Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding
Online ISSN : 2187-350X
Print ISSN : 2187-3453
ISSN-L : 2187-350X
Volume 11, Issue 3
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  • [in Japanese]
    2022 Volume 11 Issue 3 Pages 112-117
    Published: July 25, 2022
    Released on J-STAGE: July 25, 2022
    JOURNAL OPEN ACCESS

    As part of the efforts to develop a labor-saving artificial pollination technic for producing male sterile Japanese cedar, effectiveness of spray pollination in which pollen in a suspension is sprayed onto female flowers was examined. A 10% sucrose aqueous solution was used as an extender and a pollination solution was adjusted into a weight ratio of 20:1. The pollination solution was sprayed onto the female flowers when they were in bloom using a commercially available sprayer. The resulting cone size and seed germination rate were similar to those obtained with Supplemental Mass Pollination( SMP) using a conventional pollination gun. It was also found that the work hours involved were about 25% of that for SMP. The use of this labor-saving artificial pollination technology makes it possible to reduce the amount of pollen used and the number of work hours involved.

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