Induction Of Callus and Regeneration of Plantlets in Stem Segment Culture of Chinese Gooseberry

The stem segments of male and female plants of Actinidia chihensis Planch. var. chinensis C. F. Liang and A. chihensis Planch. var. hispida C. F. Liang were cultured in vitro. Callus and plantlets were obtained on MS basic medium supplemented with BAP (0.5, 2 ppm) + IAA (0.05 ppm) or zeatin (0.1–10 ppm). Best results were obtained on medium added with 1 ppm zeatin. It was possible to induce callus in both species but the frequency of callus redifferentiating into plantlet in A. chinensis Planch. var. hispida was far higher than that in A. chinensis Planch. var. chinensis and the frequency of plantlets derived from the female plant was higher than those from the male plant. The stem of plantlet was cut off when it reached 1 cm in height, then soaked in the solution with IBA 50 ppm for 2 hr. or with IBA 2 ppm for 24 hr. and the excised stem was transferred onto medium with 1/2 MS+ 1% sucrose +0.5% active carbon for rooting. It is possible that this technique of obtaining whole plants by stem segment culture provides a method for thes multiplication of female plants and the good individual plants of chinese gooseberry.     

Induction of Endosperm Calluses and Regeneration of Endosperm Plantlets of Asparagus officinalis

The endosperm callus has been induced from the young endosperm of Asparagus officinalis L. on the MS supplemented with auxin. The induction frequency of callus amounts to 65.9%–83.1%. When the callus was transferred to the medium supplemented with lower concentration of NAA 0.1 ppm or containing BA 1 ppm and NAA 0.5 ppm, the differentiation of shoots, roots and a few embryoids began to occur. A few calluses and embryoids can develop into plantlets. The chromosome number in the cells from the same root tip and shoot apex of endosperm plantlet is very unstable. They can be euploids (n=10, 2n=20, 3n=30, 4n=40). or aneupl0ids (n=6, 7, 17, 25, 53).     

Study on the Hybrid Endosperm Culture of Wheat-Rye In Vitro

The endosperm culture of wheat-rye hybrid was studied in order to explore a new pathway of chromosome engineering. The preliminary results were obtained to show that the endosperm callus formation could be induced from the young endosperm within 7–14 days after crossing on the medium supplemented with 2 ppm 2,4-D, 0.5 ppm kinetin and 3%–8% sucrose. The induction frequency of callus amounts to 35.3%. When the calli were transfered onto an auxin step-down medium containing 0.5 ppm IAA and 1 ppm kinetin, both shoots and roots were formed. 4 endosperm plantlets were obtained. The chromosome number in somatic cells of endosperm plantlets was very unstable. The numbers varied from 6—42, but there is no 49 to be found. The chromosome number with 1—4 times of 7 can be found in higher percentage.     

Protocol for Callus Induction and Somatic Embryogenesis in Moso Bamboo

Moso bamboo [Phyllostachys heterocycla var. pubescens (Mazel ex J. Houz.) Ohwi] is one of the most important forest crops in China and the rest of Asia. Although many sympodial bamboo tissue culture protocols have been established, there is no protocol available for plantlet regeneration as indicated by callus induction for monopodial bamboos, such as Moso bamboo. In the present report, embryogenic callus induction, embryoid development, and germination were established for Moso bamboo from zygotic seed embryos. Callus was initiated from zygotic embryos after 10–20 d culture on MS media supplemented with 4.0 mg/L 2, 4-D and 0.1 mg/L zeatin (ZT). About 50% of the explants produced calli, and nearly 15% of the calli were found to be embryogenic in nature. These embryogenic calli can be subcultured for proliferation in the Murashige and Skoog media (MS) supplemented with 0.5–2.0 mg/L 2, 4-D. These calli were found to have maintained their capacity for regeneration even after one year of subculture. The viable somatic embryoids regenerated in medium containing 5.0–7.0 mg/L ZT. Nearly 5% of the calli were found capable of regenerating into plantlets directly in MS medium containing 5.0–7.0 mg/L ZT. Root growth was more pronounced when the plantlets were transferred to medium containing 2.0 mg/L NAA. After 30 days of subculture, the plantlets were transferred to a greenhouse.     

