Prevention of auxin-induced vascular differentiation in wound callus by surface-to-surface adhesion between calluses of stock and scion in cactus grafts

The relationship between formation of CVB, which connects vascularcut ends of stock and scion, and the condition of tissue whereCVB is expected to be induced was studied using a cactus graftcombination of Notocactus submammulosus var. pampeanus youngseedlings on Hylocereus trigonus plants. When a scion with its basal part removed by a transverse cutwas put onto a transverse cut surface of a stock with a distanceof 1 mm between the vascular cut ends of both graft components,CVB was formed in only 13% of the grafts in the callus massmade by adhesion between calluses of stock and scion. The percentagearose to ca. 100% when 100 ppm NAA was applied to the scionapices. This promotive effect of NAA decreased with increasingtime from grafting to NAA application. When wound calluses of stock and scion were prevented from contactonly at the portion between the vascular cut ends of stock andscion by introducing a piece of aluminium foil into the graftunion, CVB was formed in 80% of the grafts in the callus ofthe stock without NAA application. In the case where the scionwas grafted at right angle onto an additional longitudinal cutsurface made 1 mm from the vascular bundle of the stock withremaining intact parenchyma between this cut surface and thevascular bundle of the stock, CVB was not formed even when NAAwas applied. These results suggested that wound response wasa prerequisite for CVB differentiation and that surface-to-surfaceadhesion of calluses inhibited CVB formation by making calluscells differentiate into quiescent parenchyma cells rapidly.The mechanism of this phenomenon is discussed. (Received September 29, 1977; )     

In vitro culture of callus tissues and cell suspensions from okra (Hibiscus esculentus L.) and cotton (gossypium hirsutum L.)

Summary Methods are described for starting and maintaining callus-tissue cultures of twoMalvaceae, okra (Hibiscus esculentus L.) and cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). Okra callus was slow to initiate, but once started it was easy to maintain, in contrast to cotton, which was difficult to initiate and grow. Different media were required to establish the two species. The inclusion of 5 mg per liter of ascorbic acid aided in reducing the formation of black pigments in cotton callus. Hypocotyls of sterile young okra seedlings and leaves of cotton plants were used to produce the callus tissue. Rapidly growing cell suspensions of okra and cotton were obtained in B5 medium.     

The Anatomical Relationship Between Cambial Regeneration and Root Initiation in Wounded Winter Cuttings of the Apple Rootstock M.26

Root primordia differentiate remote from the existing vasculartissue of split- or incision- wounded winter cuttings. Thisis preceded by heavy callusing of the wounds and basal cut surface.Most of the callus is cortical in origin but callus is alsoformed as a result of damage to the cambium. In the incisiontreatment a new cambium differentiates within the cambial callusfrom the undamaged cambium on either side so as to form an outward-pointingsalient enclosing randomly orientated xylem. Two such salientsare formed in the split base treatment since each resultanthalf behaves like a separate cutting. The salients are subdividedhorizontally into finger-like projections due to the dispositionof the rays at the edges of the wound. Once a root primordiumforms, differentiation of procambium-like tissue between itand one or more projections proceeds rapidly, followed by outgrowthof the root. Roots emerge from the basal callus and in verticalfiles from the wound callus. The split base treatment increases16-fold the number of rooted cuttings over controls, while incisionwounds increase rooting four-fold; this is associated with thefact that more rhizogenic (salient-forming) sites are formedby splitting the base. The physical and anatomical factors involvedin cambial regeneration are discussed. Anatomy, apple, callus, cambium, cambial regeneration, M.26 rootstock, Malus pumila L., rooting, root initiation, wound response     

