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MODES OF REPRODUCTION
PRESENTED BY: Pawan Nagar
Reg. no.: 04-2690-2015
M.Sc.(Fruit Science)
Self incompatability was first
reported by Koelreuter.
Self-incompatibility (SI)
It refers to the inability of a plant with
functional pollen to set seeds when self
pollinated. It is the failure of pollen from
a flower to fertilize the same flower or
other flowers of the same plant.
Self-incompatibility (SI) is a general
name for several genetic
mechanisms in angiosperms, which
prevent self-fertilization and thus
encourage out-crossing and allogamy.
REASONS FOR SELF-INCOMPATABILITY
1) Pollen stigma interaction.
2) Pollentube and style interaction.
3) Pollentube and ovary interaction.
 General features of Self-incompatibility
Prevent selfing and promotes out-breeding so
increases the probability of new gene combinations.
 Causes may be morphological, physiological,
genetical or biochemical.
 Normal seed set on cross pollination.
 May operate at any stage between pollination and
fertilization.
 Reduces homozygosity.
Criteria Types
Flower
morphology
Heteromorphic self
incompatibility
Distyly
Tristyly
Homomorphic self
incompatibility
Sporophytic self
incompatibility
Gametophytic
self
incompatibility
Classification of Self-incompatibility
Heteromorphic self-incompatibility
 The genes responsible for self-
incompatibility in heterostylous flowers are
strongly linked to the genes responsible for
flower polymorphism, so these traits are
inherited together.
 The associated concepts are distyly and
tristyly.
What is Distyly ?
Here, both stamens and styles are of two types.
 Stamens may be low and high.
 styles short and long.
 It is determined by a single gene, with two
alleles.
 The flower with short style and high stamen is
called as thrum type and flower with long style
and low stamen is called as pin type. Both
thrum and pin flowers differ for six characters
in addition to stamen and style length.
Stigma
Cross Result
Ss (thrum) X Ss (thrum) Incompatible
ss (pin) X ss (pin) Incompatible
Ss(thrum) X ss (pin) 1:1
ss (pin) X Ss(thrum) 1:1
Distyly
Thrum Pin
Anther
What is Tristyly?
 In tristyly, styles and stamens have three
different positions.
 It is determined by two genes S and M, each
with two alleles.
 S gives rise to short style,
 S and M to medium style and
 s and m to long style.
 The number of possible genotypes is greater,
but a 1:1 ratio exists between individuals of
each SI type.
Short Style Medium Style Long Style
HOMOMORPHIC SELF- INCOMPATABILITY
1) GAMETOPHYTIC SELF- INCOMPATIBILITY.
2) SPOROPHYTIC SELF INCOMPATIBILITY.
1) GAMETOPHYTIC SELF-
INCOMPATIBILITY
 This type self- incompatability was first
described by East and Mangeldorf in
1925 in tobacco.
 In this system, the incompatibility
reaction of pollen is determined by its
own genotype and not by the genotype of
the plant on which it is produced.
The rules:
 The S loci are
extremely polymorphic;
that is, there is an
abundance of multiple
alleles in the population.
 Incompatibility is
controlled by the single
S allele in the haploid
pollen grain.
 Thus a pollen grain
will grow in any pistil
that does not contain the
same.
Cross Compatibility
S1S2 X S1S2 Fully incompatible
S1S2 X S1S3 Partially compatible
S1S2 X S3S4 Fully compatible
2)SPOROPHYTIC SELF
INCOMPATIBILITY
 This type of self incompatability was
first reported by Hughes anb Babcock in
1950 in Crepis foetida.
 In this system incompatibility reaction
of pollen is governed by genotype of
plant on which pollen is produced,and
not by genotype of pollen.
The rules:
• Pollen will not germinate on the stigma (diploid)
of a flower that contains either of the two alleles
in the sporophyte parent that produced the pollen.
• This holds true even though each pollen grain
being haploid contains only one of the alleles.
• For example, the S2 pollen, which was produced
by a S1S2 parent, cannot germinate on an
S1S3 stigma.
TEMPORARY SUPPRESION OF SELF
INCOMPATABILITY
1) Bud pollination: Pollination of immature bud with
mature pollen.
2) Delay pollination:Pollination of aged pistil several day
after maturity with normal incompatible pollen.
3) Late season pollination: Self pollination at end of
flowering season also lead to seed set.
