NaCl enhances growth and morphogenesis potential of Alhagi graecorum

Summary The contamination of soils with excess salts is one of the greatest challenges to plant survival, but some unique species have evolved to thrive in highly saline environments. One such species, Alhagi graecorum Boiss., has been previously shown to accumulate high levels of sodium while growing in salt marshes. The aim of this research was to investigate the effects of saline conditions on the growth and the regeneration capacity of this species. Plantlets and explants of A. graecorum were cultured on a medium supplemented with various concentrations of NaCl, where A. graecorum tissues accumulated up to 8% Na⁺. The capacity for regeneration was enhanced by the excess sodium, indicating a requirement of salt for optimal growth and development in this species. Further study of this species may provide new concepts and understanding of the metabolism of sodium in higher plants.     

米槁组织培养不定芽发生与继代增殖

该研究以米槁的带腋芽茎段为实验材料,建立米槁不定芽诱导及增殖培养体系,探究不同消毒时间、取材时间及不同激素种类和浓度配比条件对米槁带芽茎段不定芽诱导及增殖的影响。结果表明：(1)外植体最适消毒方式为75%酒精30 s + 0.1% HgCl₂ 6.5 min,11月为外植体取材进行消毒的最佳时期。(2)最适不定芽诱导培养基为MS + 3.0 mg/L 6 BA + 0.3 mg/L IBA + 6.5 g/L琼脂+ 30 g/L蔗糖,不定芽诱导率可达到81.24%;6 BA和NAA均能促进米槁不定芽的增殖,且NAA是不定芽增殖的主要影响因素。(3)最适不定芽增殖培养基为MS + 0.1 mg/L 6 BA + 1.0 mg/L NAA + 0.3 g/L AC + 6.5 g/L琼脂 + 30 g/L蔗糖,不定芽平均增殖系数达到2.79。该研究基本建立了米槁不定芽诱导及增殖培养体系,为其深层次的资源开发、利用及快速繁殖提供了一条新的路径。     

黑蒴定芽诱发增殖的初步研究

黑蒴(Melasma arvense)为云南省民族民间珍稀药材,现已成为云南天然药物开发的热点药材种类.但目前在云南已濒临灭绝,急需对其进行资源保护和人工繁育.该研究在筛选黑蒴不同器官培养的基础上,以茎枝为外植体,依次考察了不同基本培养基、不同种类细胞分裂素和质量浓度、不同天然有机添加物对定芽(顶芽和侧芽)萌发增殖及生长的影响.结果表明:以黑蒴带节茎枝为外植体,将其剪成2~3 cm带节嫩茎枝,经严格的外植物体消毒程序处理后,接种到1/2MS+6-BA 0.5 mg·L-1+Pt 50 g·L-1+Bn 80 g·L-1+25 g·L-1蔗糖+7 g·L-1琼脂,pH值5.8的培养基上,接种后放置在光照强度1500~2000 lx,光照10 h·d-1,温度22℃下培养,接种后8~10 d开始萌发,40 d单茎平均增殖数达8.1,主茎40 d生长长度74.2 mm,显示出极好的诱发增殖生长效果.该研究结果初步建立了黑蒴嫰茎枝诱发定芽及增殖培养体系,为云南珍稀民族药黑蒴的资源保护、人工栽培和可持续利用提供了科学依据.     

菊芋试管苗的初代培养及愈伤组织不定芽诱导

菊芋（Helianthus tuberosus Linn.）为菊科（Asteraceae）向日葵属（Helianthus Linn.）多年生草本植物,耐寒、耐旱、耐贫瘠、耐盐碱[1];其地下块茎富含菊糖,还可通过发酵生产乙醇,在功能性食用多糖及生物能源方面的开发潜力巨大。菊芋主要通过块茎进行无性繁殖,其种子成活率和发芽率均很低[2],严重阻碍了菊芋的杂交育种。近年来以植物组织培养为基础的一系列现代育种技术为菊芋的种质改良提供了新途径,但由于菊芋的愈伤组织难以诱导不定芽或体胚发生,导致以农杆菌转化为主的转基因育种技术的应用受到限制。     