八角莲组织培养的器官发生途径研究

为探究小檗科植物八角莲组织培养的器官发生方式,该研究以八角莲离体叶片、叶柄在MS培养基上诱导产生的愈伤组织、不定芽、不定根为对象,用连续石蜡切片技术分析八角莲组织培养的器官发生途径。结果表明:八角莲愈伤组织形成的解剖学特征是靠近表皮的薄壁细胞经激素刺激恢复分裂能力,继续培养形成拟分生组织。拟分生组织可形成许多分化中心。通过对八角莲组织培养产生的不定芽细胞组织学观察发现芽原基起源于愈伤组织外侧的几层薄壁细胞,芽原基背离愈伤组织中央生长形成不定芽,故八角莲脱分化形成的芽起源方式为外起源。而八角莲的根原基起源于组织深处髓部薄壁细胞和部分维管形成层细胞,进而形成类似球形或楔形并朝韧皮部突起的根原基轮廓,根原基继续发育会突破表皮生成不定根,起源方式为内起源。八角莲离体再生途径为器官发生型,在组培苗生长过程中先诱导形成不定芽,再诱导形成不定根,在愈伤组织上形成维管组织将不定芽和不定根连接成完整植株。     

Structure and development of somatic embryos formed inArabidopsis thaliana pt mutant callus cultures derived from seedlings

Summary Seeds of theArabidopsis thaliana mutant primordia timing (pt) were germinated in 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acidcontaining liquid medium. The seedlings formed somatic embryos and nonembryogenic and embryogenic callus in vitro in a time period of approximately two to three weeks. Embryogenesis and callus formation were monitored with respect to origin, structure, and development. Ten days after germination globular structures appeared in close vicinity of and on the shoot apical meristem (SAM). Somatic embryos formed either directly on the SAM region of the seedling or indirectly on embryogenic callus that developed at the SAM zone. Globular structures developed along the vascular tissue of the cotyledons as well, but only incidentally they formed embryos. Upon deterioration, the cotyledons formed callus. Regular subculture of the embryogenic callus gave rise to high numbers of somatic embryos. Such primary somatic embryos, grown on callus, originated from meristematic cell clusters located under the surface of the callus. Embryos at the globular and heart-shape stage were mostly hidden within the callus. Embryos at torpedo stage appeared at the surface of the callus because their axis elongated. Secondary somatic embryos frequently formed directly on primary ones. They preferentially emerged from the SAM region of the primary somatic embryos, from the edge of the cotyledons, and from the hypocotyl. We conclude that the strong regeneration capacity of thept mutant is based on both recurrent and indirect embryogenesis.Abbreviations 2,4-D 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid - DIC days in culture - SAM shoot apical meristem     

The wound response in the siphonous algaCaulerpa simpliciuscula C. Ag.: II. The effect of wounding on carbon flow

Summary Following on from a previous study on changes in cytology and fine structure during the wound response in the siphonous green algaCaulerpa simpliciuscula (Dreher, Grant, andWetherbee 1978), changes in the carbon metabolism during this wound response have been studied. There was a decrease in the rate of photosynthesis and an increase in the rate of respiration immediately on wounding, but rates of both photosynthesis and respiration returned to those of unwounded tissues within 6 hours. Wounding depressed the rate of starch synthesis and sucrose synthesis but increased the rate of synthesis of soluble 1,3 ß-glucan, lipid and sulphated polysaccharide. When the flow of carbon from these various compounds was studied by means of pulse chase experiments, it was found that only sucrose and sulphated polysaccharide showed different kinetics in control and wounded tissue. The changes which were observed are consistent with the direct involvement of sulphated polysaccharides in the formation of structures formed during the wound healing process.     

