Abstract

The time and duration of each phase of the premeiotic interphase were determined in microsporocytes of two clones (S and K clones) ofTrillium kamtschaticum. After collectionTrillium plants were stored at 3 C or 7 C prior to completion of premeiotic mitosis in archesporial cells. For autoradiography, cells were explanted in the presence of3H-thymidine to identify the interval of the premeiotic DNA synthesis. Approximate durations of the G1, S and G2 phases for the K clone stored at 3 C were estimated to be 12, 12 and 14 days, respectively. The interval of premeiotic development was markedly different between clones. A high degree of synchrony in meiotic development, which is usually observed within anthers up to late meiotic prophase, was confirmed at the S phase, suggesting that synchrony is established during the G1 interval.

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