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Spores Breeding Solutions for Gymnosperms

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Spores Breeding Solutions for Gymnosperms

Gymnosperms are a diverse group of seed plants that include conifers, cycads, ginkgoes, and gnetophytes. Their seeds are not encased in an ovary but are exposed on the surface of leaf-like structures called sporophytes. Characteristics of gymnosperms include bare seeds, separate female and male gametophytes, pollen cones and oviposition cones, wind and insect pollination, and tubercles. Gymnosperms are abundant in temperate and boreal forest biomes, and their species can tolerate wet or dry conditions. Unlike angiosperms, gymnosperms did not produce flowers or fruits and were the first vascular plants on land.

Gymnosperms, being plants with two copies of genetic material, are capable of producing spores. Gymnosperms spend most of their life cycle in the sporophytic stage with a dominant sporophyte in which there are reduced male and female gametophytes. Like all seed plants, all gymnosperms are heterosporous. Male and female reproductive organs can form cones or globules. The molecular mechanisms of seed development are currently well known in angiosperms, but data are rather scarce for gymnosperms. Comparative molecular analysis of angiosperm development could provide the necessary data for a better understanding of the origin and evolution of seeds.

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In gymnosperms, the phytosporangium is the plant's main body, including roots, leaves, stems, and cones. As one of the earliest extant gymnosperms to evolve from seeds, the female reproductive organs of Ginkgo, particularly the ovules, have been widely described and studied due to several unique and primitive features. Lifeasible has been working on the biological characterization of ginkgo ovule development for many years.

Our plant biologists use continuous image acquisition, semi-thin sections, and SEM observation techniques to observe morphological and anatomical changes in ginkgo ovules. Here, we provide comprehensive solutions for analyzing the morphological and structural development of Ginkgo female phragmoplasts and ovules, focusing on individual developmental characteristics and their relationship to pollen capture.

Gymnosperm genes are mainly expressed in giant and microsporophytes. To better assist you in analyzing ovule development in ginkgo ovules, we offer services for spatio-temporal expression analysis of known candidate gene homologs in angiosperms, including in-depth comparative transcriptome analysis of developing ovules, pollen cones, and macro gametophytes in ginkgo leave to identify novel genes that may be involved in ovule development.

Advantages

  • Genetic data were obtained by well-established enzyme electrophoresis.
  • Professional agricultural molecular breeding-related services.
  • Personalized and customized solutions.
  • Detailed transcriptome analysis data of differentially expressed genes for ginkgo bead development.
  • Provides the necessary data to understand the origin and evolution of seeds better.
  • Comprehensive analysis of the morphology and developmental patterns of ginkgo ovules.
  • Our solution supports the hypothesis of a linkage or neo-linkage of seed origins, where sporophytic developmental networks may have been selected and restricted during bead peridium evolution.
  • Leading-edge technology platform conditions with first-class R&D and production facilities.

Lifeasible's spores breeding solutions for gymnosperms are widely used in molecular genetics studies of gymnosperms spore germination and breeding. Our highly skilled and dedicated scientific staff ensures that the most suitable methods and techniques are selected for each dedicated spore breeding project. If you have any special requirements for our solutions, please feel free to contact us. We look forward to working with you on attractive projects.

Reference

  1. Jin B, et al. Female short shoot and ovule development in Ginkgo biloba L. with emphasis on structures associated with wind pollination[J]. International Scholarly Research Notices. 2012, 2012.

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