Effective maize pollen dispersal in the field

Euphytica ◽  
1974 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Paterniani ◽  
A. C. Stort
Keyword(s):  
Pollen Dispersal ◽  
Maize Pollen

Lagrangian numerical simulations of canopy air flow effects on maize pollen dispersal

2007 ◽  
Vol 102 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raymond W. Arritt ◽  
Craig A. Clark ◽  
A. Susana Goggi ◽  
Higinio Lopez Sanchez ◽  
Mark E. Westgate ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulations ◽  
Air Flow ◽  
Pollen Dispersal ◽  
Maize Pollen ◽  
Flow Effects

Spatially explicit modelling of transgenic maize pollen dispersal and cross-pollination

2003 ◽  
Vol 225 (2) ◽  
pp. 241-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Loos ◽  
Ralf Seppelt ◽  
Sara Meier-Bethke ◽  
Joachim Schiemann ◽  
Otto Richter
Keyword(s):  
Pollen Dispersal ◽  
Transgenic Maize ◽  
Spatially Explicit ◽  
Maize Pollen ◽  
Cross Pollination

scholarly journals Maize Pollen Dispersal under Convective Conditions

2008 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 291-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew T. Boehm ◽  
Donald E. Aylor ◽  
Elson J. Shields
Keyword(s):  
Atmospheric Transport ◽  
Geometric Mean ◽  
Pollen Dispersal ◽  
Gm Crops ◽  
Convective Conditions ◽  
Convective Boundary ◽  
Heavy Particles ◽  
Maize Pollen ◽  
Modified Model ◽  
Pollen Concentrations

Abstract The widespread adoption of genetically modified (GM) crops has led to a need to better understand the atmospheric transport of pollen because of concerns over potential cross-pollination between GM and non-GM crops. Maize pollen concentrations were modeled by a modified Lagrangian stochastic (LS) model of the convective boundary layer (CBL) and were compared with concentrations measured by airborne remotely piloted vehicles (RPVs) flown from directly above to 2 km from source fields. The turbulence parameterization in an existing CBL LS model was modified to incorporate the effects of shear-driven turbulence, which has an especially large impact near the surface, where maize pollen is released. The modified model was used to calculate concentrations corresponding to the RPV flight tracks. For the most convective cases, when at least 95% of the pollen came from sources near the RPV flight track for which source strength measurements are available and the results are less sensitive to uncertainty in wind direction since most of the pollen came from directly beneath the flight track, the geometric mean of the ratio between the modeled and measured concentrations was 0.94. When cases with larger contributions from more distant fields were included, the overall geometric mean decreased to 0.43. The scatter of the measured concentrations about the modeled values followed a lognormal distribution. These results indicate that the modified model presented herein can substantially improve the description of the near-source dispersion of heavy particles released near the surface during convective conditions.

scholarly journals Three-dimensional prediction of maize pollen dispersal and cross-pollination, and the effects of windbreaks

2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 183-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomoki Ushiyama ◽  
Mingyuan Du ◽  
Satoshi Inoue ◽  
Hiroyuki Shibaike ◽  
Seiichiro Yonemura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pollen Dispersal ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Maize Pollen ◽  
Cross Pollination

Study on floral traits and seed setting in parental lines of hybrid rice during early ahu and kharif seasons

2018 ◽  
Vol 78 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aradhana Phukan ◽  
P. K. Barua ◽  
D. Sarma ◽  
S. D. Deka
Keyword(s):  
Seed Set ◽  
Flag Leaf ◽  
Pollen Dispersal ◽  
Pollen Sterility ◽  
Leaf Length ◽  
Floral Traits ◽  
Opening Angle ◽  
Leaf Angle ◽  
Seed Setting ◽  
Parental Lines