4) Irradiation of style: In solanaceae, acute irradiation
with X-rays or Gamma rays induces a temporary loss of
self incompatibility.
5) High temperature: Treatment of high temperature
ranging from 30-600 C lead to break down of self
incompatibility in lycopersicon, brassica spp.
6) Double pollination: In some spp. S.I. mating become
possible when incompatible pollen is applied as a
mixture with a compatible pollen or it applied after
pollination with a compatible pollen.
7) Surgical method: In this method pollen is applied in
direct contact with ovule result in break down of S.I.
ELIMINATION OF SELF INCOMPATABILITY
1) In the case of single locus gametophytic system,
incompatibility may be eliminated by doubling
the chromosome number.
2) Isolation of self-fertile (Sf) mutations is a very
useful tool in the elimination of self
incompatibility.
Importance of Self-Incompatibility In
Plant Breeding
Self-incompatibility effectively prevents self-
pollination; as a result, it has a profound effect on
plant breeding approaches and objectives.
(1) In self incompatible fruit trees, it is necessary to
plant two cross-compatible varieties to ensure
fruitfulness.
(2) Self-incompatibility may be used in hybrid seed
production. For that, two self-incompatible but
cross-compatible lines are to be interpolated; seeds
obtained from both the lines would be hybrid seed.
(3) Self incompatibility provides a way for hybrid seed
production without emasculation and without resorting
to genetic or cytoplasmic male sterility.
(4) Self incompatibility system permits combining of
desirable genes in a single genotype from two or more
different sources through natural cross pollination
which is not possible in self compatible species .
(5) In case of pineapple, commercial clones are self-
incompatible. As a result, their fruits develop
parthenocarpically & are seedless.
6)There is no roughing problem in self
incompatible line.
7) Labour cost is less and seed production is
more in self incompatible mechanism.
1. It is very difficult to produce homozygous inbred
lines in a self incompatible species.
2. Bud pollination has to be made to maintain the
parental lines.
3. Self incompatibility is affected by environmental
factors such as temperature and humidity.
Incompatibility is reduced or broken down at high
temperature and humidity.
4. There is a limited use of self-incompatibility due
to problems associated with the maintenance of
inbred lines through hand pollination as it is
tedious and costly.
Limitations
Self incompatibility

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Self incompatibility

  • 1. MODES OF REPRODUCTION PRESENTED BY: Pawan Nagar Reg. no.: 04-2690-2015 M.Sc.(Fruit Science)
  • 2. Self incompatability was first reported by Koelreuter.
  • 3. Self-incompatibility (SI) It refers to the inability of a plant with functional pollen to set seeds when self pollinated. It is the failure of pollen from a flower to fertilize the same flower or other flowers of the same plant.
  • 4. Self-incompatibility (SI) is a general name for several genetic mechanisms in angiosperms, which prevent self-fertilization and thus encourage out-crossing and allogamy.
  • 5. REASONS FOR SELF-INCOMPATABILITY 1) Pollen stigma interaction. 2) Pollentube and style interaction. 3) Pollentube and ovary interaction.
  • 6.  General features of Self-incompatibility Prevent selfing and promotes out-breeding so increases the probability of new gene combinations.  Causes may be morphological, physiological, genetical or biochemical.  Normal seed set on cross pollination.  May operate at any stage between pollination and fertilization.  Reduces homozygosity.
  • 7. Criteria Types Flower morphology Heteromorphic self incompatibility Distyly Tristyly Homomorphic self incompatibility Sporophytic self incompatibility Gametophytic self incompatibility Classification of Self-incompatibility
  • 8. Heteromorphic self-incompatibility  The genes responsible for self- incompatibility in heterostylous flowers are strongly linked to the genes responsible for flower polymorphism, so these traits are inherited together.  The associated concepts are distyly and tristyly.
  • 9. What is Distyly ? Here, both stamens and styles are of two types.  Stamens may be low and high.  styles short and long.  It is determined by a single gene, with two alleles.  The flower with short style and high stamen is called as thrum type and flower with long style and low stamen is called as pin type. Both thrum and pin flowers differ for six characters in addition to stamen and style length.
  • 10. Stigma Cross Result Ss (thrum) X Ss (thrum) Incompatible ss (pin) X ss (pin) Incompatible Ss(thrum) X ss (pin) 1:1 ss (pin) X Ss(thrum) 1:1 Distyly Thrum Pin Anther
  • 11. What is Tristyly?  In tristyly, styles and stamens have three different positions.  It is determined by two genes S and M, each with two alleles.  S gives rise to short style,  S and M to medium style and  s and m to long style.  The number of possible genotypes is greater, but a 1:1 ratio exists between individuals of each SI type.