Growth of callus and suspension culture cells from cotton varieties (Gossypium hirsutum L.) resistant and susceptible toxanthomonas malvacearum (E. F. Sm.) dows

Summary In vitro conditions are defined for starting and maintaining callus and suspension, cells from two cotton (Gossypium hirsitum L.) varieties, Im 216 and Acala 44, which are resistant and susceptible, respectively, to the bacterial pathogenXanthomonas malvacearum (E. F. Sm.) Dows. A light, friable callus was easily obtained and has been maintained for over 4 years. Whether stems or leaves, the explant source for callus initiation made no difference for growth of callus tissue. Acala 44 callus had a fresh-weight doubling time of 4 to 5 days, and Im 216 callus had a fresh-weight doubling time of 4 to 9 days; however, in suspension culture the fresh-weight doubling times for Im 216 and Acala 44 were 6 days. The pH of the suspension medium dropped to 4.7 during the exponential growth phase and rose to 5.4 at the stationary phase. Attempts to induce root and shoot initiation from these callus cells were unsuccessful; however, greening of the callus tissue did occur. Schenk and Hildebrandt medium was used for both callus and suspension cultures. Inoculation of Im 216 and Acala 44 callus tissues with two races ofX. malvacearum resulted in a resistant and susceptible response, respectively. This research was supported in part by C. S. R. S. Grant 315-16-96 and the Agricultural Experiment Station of Oklahoma State University.     

翅果油树茎段愈伤组织和芽发生的组织学研究

本文对翅果油树大宫灯型茎段培养在ＭＳ附加６－ＢＡ较高、ＮＡＡ较低浓度的培养基上培养０～３０ｄ的组织学变化进行了研究。创伤对其愈伤组织的形成有明显的刺激作用,培养３～４ｄ切口处的皮层细胞、形成层细胞、韧皮部薄壁细胞以及髓组织细胞,甚至表皮细胞均脱分化开始分裂;培养８～１１ｄ,切口明显膨大,起源于髓及维管组织周围薄壁细胞的愈伤组织突起大;培养１２～２０ｄ愈伤组织块中出现了分生组织和维管组织结节;培养２１～３０ｄ,愈伤组织表层和近表层细胞分化出芽原基,但与维管组织结节无直接联系。     

EXPERIMENTAL INDUCTION OF VASCULAR TISSUES IN CALLUS OF ANGIOSPERMS

Wetmore , Ralph H. (Harvard U., Cambridge, Mass.), and John P. Rier . Experimental induction of vascular tissues in callus of angiosperms . Amer. Jour. Bot. 50(5): 418–430. Illus. 1963.—Callus tissues in established maintenance culture lack morphological and physiological organization. Such callus consists of homogeneous parenchyma. Movement of auxin and sugar, therefore, must be along diffusion gradients. The only vascular tissues occurring in callus are induced. Experimental induction of vascular tissues has been successful in callus of 3 sp. of the Oleaceae: a tree, Fraxinus americana, and 2 shrubs, Syringa vulgaris and Ligustrum vulgare; another tree, Salix purpurea, var. lambertiana; a vine, Parthenocissus tricuspidata; and an herb, Helianthus tuberosus. In each of these species, an auxin (IAA or NAA in these studies) and a sugar (sucrose or glucose in these studies) prove necessary for the induction and complete differentiation of xylem and phloem in callus tissues. Varying concentrations of sugar alter the proportions of xylem to phloem: low concentrations, 1.5%–2.5%, favor xylem formation; high, 3%–4%, favor phloem. Middle concentrations, 2.5%–3.5%, favor the presence of xylem and phloem, usually with a cambium between. The almost universal association of xylem and phloem may have its explanation in this middle concentration of sugar. Grafting of apices into callus or direct application of appropriate concentrations of an auxin and a sugar in agar to the surface of callus causes nodules of vascular tissue to be formed, mostly in a circular pattern when seen in section transverse to the axis of orientation of the callus in the medium. The diameter of this circle varies directly with the auxin concentration at the place of application, 0.05 mg/liter giving a narrow, and 1 mg/liter, a wide pith. In individual nodules, xylem is characteristically oriented towards the center of the callus and the phloem towards the outside. Variable cross-sectional views of nodule distribution in calli under different treatments suggest experimental approaches to understanding stelar patterns. The induction and differentiation in callus of xylem and phloem tissues has no relation to conduction. Any use of vascular tissues can occur only after their induction.     

