英文摘要 |
Flowering-heat-delay is a major issue upon field cut chrysanthemum production in Taiwan during summer. Thus, selection for heat-delay insensitive line/cultivar is crucial in chrysanthemum breeding. Heat-tolerant chrysanthemum tend to maintain on schedule flowering under high temperatures. This research explore feasibility to employ maximum quantum yield of PSII photochemistry (Fv/Fm value) as a heat-stress index in screening for heat-tolerant offspring. The third to fourth unfolded leaves below shoot apical of summer-flowering‘Hsiao-hong-niang’,‘Fen-lan’, and‘Kaa-di-na’were detached and treated for various temperatures and time durations in dark then measured for Fv/Fm value. Results showed that treatments of 50℃for 20-25 mins could sufficiently distinguish cultivar difference. Fifteen and 30 seedlings of‘Hsiao-hong-niang’and‘Kaa-di-na’from open-pollination were used, respectively. At 42 days after sowing, the third to fourth leaves below the apical were detached and treated at 50℃for 20 mins then measured for Fv/Fm value. The seedlings were subsequently pinched and harvested for lateral shoots as cuttings. Rooted cuttings were planted in soil under rain shelter condition (day/night mean temperature 35/25℃) on 2 June, 2021. Days to flowering were recorded and regressed on Fv/Fm value. Results showed that offspring with higher Fv/Fm value tend to flower earlier, and coefficients of determination were 0.74 and 0.71 in seedlings of‘Hsiao-hong-niang’and‘Kaa-di-na’offspring, respectively. This result is similar to the relationship between electrolyte leakage and days to anthesis. Overall, leaf Fv/Fm value and electrolyte leakage ratio could serve as an index for screening summer-flowering‘Hsiao-hong-niang’and‘Kaa-di-na’offspring that tend to flower earlier under higher temperatures in summer. |