褐纹报春苣苔组织培养与快速繁殖

褐纹报春苣苔(Primulina glandaceistriata)是一种极具观赏价值的喀斯特地区野生花卉,目前尚未有褐纹报春苣苔组培快繁的研究报道。该研究以褐纹报春苣苔的叶片为外植体,通过两种途径建立其组培快繁体系。结果表明:适宜的不定芽诱导培养基为MS+6-BA 2.0 mg·L~(-1)+NAA 0.10 mg·L~(-1),适宜的不定芽增殖培养基为MS+ZT 2.0 mg·L~(-1)+NAA 0.10 mg·L~(-1)+活性炭0.05 g·L~(-1),增殖系数为11.09;适宜的愈伤组织诱导培养基为MS+TDZ 2.0 mg·L~(-1)+NAA 0.10 mg·L~(-1),适宜的愈伤组织分化培养基为MS+ZT 1.0 mg·L~(-1)+NAA 0.10mg·L~(-1),分化系数为12.46;适宜的生根培养基为1/2MS+IBA 0.1 mg·L~(-1)+活性炭0.05 g·L~(-1)或1/2MS+IBA0.5 mg·L~(-1)+活性炭0.05 g·L~(-1),生根率为100%。该研究结果成功建立了褐纹报春苣苔的组培快繁体系,为今后褐纹报春苣苔的种苗繁殖和遗传转化提供了技术支持。     

Regeneration of plants from callus and embryos of ‘Royal’ apricot

Immature embryos of apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) cv. Royal with a PF index of 25–100 were used to regenerate plants in vitro using two methods. In the first case, callus was initiated on MS medium with 4.5 M 2, 4-D plus 0.44 M BA and regeneration of shoots from the callus occurred on MS medium with 4.4 M BA plus 1.0 M 2, 4-D. In the second case, adventitious buds were directly regenerated from the cotyledons on MS medium with 4.4 M BA plus 1.0 M 2, 4-D.Abbreviations BA 6-benzyladenine - IBA dole-3-butyric acid - NAA -naphthylacetic acid - 2, 4-D 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid - PF (embryo length/seed length) x 100     

Adventitious bud development and regeneration in Tillandsia eizii

Summary The bromeliad Tillandsia eizii is a stricking species with large, colorful, and persistent inflorescences that can reach 1 m in length. The value of this plant as an ornamental and its importance in cultural and religious activities has led to its overcollection in the wild. Clonal propagation via tissue culture may be a means to repopulate native stands while meeting the demands for this species as an ornamental and ceremonial plant. Adventitious bud proliferation was induced from axenically germinated scedling material. Parameters evaluated were the age of explant material at the time of transfer onto bud-induction medium, the concentration of plant growth regulators, and the period of exposure to induction medium. Light and seanning electron microscopy (SEM) established the origin and development of buds. Twelve-week-old seedling explants rapidly initiated adventitious buds after a 30-d induction period on shoot-initiation medium. Adventitious buds were induced in 40% of the explants placed on media with 2 mg l⁻¹ 6-benzylaminopurine (BA) (8.88 μM) plus 0.1 mg l⁻¹ α-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) (0.54 μM) with some cultures becoming highly prolific after repeated subeulture. Shoots elongated in proliferating cultures, and plants were successfully acclimatized and planted into the greenhouse. The results indicate that tissue culture may be used as a means to propagate this epiphytic bromeliad species, which is being seriously affected by deforestation and habitat destruction. In addition, adventitious bud proliferation can provide a means to propagate superior genotypes.     

Microexplant isolation from Cactaceae

A method of explant isolation suitable for Cactaceae is described. Small pieces of tissue were removed with a syringe without causing substantial plant injury. Using this method callus cultures were obtained in several Cactaceae species.     

In vitro shoot organogenesis from excised immature cotyledons and microcuttings production in Stone Pine

Adventitious buds were induced on isolated immature cotyledons of Pinus pinea L. in the presence of benzyladenine (BA). The response to different BA concentrations also depended upon the culture medium used (modified MS, SH and GD). A wide range of BA concentrations (5, 25 or 50 M) can be applied to the GD and SH media, which are the media with the lower nitrogen content, without damaging effects. In the MS medium, which has the highest nitrogen concentration, the range of BA that can be applied was narrower and the highest BA concentration was lethal. The addition of indolebutyric acid (0.05, 0.25 or 0.5 M) to the induction medium, decreased the response of cotyledons. The increase in the concentration of sucrose from 3% to 5% did not increase the number of responding cotyledons. The addition of activated charcoal (0.5 and 3 g l^-1) or indolebutyric acid (1.5 or 3 M) did not speed up the elongation of explants. Elongation of the buds produced shoots with two different phenotypes, each phenotype having a different multiplication rate.Abbreviations BA benzyladenine - GD Gresshoff & Doy medium - IBA indolebutyric acid - MS Murashige & Skoog medium - SH Schenk & Hildebrandt medium     

