疣粒野生稻胚性悬浮细胞系的建立及其原生质体的培养和植株再生

云南疣粒野生稻的成熟种子经55℃温度处理3d打破休眠后,在诱导培养基上诱导出愈伤组织。挑选胚性愈伤组织置于液体培养基中振荡培养,经3个月的继代培养,建立胚性细胞悬浮系。悬浮细胞经酶解、去壁后获得大量原生质体,固体包埋后添加液体培养基进行原生质体培养。在培养过程中调节培养体系的渗透压,获得小愈伤组织;经增殖后在分化培养基上诱导产生胚状体,成功得到疣粒野生稻的原生质体再生植株。     

植物原生质体的细胞壁再生

细胞壁作为植物细胞重要的组成部分,在决定细胞形状、维持机械支撑、吸收养分等方面发挥重要功能.因此,揭示植物细胞壁合成的调控机制具有重大的生物学意义.基于植物组织水平研究细胞壁的生物合成具有难以控制时间尺度、观察空间狭小等局限性.原生质体作为去除细胞壁的单个细胞是研究细胞壁再生的理想系统.在过去的几十年里报道了大量关于植...     

高频水稻原生质体植株再生

在过去的几年中水稻(Oryza sativa L.)的原生质体培养取得了较大进展。我们在此基础上对国内大面积推广的优良粳稻品种的原生质体进行了高频植株再生的实验,并对两种不同的培养方法——琼脂糖包埋法和看护培养法进行了初步的比较研究。     

栽培稻与4种野生稻的原生质体融合

野生稻具有许多优良性状,是水稻遗传改良的重要物质基础。为了探讨应用原生质体融合技术转移野生稻有利基因的途径,进行了栽培用与4种野生稻融合试验。总计6·28×107个野生稻原生质体与栽培稻原生质体进行了电激融合。获得了4364块愈伤组织,再生了490个植株。试验了Y射线处理野生稻原生质体的有效剂量和碘代乙酰胺抑制栽培稻原生质体生长的浓度。探讨了原生质体来源对融合效果的影响,讨论了融合亲和性问题。     

籼型水稻原生质体再生植株

以在MSB培养基(MS无机盐,B 5有机成份附加2mg／L 2．4－D)中继代一年的87－l籼型花粉愈伤组织和由籼型水稻株系81－3在改良的RY一2培养基中继代半年的悬浮培养物游离原生质体,分别在RY 2和KPR培养基中进行液体浅层培养或琼脂糖包埋培养,并在琼脂糖包埋培养时饲喂以粳型广亲和材料02428的悬浮培养细胞或除去}王胞的调渗悬浮液。原生质体植板率达8．7％－12．5％。将3—4周后形成的肉眼可见的小愈伤组织转移到台o．5mg／L 2．4－D的N6固体培养基上增殖,待愈伤组织长到直径达2—3mm大小时,分别或串换使用三种不同激素水平的分化培养基,最终由籼型株系81－3的原生质体再生了植株,而87－1籼型花粉胚性愈伤组织原生质体只再生了愈伤组织。     

细叶黄芪叶肉原生质体发育早期细胞壁再生的研究

采用透射电镜术、电镜多糖细胞化学染色、细胞壁荧光染色以及香豆素抑制细胞壁再生等方法,对细叶黄芪（Ａｓｔｒａｇａｌｕｓｍ ｅｌｉｌｏｔｏｉｄｅｓ ｖａｒ．ｔｅｎｕｉｓ）叶肉原生质体细胞壁的再生及其化学特点进行了研究。结果表明,离体培养２４ 小时的原生质体表面产生一些突起小泡,有时可见少量纤维组分的形成。培养３ 天时这种纤维组分明显增多。至５ 天时可清楚看到再生壁是由纤维和颗粒构成。六亚甲四胺银染色证明它们都是由多糖组分组成的。另外,培养３６ 小时的原生质体有相互粘连的现象。电镜观察、荧光染色及香豆素处理的研究表明粘连与再生壁的形成有关。根据上述观察结果,对原生质体再生壁的结构及其化学性质等问题进行了讨论     

