Adventitious Shoot Regeneration in Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) from Axillary Bud Explants

Adventitious shoots were regenerated from axillary bud explantsof 15 carnation cultivars. The use of leaf and stem explantswas not successful, largely due to explant senescence in thepresence of benzyladenine, kinetin and, to a lesser extent,zeatin. For axillary bud explants, a suitable optimum adventitiousregeneration medium contained Murashige and Skoog basal mediumsolidified with Gelrite and supplemented with 15 µm benzyladenineand 0.5 µM a-napthaleneacetic acid. Adventitious primordiaarose from the cut basal end of bud explants erupting as individualshoots after 2–3 weeks incubation. The axillary bud sizeand the time between subcultures of source material influencedthe production of adventitious shoots. Transfer of regeneratedshoots onto a medium solidified with agar minimized visiblesigns of vitrification. Regenerated shoots could be easily rooted,transferred to glasshouse conditions and grown to flowering. Vitrification, tissue culture, cut flowers, Dianthus caryophyllus L., carnation, cytokinins, explant     

Factors affecting shoot proliferation and vitrification inDigitalis obscura cultures

Summary Variations of composition and consistency of the culture medium and time of exposure to growth regulators were assayed to optimize normal caulogenic response ofDigitalis obscura hypocotyls cultured in vitro. The effects of the culture conditions on physiologic changes related to vitrification of the regenerated plants were also investigated. Liquid medium increased the bud-forming capacity of the explants but induced buds failed to develop into shoots and showed symptoms of vitrification. On agar-solidified media, maximum multiplication rates were achieved with 0.7% agar. Increasing agar concentration reduced vitrification but lowered the propagation rate. Changes in the strength of the macronutrients of Murashige and Skoog did not significantly affect the bud-forming capacity of the explants. In contrast, a drastic inhibitory effect on both bud formation and shoot elongation was produced when NH₄NO₃ was omitted. Reduction of NH₄NO₃ to one-half or one-fourth of the level of the original formulation not only increased the bud-forming capacity ofD. obscura hypocotyls but also resulted in less vitrification. Modifications of time and method of exposure to growth regulators neither improved the multiplication rates nor overcame vitrification. Cardenolide content was lower in vitrified than in normal cultures and coincided with an overall reduction of photosynthetic pigments, lignin, and dry matter.     

Effect of agar concentration on growth and anatomy of adventitious shoots of Picea abies (L.) Karst

The development of adventitious shoots of Picea abies was affected by the agar concentration in the culture medium. Increasing the agar concentration from 0.5 to 2.0% decreased vitrification, but at the same time reduced shoot growth and rooting potential. Slightly vitrified plantlets could become acclimatized to greenhouse conditions. The mesophyll of needles developed in vitro was interspersed with large air spaces; the lower the agar concentration, the larger the air spaces. After transfer to the greenhouse, the new needles from the acclimatized plantlets had an anatomy approaching that of plants growing in field.     

In Vitro Culture and Plant Regeneration in Vicia faba subsp. Equina (var. Spring Blaze)

Explants of stem, leaves, roots, and cotyledons from etiolatedaxenically grown Vicia faba seedlings were cultured on a rangeof media. Shoot organogenesis was only obtained with nodal stemand cotyledonary node explants when cultured on MS medium with3% sucrose, 2.0 mg 1^–1 BAP and 02 mg 1^–1 NAA. Callusproliferation accompanied shoot organogenesis from nodal stemexplants. Successive subculture of nodal stem callus resultedin proliferation of regenerative callus which contained severalshoot bud initials. The capacity for shoot regeneration fromthis callus was maintained for 9 months. Histological studiesreveal de novo formation of meristematic centres in callus andtheir further development into bud primordia. High frequencyrooting of these adventitious shoots was obtained on half-strengthMS medium with 1.5% sucrose, 0.1 mg 1^–1 NAA and 0.5 mg1^–1 kinetin. Key words: Vicia faba, adventitious shoots, axillary shoots, de novomeristem formation, organogenesis, tissue culture     

激素对百合植株再生的影响

本研究设计了 1 5种不同配比的激素组合研究 2 ,4 -D和 6 -BA对百合鳞片叶器官发生和体细胞胚胎发生的影响。结果表明 :在 MS培养基上 ,BA可诱导外植体直接分化不定芽 ,其中 1 .0～ 2 .0 mg/L BA诱导不定芽的分化频率最高 ,6 .0 mg/L BA抑制不定芽分化 ;2 ,4 -D可诱导直接体细胞胚胎发生 ,其中 4 .0 mg/L2 ,4 -D诱导体细胞胚胎发生的频率最高 ,而 6 .0 mg/L 2 ,4 -D诱导体细胞胚胎发生的频率降低 ;当培养基中同时含有 BA和 2 ,4 -D时 ,既出现不定芽 ,又出现体细胞胚。当再生苗移入无激素的 MS培养基和含有 1 .0mg/L和 2 .0 mg/L IAA的 MS培养基上时 ,只有无激素的 MS培养基有利于根的形成。此外 ,鳞片叶的大小和外植体的接种方向也影响外植体分化     

Effects of the growth retardant paclobutrazol on large-scale micropropagation of daylily (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Hemerocallis</Emphasis> spp.)