阳桃胚乳愈伤组织诱导和不定芽发生的研究

首次成功建立阳桃胚乳组织培养并获得胚乳再生植株。胚乳愈伤组织诱导以培养基MS 2,4-D2．0mgL^-1 BA0．2mgL^-1的效果最好,诱导频率可达94．7％,愈伤组织乳白色,结构致密,生长旺盛;将其接种在培养基MS ZT3．0mgL^-1 NAA0．2mgL^-1上,愈伤组织由乳白色致密型转变为淡绿色致密型,进而形成绿色芽点,分化出不定芽,分化频率可达73．3％;胚乳植株在培养基MS ZT2．0-2．5mgL^-1 NAA0．05mgL^-1上进行壮苗和营养繁殖。     

The Induction of Endosperm Plantlets and Their Ploidy of Barley in Vitro

The endosperm callus has been induced from immature endosperm of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) on the MS medium supplemented with auxin. When the callus was transferred to the medium supplemented with lower concentration of auxin, the differentiation of shoots began to occur. The regenerated plantlets can be green, albino and whitegreen stripe. The chromosome number in the cells from same root tip of endosperm plantlet is very unstable. They can be euploid (2n=7, 14, 21, 28) or aneuploid (2n = 8, 9, 10, 13).     

黄连体细胞胚胎发生的研究

黄连(Coptis chinensis)叶片外植体在 MS 2,4-D 1 ppm 培养基上很容易产生愈伤组织。愈伤组织在转入分化培养基 MS 6-BA 0.5ppm NAA 1ppm 培养基上以后,能产生大量胚状体。胚状体可经过球形、心形、鱼雷形及子叶期等诸阶段发育成小植株。对胚状体用4%的藻酸钠和2%的氯化钙进行人工种皮包埋后,在无菌条件下,胚状体转变成苗。愈伤组织在分化培养基上经几次继代后,整个愈伤组织可转变为胚性愈伤组织并形成一个个胚性细胞团。胚状体可从其表面或愈伤组织内的任一细胞团产生。这一研究结果为获得大量分散的单个胚状体及人工种子的研制提供了良好的实验系统。     

石刁柏胚乳愈伤组织内胚胎发生的组织细胞学观察

石刁柏(Asparagus officinalis L.)的幼嫩胚乳接种于MS+NAA 5ppm+6-BA 1ppm和MS+NAA 1ppm+6-BA 0.5ppm的培养基上诱导产生愈伤组织。将愈伤组织转移到MS+6-BA 1ppm+NAA 0.5ppm的分化培养基上,培养30天后即可形成胚状体,组织细胞学观察表明:胚状体起源于愈伤组织内或近表层的单个胚性细胞。在胚状体发生的早期阶段,观察到与柳叶菜型和藜型胚胎发育大致相似的细胞分裂方式,从而出现了T型或线型的四个细胞的原胚。在多细胞原胚及球形胚期具有单列或不规则排列的多细胞胚柄。石刁柏胚乳愈伤组织中的胚胎发生是不同步的,在同一块愈伤组织的切片中可以观察到不同发育阶段的胚状体。在外形上还可以观察到一个子叶、两个子叶或四个子叶等多种不同形态的胚状体。一部份胚状体能发育成完整小植株。     

Studies on Stem Tissue Culture and Organgenesis of Aloe vera

tem segments of Aloe vera were cultured on MS medium with different hormones and successfully regenerated into a large number of plantlets via callus-globoid-adventitious bud. In application of various cytokinins, the effect of zeatin on organgenesis was better than kinetm and the enhanced effect was apparent when NAA was combined with zeatin or kinetin on MS medium. The best results were obtained on the medium with zeatin 2ppm+NAA 0.5ppm. With scanning electron microscope and histocytological method the observation showed that the globoid which is a cell mass with hollow on the top originated from the surface of callus. After differentiation of scale primordium twice, the primordium of adventitious bud was formed between scale primordia. Finally, the adventitious bud was developed into plantlet. Therefore the globid can be considered as a proliferation unit producing adventitious bud.     