High efficiency <Emphasis Type="Italic">In vitro</Emphasis> plant regeneration from cotyledon explants of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Incarvillea sinensis</Emphasis>

Summary A simple and effective procedure has been developed for plantlet regeneration from cotyledon-derived callus of the medicinally important herb and ornamental species, Incarvillea sinensis. An average of 18.4 adventitious shoots per explant were obtained from 100% cotyledon explants cultured on half-strength Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium containing 1.0 mg l⁻¹ 6-benzylaminopurine for 3 wk, followed by another 4 wk on hormone-free 1/2×MS medium. The cotyledon explants continued to expand and regenerate new shoots upon repeated subculturing onto fresh medium. Most regenerated shoots (66.9%) were rooted on 1/4×MS mediumcontaining 1.0 mg l⁻¹ indole-3-acetic acid, with an average of about 3.8 roots per shoot. Regenerated plants with well developed shoots and roots were successfully acclimatized in soil and were normal phenotypically.     

Adventitious shoot bud formation and plant regeneration from <Emphasis Type="Italic">In vitro</Emphasis>-cultured stem segments of reed (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Phragmites communis</Emphasis> Trin.)

Summary A protocol for large-scale propagation of Phragmites communis Trin. by adventitious bud formation and plant regeneration was established. Adventitious buds were induced through either the indirect pathway or the direct pathway from stem explants of Phragmites communis. In the indirect pathway, it was essential to decrease the level of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid from 9.1 to 0.5 μM to induce adventitious buds and achieve plant regeneration. In the direct pathway, the effects of different benzylaminopurine (BA) concentrations in the medium, and different positions of the explants, on adventitious bud formation were determined. Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with 5.4μM α-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) and 53.4 μM BA, and the bottom part of stem explants were most responsive for the differentiation of adventitious shoot buds. The highest differentiation frequency was 20–30 adventitious shoot buds per stem node tissue. Elongation and proliferation of adventitious buds were achieved on MS medium supplemented with 13.3 μM BA and 5.4 μM NAA. Shoots were rooted in liquid half-strength MS medium with 5.4 μM NAA+4.9 μM indole-3-butyric acid. Rooted plants survived (87.5%) and grew well after transfer into soil for 4 wk. More than 20 000 regenerated plants of a salt-tolerant variant line of Phragmites communis have been produced. This protocol is useful for clonal micropropagation and possibly for Agrobacterium- mediated gene transfer in P. communis.     

In vitro organogenesis and plant formation in cucumber

In vitro organogenesis was achieved from callus derived from hypocotyl explants of Cucumis sativus L. cv. Poinsett 76. Calli were induced from hypocotyl explants excised from 7-d-old seedlings grown on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium containing 87.64 μM sucrose, 0.8 % agar, 3.62 μM 2,4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid and 2.22 μM 6-benzyladenine (BA). Regeneration of adventitious buds from callus (25 shoots explant⁻¹) was achieved on MS medium supplemented with 8.88 μM BA, 2.5 μM zeatin and 10 % coconut water after two subcultures in the same medium at 30-d interval. Gibberellic acid (1.75 μM) favoured shoot elongation and indole 3-butyric acid (7.36 μM) induced rooting. Rooted plants were hardened and successfully established in soil.     