Plant regeneration via somatic embryogenesis in cotton

An efficient in vitro plant regeneration system characterized by rapid and continuous production of somatic embryos using leaf and stem explants of abnormal seedling as an explant have been developed in Gossypium hirsutum L. Embryogenic callus and somatic embryos have been obtained directly from the explants of cotton abnormal seedlings. Plant growth regulators influenced the induction of cotton somatic embryogenesis. The optimal medium for direct somatic embryogenesis was modified MS medium supplemented with 0.1 mg l^-1 ZT and 2 g l^-1 activated carbon. On this medium, an average of 28.0 and 28.1 matured somatic embryos formed from per leaf and stem explants respectively. The highest frequency of somatic embryogenesis was 100%. The somatic embryos were converted into normal plantlets when cultured on modified MS medium supplemented with 0.1 mg l^-1 ZT. Upon transfer to soil, plants grew well and appeared normal. Plants could be regenerated within 60–80 days. The system of cotton somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration described here will facilitate the application of plant tissue culture and genetic engineering on cotton genetic improvement. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Experimental cryosurgery investigations in vivo

Cryosurgery is the use of freezing temperatures to elicit an ablative response in a targeted tissue. This review provides a global overview of experimentation in vivo which has been the basis of advancement of this widely applied therapeutic option. The cellular and tissue-related events that underlie the mechanisms of destruction, including direct cell injury (cryolysis), vascular stasis, apoptosis and necrosis, are described and are related to the optimal methods of technique of freezing to achieve efficacious therapy. In vivo experiments with major organs, including wound healing, the putative immunological response following thawing, and the use of cryoadjunctive strategies to enhance cancer cell sensitivity to freezing, are described.     

Studies on graft unions

Summary The occurrence of plasmodesmata in the graft interfaces of two heteroplastic grafts (Impatiens walleriana onImpatiens olivieri andHelianthus annum onVicia faba) has been studied. For both systems two types of intercellular strand are described: 1. Continuous plasmodesmata interconnecting the cells of stock and scion and 2. half plasmodesmata traversing the wall part of one partner cell without connection to the abutting cell. Single strands or branched forms occur in both types of plasmodesma. In the case of half plasmodesmata, branchings with extended median nodules predominate. The distribution of half and continuous plasmodesmata varies with the different areas of a graft interface: in the region of bridging vascular tissues most cell connections are continuous. In areas where cortex or pith-derived callus cells and those of misaligned tissues (cortex/vascular tissue; cortex/pith; pith/vascular tissue) match, discontinuous strands predominate.Branched half plasmodesmata also occur in presumably fused walls between related callus cells; they are typical structures secondarily formed in non-division walls.The results are discussed with regard to compatibility/incompatibility phenomena in heterografts and the development and function of interspecific cell bridges.     

Cytohistological Studies on the Tissue Culture of Olea europaea L. II. Histogenesis and Organogenesis

After the calli derived from Olea europaea stem tissue have been introduced to the subculture on the solid medium for differentiation, a periderm was partially formed from the wound cambium in the outer region of the callus. At the same time, some scattered tracheids and vascular bundles were differentiated in the inside of the callus. These vascular bundles did not form a vascular system and also had no rela- tion to the organogenesis. In addition, there were some embryonic cells induced at random from parenchymatous cells in the callus, and these embryonic cells were characterized as the meristematic cells. Two types of meristematic tissues, namely, meristematic cellular mass and meristematic nodule, were produced by different types of mitotic division respectively. The meristematic nodules formed a growth center without any differentiation, but later, they were differentiated tracheids in the inner surrounded by the cambium-like cells. With monopolarity the root primordia were produced from this type of nodules. But the adventitious buds were derived from the meristematic cellular masses. Therefore, realize that the process of differentiation and dedifferentiation all occurs in the callus tissue. The structural differences among the nodules with tracheids, and the origin of buds and root primordia are also briefly discussed.     