Two CMS lines, IR 58025A and IR 68888A along with their maintainers and two fertility restorers, LuitR and IR 36R, were evaluated for flower and plant characters during early ahu (February-June) and kharif (July-November) seasons. IR 58025A showed longer stigmata and styles, and higher spikelet Length/Breadth (L/B) ratio while IR 68888A showed broader stigmata and wider glume opening angle in both the seasons. IR 68888A also exhibited higher pollen sterility during early ahu. IR 36R was characterized with broad anthers. LuitR showed longer and broader anthers with more pollen than others. Plant height, flag leaf length, flag leaf width and area were higher in IR 36R. Panicle exsertion was complete in pollen parents whereas it was 78-80% in CMS lines. The widest flag leaf angle was found in IR 58025B during early Ahu and in IR 36R during kharif. Kharif season was more favourable for growth of the plants with higher seed set percentage while floral traits of the CMS lines were better expressed in early Ahu. Manipulation of the seeding sequence of the parental lines in early Ahu is warranted for better seed set provided the seed crop escapes heavy premonsoon showers during reproductive stage. IR 68888A/LuitR was a good combination for pollen dispersal and seed setting.

scholarly journals Analysis of Genetic Structure and Dispersal Patterns in a Population of Sea Beet

Genetics ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 149 (4) ◽  
pp. 1975-1985
Author(s):  
Jarle Tufto ◽  
Alan F Raybould ◽  
Kjetil Hindar ◽  
Steinar Engen
Keyword(s):  
Equilibrium Distribution ◽  
Pollen Dispersal ◽  
Migration Pattern ◽  
Likelihood Ratio Tests ◽  
Frequency Data ◽  
Gene Frequencies ◽  
Dispersal Patterns ◽  
Parametric Bootstrapping ◽  
Estimated Parameters ◽  
Multivariate Stochastic Process

Abstract A model of the migration pattern in a metapopulation of sea beet (Beta vulgaris L. ssp. maritima), based on the continuous distributions of seed and pollen movements, is fitted to gene frequency data at 12 isozyme and RFLP loci by maximum likelihood by using an approximation of the simultaneous equilibrium distribution of the gene frequencies generated by the underlying multivariate stochastic process of genetic drift in the population. Several alternative restrictions of the general model are fitted to the data, including the island model, a model of complete isolation, and a model in which the seed and pollen dispersal variances are equal. Several likelihood ratio tests between these alternatives are performed, and median bias in the estimated parameters is corrected by using parametric bootstrapping. To assess the fit of the selected model, the predicted covariances are compared with covariances computed from the data directly. The dependency of estimated parameters on the ratio between effective and absolute subpopulation sizes, which is treated as a known parameter in the analysis, is also examined. Finally, we note that the data also appear to contain some information about this ratio.

scholarly journals Extracts of Emmer Wheatgrass Grown with Distilled Water, Salinity or Selenium Differently Affect Germination and Cytosolic Ca2+ of Maize Pollen

Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 633
Author(s):  
Alberto Marco Del Pino ◽  
Beatrice Falcinelli ◽  
Roberto D’Amato ◽  
Daniela Businelli ◽  
Paolo Benincasa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Activity ◽  
Phenolic Acids ◽  
Triticum Turgidum ◽  
Germination Rate ◽  
Biological Response ◽  
Pollen Grains ◽  
Water Salinity ◽  
Distilled Water ◽  
Agonist Activity ◽  
Maize Pollen

In this work, the biological activity of emmer (Triticum turgidum L. spp. dicoccum (Schrank ex Shubler) Thell.) wheatgrass extracts obtained from grains sprouted with distilled water, or salinity (50 mM) or selenium (45 mg L−1 of Na2SeO3), was tested through an experimental biological model based on the germination and cytosolic Ca2+ homeostasis of maize pollen grains. The effects of thapsigargin (TG) and of four phenolic acids (PAs: ferulic, coumaric, salicylic and 3-HO benzoic) on maize pollen were also tested as controls. Wheatgrass extracts influenced both pollen cytosolic Ca2+ and germination. The Ca2+ agonist activity of emmer wheatgrass was transient, different from that of TG, which caused a depletion of the stored Ca2+ and a permanent alteration of Ca2+ homeostasis. The results obtained with extracts compared to those obtained with pure PAs suggest that PAs in unconjugated forms, which are known to be well represent in emmer wheatgrass, contribute to the biological activity of extracts. The extent of the biological response of emmer wheatgrass extracts was influenced by emmer sprouting conditions (i.e., distilled water, or salinity or selenium). Maize pollen treated with Se-enriched wheatgrass extracts showed a less perturbed cytosolic Ca2+ and a higher germination rate.

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