Summary Meristematic clusters were induced from daylily scape explants (pedicel-scape junction) in the presence of the growth retardant Paclobutrazol on semisolid agar medium. Liquid shake culture was used to proliferate meristematic clusters. Highly efficient regeneration of adventitious shoots occurred on clusters after subculture on a 0.8% agar strength semisolid medium with the addition of activated charcoal. Paclobutrazol and sucrose levels in the media were found to significantly affect starch accumulation, growth value, and dry weight percentage of liquid-cultured meristematic clusters. The use of liquid shake cultures for mass proliferation of meristematic clusters followed by regeneration of adventitious shoots on semisolid agar culture could be an efficient system for large-scale micropropagation of daylily.     

Organogenesis and Plantlet Regeneration in Vitro of Populus euphratica

The research of organogenesis and in vitro plantlet regeneration of Populus euphratica Oliver was carried out using the tender shoots from mature tree as initial explants and MS medium as the basic medium. The effects of plant growth regulators (PGR) on the regeneration were compared. The results showed that the concentration of PGR was not strictly required for the organogenesis of the excised organs and callus, but the ratio of BA to NAA was important. Calli could be induced from the excised leaves and stems cultured on the medium with 0.5 mg/L BA and 0.5 mg/L NAA. The embryonic callus could be multiplied in dark on the medium supplemented with 0.25 mg/L BA and 0.5 mg/L NAA. For the adventitious bud regeneration of the leaf and callus, supplement with 0.5 mg/L BA and 0.1 mg/L NAA was appropriate, giving a regeneration frequency of 82.9% and 100%, respectively. The suitable level of BA and NAA for the excised stem's was 0.1 mg/L and 0.01 mg/L respectively, yielding a regeneration frequency of 83 %. Rooting occurred on the MS medium with half strength of macronutrient and addition of 0.015 mg/L NAA, and the rooting rate could reach up to 86.2%. The techniques of somatic cell cloning of P. euphratica was established in vitro. The problems of deterioration of the subcultured shoots were also discussed.     

马兜铃不含腋芽茎段不定芽的诱导

为建立马兜铃(Aristolochia debilis Sieb.et Zucc)不含腋芽茎段的不定芽诱导体系,采用正交设计方法研究植物生长调节剂、预培养方式和AgNO3对不定芽诱导的影响。结果表明:植物生长调节物质对不定芽诱导的影响以TDZ6-BAIAA,其中TDZ的影响极显著(P0.01),6-BA的影响显著(P0.05)。不定芽诱导的最适培养基为MS+0.5 mg L–1 TDZ+0.1 mg L–1IAA+0.5 mg L–1 6-BA+2 mg L–1 AgNO3+3%蔗糖+0.6%琼脂(pH 5.8);预培养方式为在MS+0.1 mg L–1 2,4-D+3%蔗糖+0.6%琼脂培养基上暗培养2 d。马兜铃不含腋芽茎段的不定芽诱导率最高可达37.5%。     

Micropropagation of Pinus heldreichii

Micropropagation by organogenesis from mature embryos of Pinus heldreichii Christ. was achieved. The frequency of adventitious bud induction was higher on embryos grown on Gresshoff and Doy medium than on Von Arnold and Eriksson, or Murashige and Skoog medium. The greatest number of buds and developed shoots was obtained after induction with benzyladenine at 2.22 or 4.40 μM for four weeks. Shorter induction time was less effective for bud induction, but subsequent shoot elongation was accelerated. Shoots elongated on half-strength, growth regulator-free medium supplemented with activated charcoal. After pulse treatment with 1 mM indole-3-butyric acid twenty shoots were rooted, while agar-solidified medium supplemented with α-naphthaleneacetic acid (0.27 or 1.08 μM), or indole-3-butyric acid (0.25 or 0.98 μM) induced callus formation only. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