网纹瓜单细胞固-液双层培养及体细胞无性系建立(简报)

网纹瓜(Cucumis melo Var.reticulatus)是名贵的优质甜瓜,为葫芦科、甜瓜属植物。我国引种后生长良好,产量高,经济效益好,每年从日本购进大量杂交种子。但由于种子不纯,基因型差异较大,植株不整齐,产量不稳定,而且价格昂贵。因此,选育适合我国种植的     

Plantlet differentiation in leaf and root cultures of birch (Betula Pendula roth.)

The newly-formed leaves on plantlets differentiated from shoot bud cultures of Betula pendula, when excised and grown on a fresh medium produced callus from the margins or regenerated leafy shoots, roots and plantlets. After 4 weeks, upon transfer to murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with 3-indoleacetic acid (IAA) + 6-(4-hydroxy-3-methyl-trans-2-enyl)aminopurine (zeatin) + 6-aminopurine (adenine), 15–20 plantlets were produced from each explant. Likewise, the roots also showed meristematic activity at several sites, and produced nodulated callus on MS + α-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) + 6-(3-methyl-2-butenyl-amino)purine (2-iP) + adenine, and ultimately differentiated plantlets. Anatomical studies showed that initiation of callus takes place by meristematic activity in epidermal cells of leaves, and cortical cells of roots. Cytological investigations revealed no change in chromosomal complement.     

Callus Induction and Organ Differentiation in the Tissue Culture of Begonia fimbristipula Hance

This paper reports the organ differentiation in the tissue culture of Begonia fimbristipula Hance. Three types of regenerated plantlets were obtained: (1) callus differentiation, (2) growth center induced from the aseptic seedling leaf and (3) shoots were differentiated from roots developed from the callus. Callus could be obtained on SH medium as well as on MS basic medium supplemented with 2,4-D (0.1 ppm) +NAA (2.5 ppm) +KT (0.25 ppm). Experiments were carried out to compare the effects of different concentrations of sucrose on callus induction. It was found that the differentiation rate of callus was higher on MS medium than on SH medium. Comparative experiments were also carried out to find out the efficiency of callus differentiation by BA and 2ip at various concentrations. The better differentiation of callus was obtained at the range 0.25—2 ppm of BA, The cytological investigations showed that individual plantlet grown on the leaf was originated from the epidermal cells. According to our study, numerous plantlets can be obtained from a single leaf of aseptic seedlings. It is possible that this technique provides a way of rapid donal propogation of Begonia fimbristipula Hance.     

Somatic embryogenesis,organogenesis, and regeneration from leaf callus culture of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Decalepis hamiltonii</Emphasis> Wight &; Arn., an endangered shrub

Summary A novel protocol has been developed for inducing somatic embryogenesis from leaf cultures of Decalepis hamiltonii. Callus was obtained from leaf sections in Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with α-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA)+N⁶-benzyladenine (BA) or 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D)+BA. Nodular embryogenic callus developed from the cut end of explants on media containing 2,4-D and BA, whereas compact callus developed on media containing NAA and BA. Upon subsequent transfer of explants with primary callus onto MS media containing zeatin and/or gibberellic acid (GA₃) and BA, treatment with zeatin (13.68μM) and BA (10.65 μM) resulted in the induction of the highest number of somatic embryos directly from nodular tissue. The maturation of embryos took place along with the induction on the same medium. Embryogenic calluses with somatic embryos were subcultured onto MS basal medium supplemented with 4.56μM zeatin+10.65 μM BA. After 4wk, more extensive differentiation of somatic embryos was observed. The mature embryos developed into complete plantlets on growth regulator-free MS medium. A distinct feature of this study is the induction of somatic embryogenesis from leaf explants of Decalepis hamiltonii, which has not been reported previously. By using this protocol, complete plantlets could be regenerated through indirect somatic embryogenesis or organogenesis from leaf explants in 12–16 wk.     

