Initial and post-cryogenic assessment of viability of russian plum cultivars pollen (Prunus rossica Erem.) in the conditions of the North-West of Russia

• Main Authors: Radchenko O.E., Erastenkova M.V., Pavlov A.V., Verzhuk V.G.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: EDP Sciences 2021-01-01
• Series: E3S Web of Conferences
• Online Access: https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2021/30/e3sconf_farba2021_02002.pdf

The viability of pollen of 5 collectible varieties of Russian plum of the Pushkinskiye and Pavlovskiye VIR Laboratories SPB before and after cryopreservation was studied. It was found that a significant factor for the level of pollen viability is “variety” (p=0.07), the factors “cryopreservation” (p=0.457), “year” (p=0.221), as well as the interaction of the factors “variety× cryopreservation” (p=0.172), were not significant at the p<0.05 level of significance. For long-term storage of Russian plum pollen in liquid nitrogen, the year of pollen collection is not a significant factor. For most genotypes, no negative impact of cryoсonservation on pollen viability was revealed. The varieties ‘Aureus’, 'Podarok Sankt-Peterburgu’ and ‘Exotica’ after cryopreservation for 1 year showed a tendency to increase the pollen viability indicators.