Table 1.
Epidendrum microsporogenesis – meiosis normality and pollinium viability
| Species1 | Population | No. plants | n | Meiosis | Pollinarium viable (%) | Viable cells (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. cells | Regular cells (%) | Slides (no. cells) | |||||
| E. fulgens | Paraty/RJ | 2 | 12 | 1000 | 99.55 | – | – |
| Cananéia/SP | 2 | 1000 | 98.90 | 8 (4000) | 99.78a | ||
| Ilha Cardoso/SP | 1 | 500 | 98.40 | – | – | ||
| Imbituba/SC | 1 | 500 | 99.60 | – | – | ||
| Total | 3000 | 99.15 | – | – | |||
| E. puniceoluteum | Cananéia/SP | 2 | 28 | 1000 | 99.15 | – | – |
| Paranaguá/PR | 2 | 1000 | 98.60 | – | – | ||
| Ilha Comprida/SP | 4 | 2000 | 97.085 | 8 (4000) | 99.24a,b | ||
| Total | 4000 | 97.74 | – | – | |||
| Hybrid | Cananéia/SP | 3 | 192 | 1500 | 29.6 | – | – |
| Ilha Comprida/SP | 10 | 6000 | 8.68 | 15 (7500) | 98.99b | ||
| Total | 7500 | 12.85 | |||||
Viable cells means followed by the same letter are not significantly different (Student–Newman–Keuls test, P < 0.05).
1
Species were identified by SSRs following Pinheiro et al. (2010).
2
The chromosome number could only be defined on one slide.