Abstract
This is the first report on the production of numerically unreduced (2n) gametes in Actinidia species. Their occurrence was apparent from direct observations of microporogenesis in 2x, 3x, 4x and 6x plants and was inferred from ploidy analysis of progenies from 4x-2x and 2x-4x crosses. Both male and female plants were found to produce 2n gametes. 2n gamete producers were detected only in interploidy crosses. The observed frequency of 2n gametes was either similar to or towards the lower end of the ranges reported for other genera. The role of sexual polyploidization in the evolution of the genus is discussed.
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