Table 7.
Flow cytometric analysis of A. dealbata and A. mangium seedlings following oryzalin treatment of imbibing seeds for 50 h
Percentage of seedlings | |||||
Species | Oryzalin (mg l–1) | Germination (%) | 2n* | 4n† | Mixoploid* |
A. mangium | 0 | 65 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
4 | 80 | 96·9 | 0 | 3·1 | |
8 | 75 | 100 | 0 | 0 | |
20 | 85 | 100 | 0 | 0 | |
40 | 83 | 100 | 0 | 0 | |
A. dealbata | 0 | 85 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
4 | 85 | 61·8 | 2·9 | 35·3 | |
8 | 75 | 73·3 | 0 | 26·7 | |
20 | 63 | 92·0 | 4·0 | 4·0 | |
40 | 60 | 75·0 | 0 | 25·0 |
n = 40
* Identified after 3 months.
† Tetraploids confirmed after 6 months.