胡杨离体器官发生及试管无性系的建立

研究了离体条件下胡杨（Ｐｏｐｕｌｕｓ　ｅｕｐｈｒａｔｉｃａ　Ｏｌｉｖｅｒ）茎段、叶片及愈伤组织的器官发生和植株再生技术。离体培养以ＭＳ为基本培养基并附加４０ｍｇ／Ｌ腺嘌呤和５００ｍｇ／Ｌ水解乳蛋白。离体叶片和茎段在ＢＡ为０．５ｍｇ／Ｌ和ＮＡＡ为０．５ｍｇ／Ｌ的培养基上诱导产生愈伤组织,并在含０．２５ｍｇ／ＬＢＡ和０．５ｍｇ／ＬＮＡＡ的培养基上继代增殖。ＢＡ为０．５ｍｇ／Ｌ和ＮＡＡ为０．１ｍｇ／Ｌ可诱导叶片和愈伤组织发生不定芽,诱导频率分别为１００％和８２．９％,对于茎段,ＢＡ和ＮＡＡ分别为０．１ｍｇ／Ｌ和０．０１ｍｇ／Ｌ时诱导不定芽频率可达８３％。试管苗在大量元素减半并附加０．０１５ｍｇ／ＬＮＡＡ的ＭＳ培养基上诱导生根,生根率达８６．２％。     

Direct somatic embryogenesis and shoot organogenesis from leaf explants of Primulina tabacum

An efficient propagation system via somatic embryogenesis and shoot organogenesis and plant regeneration system for endangered species Primulina tabacum Hance was established. Thidiazuron (TDZ) was the key plant growth regulator for inducing somatic embryogenesis and kinetin (KIN) and 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP) were the key cytokinins for inducing shoot organogenesis from leaf explants. TDZ combined with BAP or KIN in the induction Murashige and Skoog medium induced both somatic embryos and adventitious shoots. Leaf explants with abaxial site in contact with the medium induced less somatic embryos or adventitious shoots compared to inversely placed leaf explants and the optimum pH was 6.5–7.0. Secondary somatic embryos or adventitious shoot could be induced from primary somatic embryos using TDZ and BAP. Shoots developed adventitious roots on rooting medium containing 0.5 μM indole-3-butyric acid and 0.2 % activated carbon. Over 90 % of plantlets survived following acclimatization and transfer to potting mixture (sand:Vermiculite:limestone; 1:2:1).     

Occurrence of spontaneous shoot regeneration on leaf stipules in relation to hyperflowering response in micropropagated strawberry plantlets

Summary Stipular bud (SB) formation occurred spontaneously on “Gorella” strawberry leaf stipules during proliferation phase on Boxus medium. These buds gave rise to normal shoots on the inner median zone between the stipule tips. Some stipular buds also have been observed on other parts of adaxial surface of the stipule. Stipular bud formation took place directly on the stipule without an intermediate callus. The first stage consisted of subspherical protrusions of small cells which progressively differentiated into shoots that were able to proliferate and to root. Scanning electron microscopy was used to examine the developmental stages of this adventitious organogenesis and to describe morphologic abnormalities, e.g., multiapex formation and fasciation. In vitro cloning of plantlets was made from axillary and SBs produced by the same tufts. The greater flowering abundance of stipular plants resulted in a drastic reduction of the commercial production and the fruit caliber when compared to axillary plants. However, the general phenotype of the mother cultivar (Gorella) was not affected in either case.     

罗汉果茎段离体培养研究

罗汉果茎段培养在MS基本培养基中,研究植物激素对器官形成的影响,试验结果表明细胞分裂素BA促进芽的形成和增殖;而KT则有利于根的形成,却抑制芽的增殖,BA和IBA配合使用,对茎段形成芽有增效作用。通过继代培养,能繁殖大量绿苗,这揭示出同一块离体茎组织培养出许多小植株的可能,将嫩梢转入含有NAA0.2毫克/升的1/2MS培养基中,能诱导生根,形成完整小植株,试管苗成功地移栽田间,并已开始开花结果,     

Optimization of in vitro bud induction and plantlet formation from mature embryos of Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis Mill.)