  • 12. Short Style Medium Style Long Style
  • 13. HOMOMORPHIC SELF- INCOMPATABILITY 1) GAMETOPHYTIC SELF- INCOMPATIBILITY. 2) SPOROPHYTIC SELF INCOMPATIBILITY.
  • 14. 1) GAMETOPHYTIC SELF- INCOMPATIBILITY  This type self- incompatability was first described by East and Mangeldorf in 1925 in tobacco.  In this system, the incompatibility reaction of pollen is determined by its own genotype and not by the genotype of the plant on which it is produced.
  • 15. The rules:  The S loci are extremely polymorphic; that is, there is an abundance of multiple alleles in the population.  Incompatibility is controlled by the single S allele in the haploid pollen grain.  Thus a pollen grain will grow in any pistil that does not contain the same.
  • 16. Cross Compatibility S1S2 X S1S2 Fully incompatible S1S2 X S1S3 Partially compatible S1S2 X S3S4 Fully compatible
  • 17. 2)SPOROPHYTIC SELF INCOMPATIBILITY  This type of self incompatability was first reported by Hughes anb Babcock in 1950 in Crepis foetida.  In this system incompatibility reaction of pollen is governed by genotype of plant on which pollen is produced,and not by genotype of pollen.
  • 18. The rules: • Pollen will not germinate on the stigma (diploid) of a flower that contains either of the two alleles in the sporophyte parent that produced the pollen. • This holds true even though each pollen grain being haploid contains only one of the alleles. • For example, the S2 pollen, which was produced by a S1S2 parent, cannot germinate on an S1S3 stigma.
  • 19.
  • 20.
  • 21. TEMPORARY SUPPRESION OF SELF INCOMPATABILITY 1) Bud pollination: Pollination of immature bud with mature pollen. 2) Delay pollination:Pollination of aged pistil several day after maturity with normal incompatible pollen. 3) Late season pollination: Self pollination at end of flowering season also lead to seed set.
  • 22. 4) Irradiation of style: In solanaceae, acute irradiation with X-rays or Gamma rays induces a temporary loss of self incompatibility. 5) High temperature: Treatment of high temperature ranging from 30-600 C lead to break down of self incompatibility in lycopersicon, brassica spp. 6) Double pollination: In some spp. S.I. mating become possible when incompatible pollen is applied as a mixture with a compatible pollen or it applied after pollination with a compatible pollen. 7) Surgical method: In this method pollen is applied in direct contact with ovule result in break down of S.I.
  • 23. ELIMINATION OF SELF INCOMPATABILITY 1) In the case of single locus gametophytic system, incompatibility may be eliminated by doubling the chromosome number. 2) Isolation of self-fertile (Sf) mutations is a very useful tool in the elimination of self incompatibility.
  • 24. Importance of Self-Incompatibility In Plant Breeding Self-incompatibility effectively prevents self- pollination; as a result, it has a profound effect on plant breeding approaches and objectives. (1) In self incompatible fruit trees, it is necessary to plant two cross-compatible varieties to ensure fruitfulness. (2) Self-incompatibility may be used in hybrid seed production. For that, two self-incompatible but cross-compatible lines are to be interpolated; seeds obtained from both the lines would be hybrid seed.
  • 25. (3) Self incompatibility provides a way for hybrid seed production without emasculation and without resorting to genetic or cytoplasmic male sterility. (4) Self incompatibility system permits combining of desirable genes in a single genotype from two or more different sources through natural cross pollination which is not possible in self compatible species . (5) In case of pineapple, commercial clones are self- incompatible. As a result, their fruits develop parthenocarpically & are seedless.
  • 26. 6)There is no roughing problem in self incompatible line. 7) Labour cost is less and seed production is more in self incompatible mechanism.
  • 27. 1. It is very difficult to produce homozygous inbred lines in a self incompatible species. 2. Bud pollination has to be made to maintain the parental lines. 3. Self incompatibility is affected by environmental factors such as temperature and humidity. Incompatibility is reduced or broken down at high temperature and humidity. 4. There is a limited use of self-incompatibility due to problems associated with the maintenance of inbred lines through hand pollination as it is tedious and costly. Limitations