatment for 0.5 day for anther increased the percentage of callus induction and green plantlet yield frequency.Cerium nitrate and proline had significant influence on the wheat anther culture.In the presence of 3.0-4.5 mg/L cerium nitrate,the callus induction frequency showed an increase of 83%-430% and the green plantlet yield frequency by 82%-557%.It was useful to improve callus induction frequency by 118% and green plantlet yield frequency by 222% to add 600 mg/L proline to the medium.【Conclusion】 Selecting suitable genotypes with good culture characteristics and suitable low temperature pretreatment time for 0.5 day,the anther cultural efficiency of wheat could be greatly improved by adding 4.5 mg/L cerium nitrate and 600 mg/L proline to the Gui medium.
wheat anther culturecallus inductionlow temperature pretreatmentcerium nitrateproline