The Effect of 2,3.5 Triiodobenzoic Acid on Caulogenesis in Callus Cultures of Tomato and Pelargonium

Stem explants from winter grown tomatoes cultured on a cytokinin, auxin-free medium, developed one or two adventitious shoots at the top end of the explant. Addition of the auxin transport inhibitor. 2,3,5-triiodobenzoic acid (TIBA) to the medium stimulated caulogenesis with loss of polarity. Callus, initiation in pelargonium and ‘geranium’ petiole explants requires both auxin and cytokinin. On transfer, after callus induction to an auxin-free medium, rhizogenesis occurs in pelargonium cultures followed by caulogenesis. Few shoots develop and unless these are removed, further caulogenesis is suppressed. Bud-like structures were formed in the callus. Subculture on auxin-free medium containing cytokinin and TIBA resulted in shoot formation from these bud-like organs. An analogy with apical dominance is suggested. In ‘geranium’ callus, shoots developed with a low frequency (c. in 2% of the cultures): caulogenesis was increased to 80% when calli were subcultured from auxin-free, cytokinin medium after green nodule formation to cytokinin-TIBA medium. Histological studies of green nodules in ‘geranium’ callus indicated a variation in morphological development within and between nodules. It is suggested that auxin synthesis may occur at some microscopic stage in morphogenesis in ‘geranium’ cultures which suppresses further caulogenesis. This may be overcome by the addition of TIBA to the medium at the appropriate stage in morphogenesis. The possible interaction of endogenous auxin in morphogenesis is discussed.     

Measurement of light within thin plant tissues with fiber optic microprobes

Vogelmann, T. C., Knapp, A. K., McClean, T. M. and Smith, W. K. 1988. Measurement of light within thin plant tissues with fiber optic microprobes. - Physiol. Plant. 72: 623–630.
The measurement of light with fiber optic microprobes has been extended to thin (200–300 μm) plant tissue samples. To test the method, light measurements were made in thin aqueous films and paradermal sections from 10-day-old etiolated Cucurbita pepo L. cv. Fordhook cotyledons. The measurements obtained were highly reproducible. Paradermal sections of spongy mesophyll that were irradiated with collimated light scattered light more effectively than the palisade layer of intact cotyledons. These results demonstrate that different plant tissues have different light scattering characteristics. The successful extension of the fiber optic microprobe technique to thin systems makes it possible to examine the optical properties of different cell layers within leaves and other plant organs.     

Somatic embryogenesis of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Gentiana cruciata</Emphasis> (L.): Histological and ultrastructural changes in seedling hypocotyl explant

Summary Structure and ultrastructure changes that occurred during tissue culture of upper explants of hypocotyl (adjacent to cotyledons) of 10-d-old seedlings of Gentiana cruciata were studied. The explants were cultured on Murashige and Skoog induction medium supplemented with 1.0 mg l⁻¹ dicamba +0.1 mg l⁻¹ naphthaleneacetic acid +2.0 mg l⁻¹ benzyladenine +80.0 mg l⁻¹ adenine sulfate. The initial response of the explant and callus formation were ultrastructurally analyzed during the first 11 d of culture. After 6–8 wk, various methods were employed to collect evidence of indirect somatic embryogenesis. After 48 h of culture, the earliest cell response was cell division of epidermis and primary cortex. There were numerous disturbances of karyo- and cytokinesis, leading to formation of multinuclear cells. With time, the divisions ceased, and cortex cells underwent strong expansion, vacuolization and degradation. About the 6th day of culture, callus tissue proliferated and the initial divisions of vascular cylinder cells were observed. Their division appeared normal. Cells originating from that tissue were small, weakly vacuolated, with dense cytoplasm containing active-looking cell organelles. Numerous divisions occurred in the vascular cylinder, which led to its expansion and the formation of embryogenic callus tissue. During the 6–8th wk of culture, in the proximal end of the explant, masses of somatic embryos were formed from outer parts of intensively proliferating tissue.     