水稻原生质体再生植株及后代的性状表现

获得了粳型水稻77-170品系原生质体再生植株(R_2)6个株系的206棵后代植株。对其中96株进行性状观察和细胞学染色体鉴定,发现再生植株子代在株高、剑叶和主穗长、单株有效穗数、每穗粒数、育性、生育期等性状上都产生了变异,除株高外其他性状在第2代遗传上不稳定,染色体倍性稳定(2_n=24)。对56株再生植株子代作酯酶、过氧化物酶同工酶测定,其酶谱谱带与对照实生株相似。     

烟草叶肉原生质体快速再生植株的简易方法

本文介绍了培养烟草叶肉原生质体快速再生完整植株的简易方法。用及时调整培养基中的植物激素使愈伤组织阶段缩短,游离的原生质体能在6—8周内发育成形态正常的完整植株。     

Plantlet regeneration from somatic hybrids of rice (Oryza sativa L.) and barnyard grass (Echinochloa oryzicola Vasing)

Summary Somatic hybridization of rice (Oryza sativa L.) and barnyard grass (Echinochloa oryzicola), a close relative of barnyard millet, was attempted using electrofusion and a new culture method developed for rice protoplasts (Kyozuka et al. 1987) to incorporate some of the agronomically important characters of the latter species into rice. Selection of hybrids was based on inactivation of rice protoplasts by iodoacetamide and the inability of barnyard grass protoplasts to divide. A total of 166 calli were identified as hybrids by isozyme and chromosome analyses. Hybrid calli were highly morphogenic, and 44 shoots were obtained. Most of them, however, were abnormal, and nine grew to plantlets whose morphology was distinct from that of either parent. Our study clearly demonstrates the totipotency of protoplasts in graminaceous monocots.     

Use of asymmetric somatic hybridization for transfer of the bacterial blight resistance trait from Oryza meyeriana L. to O. sativa L. ssp. japonica

Bacterial blight is one of the major diseases affecting rice productivity. To improve the resistance of cultivated rice to bacterial blight, we introduced a bacterial blight resistance trait from Oryza meyeriana, a wild rice species, into an elite japonica rice cultivar (Dalixiang) using asymmetric somatic hybridization. One hundred and thirty-two independent lines were regenerated. The hybrid plants possessed several morphological features of the donor species, O. meyeriana. Random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis revealed that hybrid plants exhibited banding patterns derived from their parental genotypes. For the majority of the hybrids, resistance to bacterial blight pathogens was intermediate to that observed for O. meyeriana and O. sativa (cv. Dalixiang). Four of the hybrid lines exhibited a high bacterial blight resistance, but it was less than that observed for O. meyeriana. These results demonstrate that O. meyeriana can be used as a good genetic source for improving bacterial blight resistance in commercial rice cultivars through asymmetric somatic hybridization.Abbreviations 2,4-D: 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid - IOA: Iodoacetamide - NAA: -Naphthaleneacetic acid - PEG: Polyethylene glycol Communicated by P. Lakshmanan     

NaCl-Induced Changes in Putrescine Content and Diamine Oxidase Activity in Roots of Rice Seedlings

The effects of NaCl on putrescine (Put) content and diamine oxidase (DAO) activity in roots of rice seedlings were examined. NaCl treatment lowered the content of Put and increased the activity of DAO in roots. Our current results indicate that Cl^– is not required for NaCl-induced decline in Put content and increase in DAO activity in roots. Put content in roots of rice seedlings exposed to NaCl is possibly regulated by DAO activity.     