Summary Studies were undertaken to optimize tissue culture conditions for micropropagation of Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis Mill.) from mature embryos and various explants of the embryo. Over 90% of the embryo explants gave rise to adventitious buds within 4 wk. Intact embryos were the most suitable explants for shoot bud induction. Both isolated cotyledons and hypocotyls produced adventitious buds, but these developed slowly and failed to elongate. N⁶-Benzyladenine (BA) alone at 5.0μM was the most effective cytokinin when added to gelled to gelled von Arnold and Eriksson’s (AE) medium containing 3% sucrose. Adventitious bud development was achieved on hormone-free AE medium, and shoot elongation was optimum on three quarter-strength Bornman’s MCM medium, with 0.1% conifer-derived activated charcoal. Shoots were multiplied on three-quarter strength MCM medium, containing 5μM BA. To induce adventitious roots on the elongated shoots, pulse treatment with 1 mM IBA for 6 h, followed by the transfer of the shoots to sterile peat:vermiculite (1:1) mixture, was beneficial. After acclimatization for 3 to 4 wk under mist, almost all the rooted shoots could be transplanted successfully to the greenhouse, where the plants exhibited normal growth habit. Histologic studies on the ontogeny of adventitious shoot formation from mature embryo explants revealed temporal structural changes in different parts of the explant. Induction of mitotic divisions on the shoot-forming medium resulted in the formation of meristemoids in the epidermal and subepidermal layers of the explant, located initially at both the tips of the cotyledons and the axils of adjacent cotyledons. Shoot buds arising in the axils of adjacent cotyledons were due to new cell division and not to any preexisting meristem.     

Inorganic nitrogen requirements during shoot organogenesis in tobacco leaf discs

The role of nitrate, ammonium, and culture medium pH on shoot organogenesis in Nicotiana tabacum zz100 leaf discs was examined. The nitrogen composition of a basal liquid shoot induction medium (SIM) containing 39.4 mM and 20.6 mM was altered whilst maintaining the overall ionic balance with Na(+) and Cl(-) ions. Omission of total nitrogen and nitrate, but not ammonium, from SIM prevented the initiation and formation of shoots. When nitrate was used as the sole source of nitrogen, a high frequency of explants initiated and produced leafy shoots. However, the numbers of shoots produced were significantly fewer than the control SIM. Buffering nitrate-only media with the organic acid 2[N-morpholino]ethanesulphonic acid (MES) could not compensate for the omission of ammonium. Ammonium used as the sole source of nitrogen appeared to have a negative effect on explant growth and morphogenesis, with a significant lowering of media pH. Buffering ammonium-only media with MES stabilized pH and allowed a low frequency of explants to initiate shoot meristems. However, no further differentiation into leafy shoots was observed. The amount of available nitrogen appears to be less important than the ratio between nitrate and ammonium. Shoot formation was achieved with a wide range of ratios, but media containing 40 mM nitrate and 20 mM ammonium (70:30) produced the greatest number of shoots per explant. Results from this study indicate a synergistic effect between ammonium and nitrate on shoot organogenesis independent of culture medium pH.     

An improved system for the <Emphasis Type="Italic">in vitro</Emphasis> regeneration of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Thapsia garganica</Emphasis> via direct organogenesis – influence of auxins and cytokinins

An improved protocol for mass multiplication directly from leaf material of Thapsia garganicawas developed. Using factorial experimentation, auxins (NAA, IAA, 2,4-D) and cytokinin (BA, kinetin) combinations at 0–2 mg l⁻¹ added to Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium with 30 g l⁻¹ sucrose and 8 g l⁻¹ agar (pH 5.8) were tested for their effect on direct regeneration on leaflet and petiole explants. Of the media tested, the 0.5:1.5 NAA:BA medium was comparable for direct shoot organogenesis to the 2 mg l⁻¹ kinetin supplemented medium. However, when shoots were multiplied on these media, the 2 mg l⁻¹ kinetin without auxins was most effective as it kept the percentage of callus-derived plantlets to 3% and the number of hyperhydric shoots were minimal at a frequency of 2% compared to 25% on the 0.5:1.5 NAA:BA medium. The 2 mg l⁻¹ kinetin medium induced adventitious bud formation in 36% of the explants after 30 days. When the cultures were transferred to the same medium for multiplication, an average of six shoots (4.3 cm) were derived from each shoot base. Other combinations resulted in callus formation that either preceded shoot production or occurred together with adventitious shoot induction; whereas the 2 mg l⁻¹ medium resulted solely in adventitious buds that readily converted and elongated to shoots. On the 0.5:1.5 NAA:BA medium which tended to induce hyperhydric shoots in culture, agar (0.8, [w/v]) (15% hyperhydric plantlets) was more useful in maintaining a high health status in regenerating plantlets than gellan gum (Gelrite^®; 0.25, [w/v]) (60% hyperhydric plantlets). Although rooting in vitro was difficult, 58% of the propagules were successfully acclimatized when plants were exposed to fungicidal solutions as pre- and post-acclimatization treatments. A comprehensive protocol that allows for a reduction in mortality due to damping-off diseases during ex vitro transplantation of the in vitro-derived T. garganica plantlets is reported. The acclimatization procedure presented here is potentially suited to other umbelliferous species where fungal rots hamper ex vitro establishment.     

