Seed development in Paeonia ostii (Paeoniaceae), with particular reference to embryogeny

Seeds of Paeonia ostii have been proposed as a source of raw material for the production of edible oil; however, lack of information about the developmental biology of the seeds hampers our ability to use them. Our aim was to investigate development of the seed coat, endosperm and embryo of P. ostii...

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Published in:	BMC plant biology 2021-12, Vol.21 (1), p.603-603, Article 603
Main Authors:	Zhang, Keliang, Cao, Weizhang, Baskin, Jerry M, Baskin, Carol C, Sun, Jing, Yao, Linjun, Tao, Jun
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Angiosperms Cell walls Developmental biology Developmental stages Edible oils Embryos Endosperm Environmental aspects Fats - metabolism Fatty acids Genetic aspects Germination Growth Gymnosperms Integument Methods Nutrient content Nutrient reserves Ontogeny Ovules Paeonia Paeonia - anatomy & histology Paeonia - embryology Paeonia ostia, plant embryology, seed anatomy, seed development, storage reserves Peonies Plant Development Plant embryology Pollination Primordia Proteins Seed coats Seeds Seeds - anatomy & histology Seeds - growth & development Sperm Starch Starch - metabolism Sugar Sugars - metabolism Zygotes
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Summary:	Seeds of Paeonia ostii have been proposed as a source of raw material for the production of edible oil; however, lack of information about the developmental biology of the seeds hampers our ability to use them. Our aim was to investigate development of the seed coat, endosperm and embryo of P. ostii in relation to timing of accumulation of nutrient reserves from pollination to seed maturity. Ovules and developing seeds of P. ostii were collected at various stages of development from zygote to maturity. Seed fresh mass, dry mass, germination, moisture, soluble sugars, starch, protein and oil content were determined. Ontogeny of seeds including embryo, endosperm and seed coat were analyzed histologically. The ovule of P. ostii is anatropous, crassinucellate and bitegmic. The zygote begins to divide at about 5 days after pollination (DAP), and the division is not accompanied by cell wall formation. By 25 DAP, the proembryo begins to cellularize. Thereafter, several embryo primordia appear at the surface of the cellularized proembryo, but only one matures. Endosperm development follows the typical nuclear type. The seed coat is derived from the outer integument. During seed development, soluble sugars, starch and crude fat content increased and then decreased, with maximum contents at 60, 80 and 100 DAP, respectively. Protein content was relatively low compared with soluble sugars and crude fat, but it increased throughout seed development. During seed development in P. ostii, the seed coat acts as a temporary storage tissue. Embryo development of P. ostii can be divided into two stages: a coenocytic proembryo from zygote (n + n) that degenerates and a somatic embryo from peripheral cells of the proembryo (2n → 2n). This pattern of embryogeny differs from that of all other angiosperms, but it is similar to that of gymnosperms.
ISSN:	1471-2229 1471-2229