The pollen grains of 32 different walnut cultivars and types were tested in vitro to determine their viability, germination ability, and pollen production level. Viability of pollens was determined by TTC and FDA tests. The hanging drop method and agar in petri method were used for pollen germination. | Turk J Agric For 31 (2007) 109-114 © TÜB‹TAK Determination of Pollen Production and Quality of Some Local and Foreign Walnut Genotypes in Turkey Mehmet SÜTYEMEZ* Kahramanmarafl Sütçü ‹mam University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Horticulture, Kahramanmarafl-TURKEY Received: Abstract: The pollen grains of 32 different walnut cultivars and types were tested in vitro to determine their viability, germination ability, and pollen production level. Viability of pollens was determined by TTC and FDA tests. The hanging drop method and agar in petri method were used for pollen germination. Pollen production of the cultigens was determined with the hemacytometric method. The rate of pollen viability of all the investigated cultigens was high (> 80%). The germination rate of the pollens ranged from to and the Van 4 cultivar had the highest pollen germination rate. Although similar results were obtained with the 2 germination tests, higher sucrose concentration (15%) resulted in better germination percentages. Pollen production of the walnut cultivars and types were higher than in previous reports. The range of total pollen grain production of the walnut trees was estimated to be 5-100 billion. Key Words: Walnut, pollen, quality, production Baz› Yerli Ceviz Tipleri ve Yabanc› Ceviz Çeflitlerinde Çiçek Tozu Kalitesi ve Üretim Miktarlar›n›n Belirlenmesi Üzerine Bir Araflt›rma Özet: Bu çal›flmada 32 ceviz çeflit ve tipine ait çiçek tozlar›n›n in vitro koflullarda canl›l›k ve çimlenme yetenekleri ile çiçek tozu üretim miktarlar› belirlenmifltir. Çiçek tozu canl›l›¤›n› belirlemek amac›yla TTC ve FDA canl›l›k testleri uygulanm›flt›r. Çiçek tozu çimlendirme denemelerinde as›l› damla ve petride agar metodu kullan›lm›flt›r. Çeflitlerin çiçek tozu üretim miktarlar› hemasitometrik metodla saptanm›flt›r. Çiçek tozu canl›l›k testlerinde tüm çeflit ve tiplerde oldukça yüksek de¤erler elde edilmifltir (%80 nin üzeri). Çiçek tozu çimlenme oran› % ile % .
