STUDIES ON THE DIMORPHISM OF THE PERSICARIA SENTICOSA NAKAI

Persicaria senticosa Nakai의 Dimorphism에 관한 연구

HARN, Chang Yawl (Chonnam U. Kwangju, Korea): Siudies on the dimorpism of the Perisicaria senticosa Nakai-Kor. jour. Bot. 3(1) 16-25 During his researches regarding the morphological and physiological properties of Polygonecenae, the author has found that the species, Persicaria senticosa, aiso, besides the heterostylous plants of Polygonum family, Fagopyrum esculentum, and Persicaria japonica which was recently verified by the author as dimorphic, shows the typical floral structure of heterostylism, the description of which is not found in taxonomical works. Further research on this species have revealed that this plant, despite pressessing characteristic structural dimorphism, does not exhibit even the slight signs of heterostlylous properties physiologically. This is a deviation from the usual behavior of normal heterostylous plants. What is interesting is the fact that the physiological behavior of this species is quite contrary to that of P. japonica which is considered to be the most highly specialized dimorphic plant. Thus it is assurred that if some species of this family had taken a heterostylic form in its course of development from autogamy to allogamy, P. seoticosa would be the least differentiated type of dimorphic forms among the three heterostylous plants, including buckwheat, of this family. The results obtained in this experiment are summarized as follows: 1) P. senticosa has two forms of flower, one, long style-short stamened; the other, short style-long stamened. Not only conspicuous is this primary difference, but the secondary difference, such as pollen grain size, is noticeable between long and short styled individuals, thus expressing structurally the definite trait of a dimorphic plant. 2) Structural alteration of floral parts towards dimorphism has preceeded far less in comparison with those of the P. japonica and F. esculentum. 3) Elaborate studies on fertility reveal that this species does not show the slightest sign of the physiological characteristics of dimorphic plants. In other words, regardless of the modes of combinations, legitimate and illegitimate, fertilization and fruit setting flourish unimpaired. 4) Growth of pollen tubes apparently parallels the results in the fertility, tubes reaching ovary approximately 30 minutes after pollination both in legitimate and illegitimate combinations. Pollen tube penetration appears to be comparatively rapid. 5) A slight difference in the growth of pollen tube seems to exist between legitimate and illegitimate combinations, legitimate union giving slightly faster tube penetration. 6) In the present experiment it was clarified that P. senticosa, known to possess one form of flower in taxonomy, is in reality dimorphic plant having two of flowers. Although this species is definitely heterostylous in floral structure, physiological evidence and pollen tube behavior show that the differentiation of this plant toward the dimorphism has apparently proceeded slightly except for some parts of floral organ. In ordinary heterostylous plants it is a matter of common occurrence that when illegitimately cmbined, there is poor or no fertility, Contrary to the universal property of heterostylous plants, no difference is observed in the fertility and pollen tube growth between the legitimate and illegitimate combinations in the case of P. senticosa. Compared to the P. japonica and F. esculentum, which are supposed to have undergone high degree of dimorphic differentiation, it is an unavoidable conclusion that P. senticosa has not yet developed as a heterostyle plant except for some of its floral parts. If P. japonica is assumed to be the most differentiated type of hetenostylous plant, thenthe P. senticosa would be regarded as the primitive, retaining still the self-fertile nature so common to the Polygonum genus. In nature, however, this plant has a better chance to be pollinated legitimately owing to the two forms of flowers than to be pollinated illegitimately. The author is indebted to Dong Chul, Kim as well as other members of the Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics of Chonnam National University for their efforts out the laborious experiments during the course of the present studies.

여뀌과식물(Polygonaceae)의 수정관계 특히 기중 Heterostyle 식물을 연구해 오든중 Persicaria senticosa가 분류학에서는 1형화로 취급되고 있지만 실은 2형화로 되어 있는것을 발견하고 L주, S주에 대해서 그 형태, 수정생리등을 조사해 보았드니 이 생물은 화기구조상으로는 전형적인 이형예식물이지만 수정생리 및 화분관의 행동등으로는 아직 이형예식물로의 분화가 거이 안되고 비이형화의 일반 Polygonum (Persicaria) 속 대부분의 특징인 부분적 타가수정인 자가수정식물의 성질을 거이 전부 보유하고 있는 특수형의 이형예식물이라는 것이 명백히 되었다. 실험결과의 개요를 말하면 다음과 같다. 1) P. senticosa는 화주장, 화사장 속 제일차적 차이가 L, S주간에 \ulcorner저할 뿐만 아니라 이차적 차이에 있어서도 화분입대 같은것은 L, S주간에 분화가 심히 생겨 뚜렸한 이형예식물로 되어 있다. 2) 그러나 동과의 Heterostyle 식물인 P. japonica나 Fagopyrum esculentum에 비하면 아직 형태적으로 훨씩 미분화상태에 있다. 3) 생리적으로는 장주화(L), 단주화개체(S)에서 다 분화가 아직 생겨서 적법, 부적법수분정을 막론하고 수정, 결실이 다 같은 정도로 잘된다. 4) 화분질신장은 적법수분, 부적법수분에서 다 수분후 30분이면 자방까지 도달되는데 비교적 신장속도는 빠른편이다. 5) 신장속도는 적법수분시가 부적법수분시보다 더 속한 경동이 있다. 6) 아 식물은 형태상으로는 장주화, 단주화의 2형화식물로 되어 있지만 기타의 형태, 생태, 생리적분화는 아직 뚜렸하게 되어 있질않아 Heterostyle 식물중에서도 특이한 형상을 나타내고 있는데 이것을 같은 여뀌과의 이형예식물과 비교를 해보면 P. japonica 같은 것은 가장 L, S주간이 분화가 심하게 되어 있는데 반하야 이 P. senticosa 는 화주장, 화사장, 화분립대 이하에는 아직 분화가 되질 않은 특수형의 이형예식물이라고 볼수가 있다. 만일 P. japonica 를 진화형이라고 개정하면 P. senticosa는 원시형이라 하겠고, E. esculentum은 이행형이라고 볼수가 있다.