[Objective] The aim was to study pollen morphology of Pennisetum native species.[Method] We carried out the observation by optical microscope and scanning electron microscope on six materials of pollen grains includin...[Objective] The aim was to study pollen morphology of Pennisetum native species.[Method] We carried out the observation by optical microscope and scanning electron microscope on six materials of pollen grains including three species and three transmogrifications from one variant of Pennisetum native species.[Result] The pollen grains were globose or subglobose.Germination aperture which located at distal side was singular and its circumambience was thickened.Pollen wall which had two layers was thin and easy to be crimpled.There were obvious differences between ektexine ornamentations as well as particle sizes.[Conclusion] The question of low seed-setting rate of Pennisetum native species had relations with the withered pollen morphology to some extent.The differences between pollen morphology as well as ektexine ornamentations accorded with the division of species and variants from Pennisetum.In addition,the relationship between pollen morphology and seed-setting rate provided references to introduce good grass seed and choose breeding parent materials of Pennisetum.展开更多
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文摘[Objective] The aim was to study pollen morphology of Pennisetum native species.[Method] We carried out the observation by optical microscope and scanning electron microscope on six materials of pollen grains including three species and three transmogrifications from one variant of Pennisetum native species.[Result] The pollen grains were globose or subglobose.Germination aperture which located at distal side was singular and its circumambience was thickened.Pollen wall which had two layers was thin and easy to be crimpled.There were obvious differences between ektexine ornamentations as well as particle sizes.[Conclusion] The question of low seed-setting rate of Pennisetum native species had relations with the withered pollen morphology to some extent.The differences between pollen morphology as well as ektexine ornamentations accorded with the division of species and variants from Pennisetum.In addition,the relationship between pollen morphology and seed-setting rate provided references to introduce good grass seed and choose breeding parent materials of Pennisetum.
