Investigating the potential of novel non-woven fabrics for efficient pollination control in plant breeding

Autor: Ann-Katrin Müennekhoff, Gabi Clifton-Brown, Estelle Guillemois, Alan Cookson, Richard Horsnell, John Clifton-Brown, Hannah Senior, Mei Lie Mc Tan, Daljit Singh Virk, Alison R. Bentley, Bernd Lankamp, Sarah Purdy, Danny Awty-Carroll, Sarah Girdwood, Vera Chetty
Rok vydání: 2018
Předmět:
0106 biological sciences
0301 basic medicine
Pollination
Light
Arabidopsis
lcsh:Medicine
Plant Science
medicine.disease_cause
Plant Reproduction
01 natural sciences
Self-pollination
Seed Germination
lcsh:Science
Triticum
Mathematics
Fluids
Multidisciplinary
Textiles
Plant Anatomy
Physics
Electromagnetic Radiation
food and beverages
Eukaryota
Plants
Experimental Organism Systems
Germination
Plant Physiology
Seeds
Wheat
Physical Sciences
Vapors
Pollen
Beta vulgaris
Biological system
Research Article
States of Matter
Arabidopsis Thaliana
Brassica
Research and Analysis Methods
03 medical and health sciences
Model Organisms
Plant and Algal Models
Air permeability specific surface
medicine
Plant breeding
Grasses
lcsh:R
Organisms
Selfing
Biology and Life Sciences
Plant Breeding
030104 developmental biology
lcsh:Q
Layering
010606 plant biology & botany
Zdroj: PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE, Vol 13, Iss 9, p e0204728 (2018)
ISSN: 1932-6203
Popis: Plant breeding is achieved through the controlled self- or cross-pollination of individuals and typically involves isolation of floral parts from selected parental plants. Paper, cellulose or synthetic materials are used to avoid self pollination or cross contamination. Low seed set limits the rate of breeding progress and increases costs. We hypothesized that a novel 'non-woven' fabric optimal for both pollination and seed set in multiple plant species could be developed. After determining the baseline pollen characteristics and usage requirements we established iterative three phase development and biological testing. This determined (1) that white fabric gave superior seed return and informed the (2) development of three non-woven materials using different fibre and layering techniques. We tested their performance in selfing and hybridisation experiments recording differences in performance by material type within species. Finally we (3) developed further advanced fabrics with increased air permeability and tested biological performance. An interaction between material type and species was observed and environmental decoupling investigated, showing that the non-woven fabrics had superior water vapour transmission and temperature regulation compared to controls. Overall, non-woven fabrics outperformed existing materials for both pollination and seed set and we found that different materials can optimize species-specific, rather than species-generic performance.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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