Explant Orientation and Polarity Determine the Morphogenic Response of Epicotyl Segments of Troyer Citrange

The morphogenic pathway of adventitious bud and shoot regenerationat the ends of Troyer citrange epicotyl cuttings is determinedby polarity and explant orientation. In explants planted verticallywith the basal end inserted in the medium, bud formation atthe apical end occurs by direct organogenesis. Bud growth andsubsequent shoot formation is markedly increased by the additionof 6-benzyladenine (BA) to the medium. This growth regulatoralso increases the number of buds formed. When they come intocontact with the culture medium, both the apical end and thebasal end of the cuttings form a vigorous callus with many xyllaryelements, more numerous in the calli from the basal end. Inthese calli, buds differentiate by a process of indirect organogenesis.This indirect regeneration pathway requires the addition of6-benzyladenine to the medium, and the number of buds formedis higher at the apical end than at the basal end of the cuttings.This pathway of regeneration is reduced as the position of thecuttings during incubation deviates from the normal uprightvertical position. Thus, for the basal end of the cuttings,the number of buds and shoots formed is higher when the explantsare placed vertically than when they lie on the surface of themedium. For the apical end, this number is higher in explantsplaced horizontally than when inserted vertically in the mediumin an inverted position. Copyright 1999 Annals of Botany Company Troyer citrange, Citrus sinensis x Poncirus trifoliata, explant orientation, histology, hormone dependence, morphogenesis, organogenesis, polarity, xylogenesis.     

Rapid in vitro propagation of Aloe barbadensis Mill

Axillary bud development and adventitious bud formation was obtained with decapitated shoot explants of Aloe barbadensis Mill. Maximal bud growth and rooting of shoots was obtained on a modified medium of Murashige and Skoog supplemented with 5 M IBA. More adventitious and axillary buds developed on nutrient media supplemented with IBA than with NAA. Axillary buds but not adventitious buds developed with IAA in the medium. Morphogenesis was inhibited by 2,4-D. Kinetin, benzyladenine and thidiazuron were toxic to the explants and did not stimulate the development of axillary of adventitious buds. The optimal temperature for bud growth and development was 25°C. Axillary bud growth and the formation of adventitious buds was slowed down at 10°C and totally inhibited by 30°C. The optimal sucrose concentration was 3% with the inhibition of bud growth and development by higher sucrose levels.     

Efficient plant regeneration in vitro from red leaf beet via organogenesis

An efficient system for in vitro regeneration of red leaf beet, a variety of leaf beet (Beta vulgaris L. var cicla L.) generally used to decorate parterre and to prepare betacyanin, was developed for the first time in the present study. Shoot tip and petiole explants from the sterile seedlings, precultured on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium with 15 mg/l 6-benzyladenine (BA) and 3% sucrose at 16 °C for 30 days, could form 81.02 and 17.33% translucent nodular (TN) calli, respectively. All TN calli were able to differentiate into adventitious shoots under the same culture conditions. Each explant with TN callus from the shoot tip and petiole could generate 8.65 shoots on average. It was found that both preculture of sterile seedlings and culture of explants at low temperature (16 °C) were vital for TN callus induction and adventitious bud formation of red leaf beet. The best condition for rooting was 0.5-strength MS medium with 10 g/l sucrose. After being transplanted into soil, plantlets grew well and could flower and bear fruits. Histological observation revealed that TN callus was derived from the cells of vascular tissue of the petiole and that adventitious shoots were formed through organogenesis. The factors influencing in vitro micropropagation are also discussed. Published in Russian in Fiziologiya Rastenii, 2009, Vol. 56, No. 4, pp. 603–608. This text was submitted by the autors in English.     

Changes in water potential and its components during shoot formation in tobacco callus

Addition of plant growth regulators (5 nM NAA and 5μM BAP) to a defined basal medium stimulated adventitious bud formation of Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii [Mirb.] Franco) cotyledon explants in culture. Cytoplasmic soluble proteins synthesized during early stages of adventitious bud formation were analyzed by electrophoresis of ³H- and ¹⁴C-leucine labeled proteins on SDS polyacrylamide gels. Increased synthesis of low molecular weight proteins (16,000 to 20,000 daltons) was detected after 2 days in culture and reached a maximal level at day 4. When cotyledon explants cultured on bud medium for 2 days were transferred to callus medium (which suppressed adventitious bud formation), suppression of the synthesis of low molecular weight proteins was also observed, suggesting that these proteins may be associated with early stages of adventitious bud formation.