Plant regeneration via somatic embryogenesis in mature embryo-derived callus culture of Sinocalamus latiflora (Munro) McClure

Somatic embryogenesis and subsequent formation of plantlets was achieved from callus cultures derived from mature zygotic embryos of Sinocalamus latiflora (Munro) McClure (Bamboo). Embryogenic callus was initiated on Murashige and Skoog's medium (MS) supplemented with 6 mg/l 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), 3 mg/l kinetin, 250 mg/l polyvinylpyrrolidon and 5% sucrose. Prolonged culture of the embryogenic callus on the same medium resulted in embryoid formation. The embryoids developed further to yield whole plantlets when transferred to a medium containing lower concentrations of 2,4-D (3 mg/l) and kinetin (2 mg/l).     

魔芋属植物愈伤组织的诱导和再生植株的研究

用云南魔芋(Amorphophallus yunnanensis)、白魔芋(A.albus)、花魔芋(A.revieri)和勐海魔芋(A.bannaensis)等四个种的叶、鳞叶、花序、匍匐茎、块茎和茎尖为外植体,诱导产生小植物。可通过三种途径获得魔芋再生植株:(1)由外植体诱导愈伤组织,再分化小植株:在添加0.5—1.0mg/1 NAA和BA或KT、ZT的MS培养基上,高频率地诱导瘤状愈伤组织形成,发现NAA对愈伤组织的诱导是必不可少的,而细胞分裂素与之组合,促进瘤状愈伤组织的形成和发育,在无激素或低浓度激素的培养基上,瘤状愈伤组织分化出小植物;(2)茎尖和鳞叶、块茎切块培养,诱导形成多芽苗,产生再生植株;(3)块茎切块诱导产生微型小块茎,然后分化芽和根,长成小植物。本研究为魔芋的快速繁殖提供了新的手段。     

草霉花药培养获得无病毒植株的技术研究

以花粉发育为单核期的花药接种,在MS附加IAA 4PPm、K 2PPm、BA 2m的培养基上诱导愈伤组织,并可直接分化出“沙尔普斯”、“红岗利德”、”春香“3个品种的花药植株。稍加调整附加激素成分和浓度,可在“索非亚”、“宝交早生”、“戈雷拉”、“红衣”、“丽红” 等品种的花药上直接经愈伤组织分化出植株。其中有“沙尔普斯”、“红岗利德”、“春香”、“宝交早生”、“索非亚”等5个品种的花药植株经过病毒检测确认不带SMoV、SCrV、SMYEV和SVBV 4种病毒。对无病毒植株进行了田间对比试验,植株生长势和果实产量都明显超过对照品种。     

草莓花药培养获得无病毒植株的技术研究

以花粉发育为单核期的花药接种,在MS附加IAA 4ppm、K 2ppm、BA 2ppm的培养基上诱导愈伤组织,并可直接分化出“沙尔普斯”、“红岗利德”、“春香”3个品种的花药植株。稍加调整附加激素成分和浓度,可在“索非亚”、“宝交早生”、“戈雷拉”、“红衣”、“丽红”等品种的花药上直接经愈伤组织分化出植株。其中有“沙尔普斯”、“红岗利德”、“春香”、“宝交早生”、“索非亚”等5个品种的花药植株经过病毒检测确认不带SMoV、SCrV、SMYEV和SVBV4种病毒。对无病毒植株进行了田间对比试验,植株生长势和果实产量都明显超过对照品种。     