Haploid and diploid plant regeneration from protoplasts of anther callus in rice

Summary The regeneration of haploid and diploid plants was demonstrated from protoplasts that were isolated from cell suspensions of anther callus in rice. The cell suspension in the AA medium that contained 4 amino acids as the sole nitrogen source was friable, finely dispersed, and readily released a large number of protoplasts. These protoplasts, subsequently cultured in NO₃ medium that contained nitrate as the sole nitrogen source, formed compact calli. The compact calli produced green plants with a frequency of 24%. Out of 15 flowering plants, 4 were haploids, the others were diploids which showed a uniform morphology but varied in seed fertility from 95 to 0%.Abbreviations 2,4-D 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid - IAA indole-3-acetic acid     

Cellular basis for the automorphic curvature of rice coleoptiles on a three-dimensional clinostat: possible involvement of reorientation of cortical microtubules

Coleoptiles of rice (Oryza sativa L.) show a spontaneous (automorphic) curvature toward the caryopsis under microgravity conditions. The possible involvement of the reorientation of cortical microtubules in automorphic curvature was studied in rice coleoptiles grown on a three-dimensional clinostat. When rice seedlings that had been grown in the normal gravitational field were transferred to the clinostat in the dark, cortical microtubules of epidermal cells in the dorsal side of the coleoptiles oriented more transversely than the ventral side within 0.5 h. The rotation on the clinostat also increased the cell wall extensibility in the dorsal side and decreased the extensibility in the ventral side, and induced automorphic curvature. The reorientation of cortical microtubules preceded the changes in the cell wall extensibility and the curvature. The irradiation of rice seedlings with white light from above inhibited microtubule reorientation and changes in the cell wall extensibility, as well as curvature of coleoptiles. Also, colchicine, applied to the bending region of coleoptiles, partially inhibited the automorphic curvature. These results suggest that reorientation of cortical microtubules is involved in causing automorphic curvature in rice coleoptiles on the clinostat.     

Rice ubiquitin promoters: deletion analysis and potential usefulness in plant transformation systems

Strong constitutive promoters form a cornerstone for basic and applied research using transgenic plants. GUS (beta-glucuronidase) expression levels from constructs containing RUBQ1 or RUB2 rice ubiquitin promoters were 8- to 35-fold higher in transgenic rice [Oryza sativa (L.)] plants, respectively, when compared to the 35S promoter. Deletion analysis of the 5'-upstream region of RUBQ2 revealed a putative enhancer region that produced a 2.4-fold increase in transient GUS expression. Southern blot analysis showed that three to seven copies of the GUS gene were stably inserted into R0 and R1 plants and inherited in a monogenic fashion.     

Assessing hybrid sterility in <Emphasis Type="Italic">Oryza glaberrima</Emphasis> × <Emphasis Type="Italic">O. sativa</Emphasis> hybrid progenies by PCR marker analysis and crossing with wide compatibility varieties

Interspecific crossing of the African indigenous rice Oryza glaberrima with Oryza sativa cultivars is hindered by crossing barriers causing 100% spikelet sterility in F₁ hybrids. Since hybrids are partially female fertile, fertility can be restored by back crossing (BC) to a recurrent male parent. Distinct genetic models on spikelet sterility have been developed predicting, e.g., the existence of a gamete eliminator and/or a pollen killer. Linkage of sterility to the waxy starch synthase gene and the chromogen gene C, both located on chromosome 6, have been demonstrated. We selected a segregating BC₂F₃ population of semi-sterile O. glaberrima × O. sativa indica hybrid progenies for analyses with PCR markers located at the respective chromosome-6 region. These analyses revealed that semi-sterile plants were heterozygous for a marker (OSR25) located in the waxy promoter, whereas fertile progenies were homozygous for the O. glaberrima allele. Adjacent markers showed no linkage to spikelet sterility. Semi-sterility of hybrid progenies was maintained at least until the F₄ progeny generation, suggesting the existence of a pollen killer in this plant material. Monitoring of reproductive plant development showed that spikelet sterility was at least partially due to an arrest of pollen development at the microspore stage. In order to address the question whether genes responsible for F₁ sterility in intraspecific hybrids (O. sativa indica × japonica) also cause spikelet sterility in interspecific hybrids, crossings with wide compatibility varieties (WCV) were performed. WCV accessions possess "neutral" S-loci (Sⁿ) improving fertility in intraspecific hybrids. This experiment showed that the tested Sⁿ-loci had no fertility restoring effect in F₁ interspecific hybrids. Pollen development was completely arrested at the microspore stage and grains were never obtained after selfing. This suggests that distinct or additional S-loci are responsible for sterility of O. glaberrima × O. sativa hybrids.Communicated by H.C. Becker