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Table 2 Triploid production by high-temperature-induced megaspore chromosome doubling in P. pseudo-simonii × P. nigra ‘Zheyin3#’

From: Induction of unreduced megaspores with high temperature during megasporogenesis in Populus

Female floral stage

Treatment temperature (°C)

Treatment duration (h)

Seed number

Seedling number

Triploid number

Triploid production rate (%)

Stage II

38

3

69

17

0

0

5

36

11

0

0

41

3

6

2

0

0

5

28

13

1

7.69

44

3

5

Stage III

38

3

122

0

5

107

26

0

0

41

3

42

3

2

66.67

5

112

19

7

36.84

44

3

5

Stage IV

38

3

108

27

0

0

5

232

87

10

11.49

41

3

173

110

24

21.82

5

198

124

26

20.97

44

3

87

55

20

36.36

5

81

25

15

60.00

Stage V

38

3

149

13

0

0

5

150

22

3

13.64

41

3

188

60

2

3.33

5

97

14

2

14.29

44

3

161

10

3

30.00

5

209

22

8

36.36

Stage VI

38

3

251

109

1

0.92

5

175

57

3

5.26

41

3

111

47

3

6.38

5

91

46

5

10.87

44

3

143

51

5

9.80

5

127

39

6

15.38

Control

  

479

127

0

0

Total

  

3,732

1,136

146