{"title":"Abnormalities in juvenile‐to‐adult transition are associated with hybrid weakness in chili pepper (Capsicum)","authors":"Kumpei Shiragaki, Shuji Yokoi, Takahiro Tezuka","doi":"10.1111/pbr.13174","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Weakness was observed in the F<jats:sub>1</jats:sub> hybrids of crosses between <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\"><jats:italic>Capsicum annuum</jats:italic></jats:styled-content> × <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\"><jats:italic>Capsicum chinense</jats:italic></jats:styled-content> or <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\"><jats:italic>C. annuum</jats:italic></jats:styled-content> × <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\"><jats:italic>Capsicum frutescens</jats:italic></jats:styled-content>. This phenomenon is morphologically characterized by the cessation of new leaf development approximately 30 days after germination (DAG). We wondered why this phenomenon appeared in the middle of growth and studied the relationship between <jats:italic>Capsicum</jats:italic> hybrid weakness and the juvenile‐to‐adult (JA) phase transition. Traits that changed during the early vegetative phase in both parents were the petiole/leaf length ratio, number of leaf lateral veins and stomata, colour of epidermal cells in leaves stained with toluidine blue and expression of <jats:italic>miR156</jats:italic> and <jats:italic>miR172</jats:italic>. Based on the changes observed during the early vegetative phase, <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\"><jats:italic>C. annuum</jats:italic></jats:styled-content> and <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\"><jats:italic>C. chinense</jats:italic></jats:styled-content> were transferred to the adult phase 28 DAG. However, the F<jats:sub>1</jats:sub> hybrids did not show characteristics of the adult phase at any time point. Furthermore, the phenotypes of hybrid weakness were observed at approximately 35 DAG, when F<jats:sub>1</jats:sub> hybrids were presumed to reach the JA transition phase. It has been suggested that the JA transition is involved in <jats:italic>Capsicum</jats:italic> hybrid weakness.","PeriodicalId":20228,"journal":{"name":"Plant Breeding","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5000,"publicationDate":"2024-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Plant Breeding","FirstCategoryId":"97","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1111/pbr.13174","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"AGRONOMY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Weakness was observed in the F1 hybrids of crosses between Capsicum annuum × Capsicum chinense or C. annuum × Capsicum frutescens. This phenomenon is morphologically characterized by the cessation of new leaf development approximately 30 days after germination (DAG). We wondered why this phenomenon appeared in the middle of growth and studied the relationship between Capsicum hybrid weakness and the juvenile‐to‐adult (JA) phase transition. Traits that changed during the early vegetative phase in both parents were the petiole/leaf length ratio, number of leaf lateral veins and stomata, colour of epidermal cells in leaves stained with toluidine blue and expression of miR156 and miR172. Based on the changes observed during the early vegetative phase, C. annuum and C. chinense were transferred to the adult phase 28 DAG. However, the F1 hybrids did not show characteristics of the adult phase at any time point. Furthermore, the phenotypes of hybrid weakness were observed at approximately 35 DAG, when F1 hybrids were presumed to reach the JA transition phase. It has been suggested that the JA transition is involved in Capsicum hybrid weakness.
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PLANT BREEDING publishes full-length original manuscripts and review articles on all aspects of plant improvement, breeding methodologies, and genetics to include qualitative and quantitative inheritance and genomics of major crop species. PLANT BREEDING provides readers with cutting-edge information on use of molecular techniques and genomics as they relate to improving gain from selection. Since its subject matter embraces all aspects of crop improvement, its content is sought after by both industry and academia. Fields of interest: Genetics of cultivated plants as well as research in practical plant breeding.