COMPARATIVE ANATOMY OF THE SPIKELET CALLUS OF ERIOCHLOA,BRACHIARIA, AND UROCHLOA (POACEAE: PANICEAE: SETARIINEAE)

Anatomical investigation of the spikelet base in Eriochloa reveals a nonvascularized cup-shaped structure composed of large parenchyma cells surrounding a column of tissue that is continuous with the pedicel. The cup and column are fused only at the base of the cup. No vestigial stelar node occurs in either the cup or the column. The stele branches above the cup at the rachillar node of the second glume. Therefore, the cup-shaped callus characteristic of Eriochloa appears to be formed entirely of parenchymatous tissue and is not derived from the first glume as previously interpreted. The bead of callus at the base of the spikelet in some species of Brachiaria also comprises an unbranched stele surrounded by parenchyma. The vascular tissue branches and enters the first glume at the apex of the bead. The spikelet base of Urochloa has a distinct first glume, nodal complex, and no callus parenchyma. Thus, the cup-shaped callus of Eriochloa and the callus bead of Brachiaria appear to be structurally similar.     

Root meristems in Medicago truncatula tissue culture arise from vascular-derived procambial-like cells in a process regulated by ethylene

Leaf explants of Medicago truncatula were used to investigate the origins of auxin-induced root formation. On the application of auxin there is some callus formation (not the massive amount that occurs in response to auxin plus cytokinin) and roots appear shortly after the first visible callus. Histological examination reveals morphologically distinctive sheets of callus cells that emanate from the veins of the leaf explants and, within this cell type, root primordia are produced as well as some vascular tissue cells. What is suggested is that the vein-derived cells (VDCs) are procambial-like and function as pluripotent stem cells with a propensity to form root meristems or vascular tissues in response to added auxin. The development of root primordia from these pluripotent cells was clearly up-regulated by the use of the sickle (skl) mutant, which is a mutant impaired in ethylene signal transduction while the wild type and the sunn mutant, defective in auxin polar transport, produced similar numbers of roots. The skl mutant in generating many more roots concomitantly formed fewer vascular tissues. The root meristems differentiate similarly to normal roots producing a central cylinder of vascular tissue, which connects with the leaf explant veins. The VDCs appear to be derived from the cells of or near the phloem. The leaf observations suggest that a pool of stem cells exist in vascular tissue that, in combination with auxin and perhaps other factors, drive a diversity of plant development outcomes that is species specific. The way auxin interacts with other hormones is a key factor in determining the stem cell fate. The histological data in this study also assist in the interpretation of the molecular analysis of auxin-induced root formation in cultured leaves of M. truncatula.     

Tracking Dynamic Microvascular Changes during Healing after Complete Biopsy Punch on the Mouse Pinna Using Optical Microangiography

Optical microangiography (OMAG) and Doppler optical microangiography (DOMAG) are two non-invasive techniques capable of determining the tissue microstructural content, microvasculature angiography, and blood flow velocity and direction. These techniques were used to visualize the acute and chronic microvascular and tissue responses upon an injury in vivo. A tissue wound was induced using a 0.5 mm biopsy punch on a mouse pinna. The changes in the microangiography, blood flow velocity and direction were quantified for the acute (<30 min) wound response and the changes in the tissue structure and microangiography were determined for the chronic wound response (30 min–60 days). The initial wound triggered recruitment of peripheral capillaries, as well as redirection of main arterial and venous blood flow within 3 min. The complex vascular networks and new vessel formation were quantified during the chronic response using fractal dimension. The highest rate of wound closure occurred between days 8 and 22. The vessel tortuosity increased during this time suggesting angiogenesis. Taken together, these data signify that OMAG has the capability to track acute and chronic changes in blood flow, microangiography and structure during wound healing. The use of OMAG has great potential to improve our understanding of vascular and tissue responses to injury in order to develop more effective therapeutics.