High frequency plant regeneration from immature ovule-derived embryogenic cell suspension cultures of Chelidonium majus var. asiaticum

Culture conditions for high frequency plant regeneration via somatic embryogenesis in cell suspension cultures of Chelidonium majus var. asiaticum are described. Immature ovules formed embryogenic calluses at a frequency of 40% when cultured on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with 4.52 μM 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D). The optimum ovule size for embryogenic callus formation ranged from 1 to 1.5 mm in length. Cell suspension cultures were established from embryogenic calluses using MS liquid medium containing 4.52 μM 2,4-D. Upon plating onto MS basal medium, cell aggregates from cell suspension cultures produced somatic embryos which then developed into plantlets. Regenerated plantlets were transplanted to potting soil and grown to maturity in a growth chamber. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Embryology and Embryo Rescue of an Interspecific Cross Between Actinidia deliciosa cv. Haywardand A. eriantha

The study deals with an investigation of embryo and endosperm development in seeds of interspecific hybridization betwwn Actinidia deliciosa cv. Hayward (6X) and A. eriantha (2X) and an attempt to hybrid embryo rescure. The average seed number per fruit of hybrid com suitable culture media for in vitro embryo growth and subsequent growth of the seedlings are tested for hybrid embryos from normal and abortive seeds. The highest percentage of seed germination and the best growth of early seedlings are obtained op. MS medium supplemented with 0.5 ppm of IAA and 0.5 ppm of GA3; MS supplemented with 2 ppm of 2ip, 0.5 ppm of IAA and 0.5 ppm of GA3; MS supplemented with of 2ip and 0.5 ppm of GA3. When these embryos, as seedlings, were transferred onto MS supplemented with 0.5 ppm of GA3 and then MS without growth regulators, they readily develop into seedlings with normal leaves and roots, A lot of adventitious buds produced from hypocotyl of some normal and abortive embryos on MS supplemented with 2 ppm of BAP and Ms+ 0.5 ppm IAA+0.5 ppm GA3 further grow into hybrid plantlets. Although various percentage of embryos developed from abortive seeds also germinate, but when inoculated onto media as mentioned in Table l, a number of malformed seedlings form subsequently. The remaining embryos on all the media, however, show limited growth, and eventually either form callus or die. The nature of hybrid seedling is confirmed by cytological test. Half of them showed chromosome number as 4X=116 approx., the rest may have 19, 27, 30, 46, 120, 131, ect. In conclusion, according to embryological and cytological observation on hybrid seeds and seedlings: (I) the cross between Actinidia deliciosa cv. Hayward and A. eriantha appears interspecific incompatibility and compatibility to some extent, (2) normal hybrid seedlings are produced by normal hybrid embryos from normal seeds and abnormal embryos from abortive seeds, and (3) both may induce initiation of adventitious buds from hypocotyl. We suggested that these results may be useful for plant breeding program.     

Plant regeneration and morphology during in-vitro organogenesis fromHeloniopsis orientalis (Thunb.) C. Tanaka

Heloniopsis orientalis (Liliaceae) is an important horticultural crop native to Korea. Under natural conditions, germination is poor and plant growth is delayed. Therefore, we have developed a vegetative propagation method to produce plants with vigorous growth characteristics via tissue culture. Leaf tissues were cultured on MS basal media supplemented with growth regulators 2,4-D, TDZ, BA, or zeatin. The regenerated shoots were then initiated directly from leaf expiants on an MS medium containing either 0.1 to 1.0 mg/L 2,4-D or 0.1 to 3.0 mg/L BA. Healthy plantlets with adventitious roots were formed on the medium supplemented with 0.1 mg/L BA. TDZ triggered callus initiation without caulogenesis or rhizogenesis, and callus formation was better on the half-strength MS medium than on the full-strength medium. After the plants were acclimatized for one month at 4°C, they were successfully transferred to soil. In addition, we used LM and SEM to investigate shoot morphogenesis at various stages of differentiation.