Application of bioreactors for large-scale micropropagation systems of plants |
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Authors: | Kee-Yoeup Paek Eun-Joo Hahn Sung-Ho Son |
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Institution: | (1) Research Center for the Development of Advanced Horticultural Technology, Chungbuk National University, 361-763 Cheong-ju, Korea |
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Abstract: | Summary The application of bioreactor culture techniques for plant micropropagation is regarded as one of the ways to reduce production
cost by scaling-up and automation. Recent experiments are restricted to a small number of species that, however, demonstrate
the feasibility of this technology. Periodic immersion liquid culture using ebb and flood system and column-type bubble bioreactors
equipped with a raft support system to maintain plant tissues at the air and liquid interface were found to be suitable for
micropropagation of plants via the organogenic pathway. Balloon-type bubble bioreactors proved to be fit for micropropagation
via somatic embryogenesis with less shear stress on cultured cells. Several cultivars of Lilium were successfully propagated using a two-stage culture method in one bioreactor. A large number of small-scale segments were
cultured for 4 wk with periodic immersion liquid culture to induce multiple bulblets from each segment, then the bulblet induction
medium was changed into bulblet growth medium by employing a submerged liquid bioreactor system. This culture method resulted
in a nearly 10-fold increase in bulblet growth compared to conventional culture with solid medium. About 20 000 cuttings of
virus-free potato could be obtained from 120 singlenode explants in a 20-liter balloon-type bubble bioreactor after 8 wk of
culture. The percentage of ex vitro survival and root induction of the cuttings was more than 95%. Other successful results were obtained from the micropropagation
and transplant production of chrysanthemum, sweetpotato, Chinese foxglove. Propagation systems via somatic embryogenesis in
Acanthopanax koreanum and thornless Aralia elata were established using a liquid suspension of embryogenic determined cells. More than 500 000 somatic embryos in different
stages were harvested from a 10-liter balloon-type bubble bioreactor after a 6-wk culture. Further development of these embryos
in solid medium and eventually in the field was successful. The bioreactor system could reduce initial and operational cost
for micropropagation, but further development of sophisticated technology might be needed to apply this system to plant micropropagation
industries. |
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Keywords: | bioreactor Lilium potato somatic embryogenesis |
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