Table 1 Crossing experiments and screens for paternal plastid transmission by spectinomycin selection

From: Control of plastid inheritance by environmental and genetic factors

 

Treatment

Abiotic stress applied

Paternal genetic background

Harvest

Seeds screened

No. of paternal transmission events

Paternal plastid transmission rate (%)

Exp. 1

Standard

WTptGFP

1

942,992

16

0.0017

    

2

238,423

6

0.0025

    

3

637,379

10

0.0016

    

4

275,794

1

0.0004

    

Total

2,094,588

33

0.0016

 

High Light

1,000 μE m−2 s−1

WTptGFP

1

152,719

2

0.0013

    

2

146,631

1

0.0007

    

3

174,965

0

    

Total

474,315

3

0.0006

 

Heat

35 °C

WTptGFP

1

247,451

0

    

2

248,615

1

0.0004

    

3

231,540

3

0.0013

    

Total

727,606

4

0.0005

 

Drought

No watering until visible wilting occurred

WTptGFP

1

173,077

2

0.0012

    

2

131,329

4

0.0030

    

3

167,625

4

0.0024

    

Total

472,031

10

0.0021

 

Chilling

10 °C

WTptGFP

1

167,169

286

0.1711

    

2

147,661

402

0.2722

    

3

164,400

463

0.2816

    

Total

479,230

1,151

0.2402

Exp. 2

Standard

WTptGFP

 

14,060

0

   

dpd1ptGFP

 

18,060

24

0.1329

 

Chilling

10 °C

WTptGFP

 

9,560

16

0.1674

   

dpd1ptGFP

 

9,060

198

2.1854

Exp. 3

Chilling

10 °C

WTptGFP

 

12,000

31

0.2583

   

dpd1ptGFP

 

12,500

396

3.1680