青海野生黑果枸杞再生体系的建立及遗传稳定性分析

以野生黑果枸杞(Lycium ruthenicum Murr.)的无菌苗叶片作为外植体,建立了两条再生体系:一条是经愈伤组织再分化的间接再生体系,一条是不经愈伤组织再分化的直接再生体系。并采用流式细胞术(FCM)及ISSR分子标记技术对两种途径再生苗进行了遗传稳定性分析。结果表明:(1)最佳愈伤组织诱导培养基为MS+1.5 mg·L-12,4-二氯苯氧乙酸(2,4-D),诱导率达100%;最佳分化培养基为MS+1.5 mg·L-16-苄氨基腺嘌呤(6-BA)+0.1 mg·L-1吲哚-3-丁酸(IBA),1 g愈伤组织上的平均不定芽数为39.4个。(2)叶片直接诱导不定芽的最佳培养基为MS+0.5 mg·L-16-BA+0.3 mg·L-1α-萘乙酸(NAA),不定芽诱导率为92.9%,每个外植体上平均不定芽数为18.1个。(3)两条途径再生的不定芽在不含植物生长调节剂的MS培养基上,2周内均可正常生根。(4)FCM结果显示亲本苗及2种再生苗均为二倍体。(5)ISSR分析表明,间接再生苗的平均遗传相似性系数为0.84,直接再生苗的平均遗传相似性系数为0.91,直接再生体系是一种更加快速高效的繁殖方法。     

Adventitious shoot regeneration fromFagus sylvatica leaf explantsin vitro

Summary Adventitious shoots were induced on transversally divided expanding leaves fromFagus sylvatica shoot cultures of juvenile origin. Adventitious shoot buds formed mainly on callus that developed on the petiole stump or on the cut across the midrib of distal leaf halves. However, sometimes they arose directly from leaf tissue. An anatomical study confirmed both the direct and indirect origin of the adventitious buds. The best results were obtained by culturing proximal leaf sections on woody plant medium supplemented with 2.9 μM indole-3 acetic acid in combination with 8.9 μM benzyladenine or 2.3 μM thidiazuron (TDZ). Proximal explants were more responsive than distal explants in terms of both callus formation and bud regeneration, regardless of the induction medium or clone tested. Bud formation capacity was influenced by the genotype of the stock shoot culture and was enhanced by an initial 10 d darkness, but was inhibited by longer periods of darkness. Caulogenic competence was significantly affected by the duration of exposure to TDZ; in particular, adventitious shoot length was depressed by increasing the exposure period. Three weeks culture with TDZ was the most efficient treatment for shoot production and elongation. Further shoot development was promoted by subculturing the explants to the same medium used for the maintenance of the stock shoot cultures. Shoots so obtained were multiplied and rooted producing plantlets of adventitious origin.     

裸果木再生体系建立与不定芽发生研究

为探究裸果木再生体系建立的影响因素,确定其不定芽发生的起源,该研究以裸果木健壮植株的茎段为外植体,采用6 BA和IBA不同浓度组合,筛选愈伤增殖及不定芽再生的最佳浓度组合,确定生根诱导的关键影响因素,建立再生体系,并对其不定芽分化进程进行解剖结构分析,以确认其起源。结果表明：(1)裸果木茎段的最佳愈伤增殖培养基为MS+1 mg·L^-1 IBA+1 mg·L^-1 6 BA+30 g·L^-1蔗糖+7 g·L^-1琼脂,主体间效应分析表明IBA为关键影响因素;愈伤大小随IBA浓度增加呈现先升高后下降的趋势。(2)最佳不定芽诱导培养基为MS+0.5 mg·L^-1 6 BA+30 g·L^-1蔗糖+7 g·L^-1琼脂,诱导不定芽数量为4.9个/块,生芽率达92.3%。(3)生根诱导中,SH基本培养基和蔗糖浓度为关键因素,最佳生根培养基为SH+0~10 g·L^-1蔗糖+7 g·L^-1琼脂,生根率达91.3%。(4)解剖结构观察发现,不定芽起源于愈伤表层的分生细胞,为外起源。该研究通过器官发生途径建立了裸果木的再生体系,确定了不定芽为外起源,为裸果木这一珍稀濒危的林木种质资源保护及可持续利用奠定了研究基础,并为其未来的发展利用提供了有效途径。     

Callus formation in Ecklonia cava Kjellman (Laminariales,Phaeophyta)

Explants from stipes and meristems of Ecklonia cava were incubated on six media under several culture conditions. Both stipe and meristem explants developed calluses three to six weeks after inoculation onto all media except AS PC-1. Calluses developed on stipe explants but did not develop on meristem explants at a temperature of 23 °C. Temperatures from 8 to 13 °C were favorable for callus development. Callus development on meristem explants required light but callus development on stipe explants did not.     

Adventitious bud formation and shoot development from in vitro leaves of Vitis x Muscadinia hybrids

High levels of regeneration were obtained from young leaves excised from axillary shoots in proliferating nodal cultures of several Vitis x Muscadinia hybrids. Best results were obtained when the explants were cultured on solidified half-strength Murashige and Skoog medium supplemented with 8.9 M 6-benzyladenine and 0.05 M 1-naphthaleneacetic acid. Though variation was observed among the hybrids, the procedure used does not seem to be genotype-specific as all the hybrids and cultivars tested could regenerate. Scanning electron microscopy observations and histological studies carried out during the development of adventitious shoot organogenesis revealed that the promeristem initiation occurred in the outer cell layers near the wounded area of the petiolar stub.Abbreviations BA 6-benzyladenine - NAA 1-naphthaleneacetic acid     

Adventitious organogenic regeneration from soybean genotypes representing nine maturity groups

In the US, soybean genotypes are classified into maturity groups (MG; total of 13) that represent areas of adaptation generally correlated with latitude bands. To determine if one regeneration procedure could regenerate representatives from diverse areas of adaptation, 18 soybean genotypes representing nine MG were compared for organogenic adventitious regeneration and plant formation from hypocotyl explants following the procedure previously tested on representatives from only three MG. Responding explants were those capable of producing shoots on the acropetal end of the explant from either the outer edge plus central region or the central region only. This enabled determination of the contribution of cotyledonary nodal tissue (outer edge) to shoot regeneration and by discounting those explants, it also enabled estimates of true adventitious regeneration. All 18 genotypes were capable of producing meristemoids/shoots solely from the central region with responses ranging from 28.5 to 64.3% after 4 weeks in culture. All genotypes were also capable of producing elongated shoots that could be successfully rooted. No morphological differences were noted among regenerants, or between them and seed-initiated plants. All regenerants produced viable seed which germinated and produced morphologically normal plants. This study confirmed the genotype- and MG-independent nature of this hypocotyl-based organogenic regeneration procedure and provided conservative estimates for responses that were truly/solely adventitious in nature.     

Adventitious bud regeneration from leaf explants of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Platanus occidentalis</Emphasis> L. and genetic stability assessment

The aim of this work is to develop a method of plant regeneration from leaf explants of Platanus occidentalis L. successfully. Woody plant medium (HortScience 16:453–459, 1981) and Murashige and Skoog (Physiol Plant 15:473–497, 1962) medium were used as induced and rooted basal medium, respectively. The effects of combinations of 6-BA, IBA, NAA and KT with different concentrations on adventitious bud regeneration from P. occidentalis leaf explants were compared. The results showed that the highest shoot regeneration frequency (90%) and maximum number (13.72 ± 0.44) of shoots per explant was recorded on WPM medium supplemented with 22.20 mmol l⁻¹ 6-BA and 0.49 mmol l⁻¹ IBA. A 40-day-old explants were much more productive for shoot formation than others in this study. The regenerated shoots were cultured on MS medium supplemented with 1.33 mmol l⁻¹ 6-BA, 0.16 mmol l⁻¹ NAA and 2% (w/v) adenine, after 2-week shoots were transferred to 1/2 MS medium supplemented with 0.49 mmol l⁻¹ IBA for rooting. Hardened plantlets via acclimatization were transferred to pots and transplanted to the soil finally. To ascertain whether tissue culture had effects on the genetic stability of plantlets regenerated, the genetic diversity was assessed using RAPD marker. A total of 96 bands ranging from 0.5 to 2.2 kb with an average of 6.4 bands per primer, were obtained using 15 primers. Amplified products exhibited few of polymorphic patterns across all the plants of P. occidentalis and the overall frequency of detection of somaclonal polymorphisms was lower than 0.0104%. Yuehua Sun, Yanling Zhao, and Xiaojuan Wang contributed equally to this work.     

铁炮百合组培中不定芽形成的细胞学观察

以铁炮百合鳞片诱导的无菌苗叶段作外植体,在MS+6-BA2.0mg/L+NAA0.2mg/L培养基上诱导不定芽,效果较好。诱导过程中定期取样进行石蜡制片,观察不定芽分化过程中的细胞组织学变化。结果表明,脱分化始于切口周围的细胞;形态发生的主要方式是由愈伤组织分化出不定芽,不定芽通常起源于愈伤组织团从外到内第2~7层细胞的分生细胞团。