Somaclonal variation of haploid in vitro tissue culture obtained from Siberian larch (Larix sibirica Ledeb.) megagametophytes for whole genome de novo sequencing

The objective of this study was to obtain a genetically stable haploid in vitro-derived line from Siberian larch (Larix sibirica Ledeb.) using megagametophyte explants, which then could be used for different molecular genetic studies, including whole genome de novo sequencing. However, cytogenetic analysis and genotyping of 11 microsatellite loci showed high levels of genomic instability and a high frequency of mutation in the obtained megagametophyte-derived callus cultures. All cultures contained new mutations in one or more microsatellite loci.     

Callusogenesis and somatic embryogenesis induction in hybrid embryos from the seeds of Pinus sibirica

The results of long-term work on the induction of somatic embryogenesis in Siberian pine (Pinus sibirica Du Tour) growing in a natural stand of trees and in clone grafting plantation located in the Western Sayan are shown. Controlled pollination of the clones of Siberian pine had a positive influence on the state of callus cultures. The cytological analysis of embryonal-suspensor mass made it possible to identify embryological structures morphologically close to zygotic embryos at early developmental stages; as a result, the callus tissue was recognized embryogenic. We revealed donor plants (clones), whose zygotic embryos in vitro can serve as a source of embryogenic callus tissue.     

In vitro morphogenesis of Ceratozamia hildae and C. mexicana from megagametophytes and zygotic embryos

Organogenesis and somatic embryogenesis were induced from megagametophyte and zygotic embryo explants of 2 cycad species, Ceratozamia hildae and C. mexicana, cultured on modified B5 medium containing kinetin (0–13.9 M) and 2,4-d (0–9.0 M). Organogenesis occurred from megagametophyte explants of both species on the range of media tested. Somatic embryogenesis was largely restricted to zygotic embryo explants. Somatic embryos germinated in vitro: however, rooting of adventitious shoots was unsuccessful.Abbreviations 2,4-d 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid R-014515.     

水分条件对红松和西伯利亚红松针叶脯氨酸与叶绿素含量的影响

以盆栽3年生红松和西伯利亚红松为材料,设置4种水分条件,土壤含水量分别为：29％～31％（C）, 22%～24%（L）, 15%～17%（M）和渍水组（W）,研究不同水分条件下红松和西伯利亚红松当年生针叶和往年生针叶的脯氨酸含量和叶绿素含量变化。结果表明：1）脯氨酸含量在不同叶龄和不同树种之间存在差异。红松当年生针叶叶绿素含量高于往年生针叶,而西伯利亚红松则相反。总体上西伯利亚红松的脯氨酸含量高于红松;2）2树种在渍水条件下脯氨酸含量大量积累,红松在处理后一个月即出现胁迫反应,早于西伯利亚红松。土壤含水量在 15%～17%时已对2种红松的往年生针叶产生胁迫,但对红松的胁迫程度大于西伯利亚红松;3）叶绿素积累与2种红松的耐水分胁迫能力相关性不大;4）西伯利亚红松的水分适应范围大于红松;2种红松的当年生针叶的耐水分胁迫能力均大于往年生针叶。     

云南松胚性愈伤组织诱导及增殖

以云南松成熟合子胚为外植体,在DCR培养基上诱导胚性愈伤组织,探索最佳消毒剂用量及激素浓度配比。用不同的培养方法增殖胚性愈伤组织,并对胚性愈伤组织形成过程中形态学与细胞学变化进行观察。其后提高培养基中肌醇浓度,增大渗透压,添加ABA,诱导早期原胚。结果表明,经5%次氯酸钠消毒20 min,使用添加8mg/L 2,4-D1、mg/L 6-BA、500 mg/L CH以及500 mg/L谷氨酰胺的DCR培养基接种,诱导率较高,可达70%以上;采用在愈伤组织周围添加少量培养过该愈伤组织的培养基的方式继代,愈伤组织增殖率可由20%显著提高至50%左右。在增殖培养基中添加4~6 mg/L ABA后,胚性细胞可逐渐发育形成胚性胚柄团。     

珍贵树种西伯利亚红松引进的可行性

西伯利亚红松 (Pinussibirica)主产于俄罗斯的西伯利亚地区 ,广泛分布于欧亚泰加林带 ,种内变异非常丰富 ,存在大量优良种质 .该树种具有极强的耐寒性 ,其水平分布可进入北极圈内 (6 8.5°N) ,垂直分布可达树木上限 ,分布区内绝对低温有 - 6 7℃的记录 (红松约 - 5 0℃ ) ,是寒温带针叶林的著名建群种 .而我国的寒温性森林面积很大 ,自然环境条件与西伯利亚红松分布区基本相似或略好 ,但树种较单一 ,西伯利亚红松仅在我国的北疆高山及生态环境最严酷的大兴安岭满归林业局有极少量分布 ,因此在环境条件更好的其他地区引进是完全可能的 .西伯利亚红松的引进不仅可能在短期内解决我们对良种的需求 ,而且可以开展食用松籽的生产试验 ,使我国一向几乎无农业可言的广大高寒林区 ,逐渐成为新兴的坚果林生产基地 .     

Antimicrobial and Antiradical Activities of Individual Fractions of Pinus sibirica Du Tour and Abies sibirica Ledeb. Growing in Siberia

Russian Journal of Bioorganic Chemistry - Essential oil from the spruce branches of Siberian pine (Pinus sibirica Du Tour) and Siberian fir (Abies sibirica Ledeb.) growing on the territory of...     

中华结缕草成熟胚的离体培养再生植株

1植物名称中华结缕草(Zoysia sinica). 2材料类别成熟种子. 3培养条件基本培养基为改良MS(MSm):MS无机盐 核黄素(VB2)1.0mg·L-1(单位下同) 盐酸噻胺(VB1)1.0 烟酸(Vpp)0.5 盐酸吡哆辛(VB6)0.5 肌醇100 酶水解酪蛋白(CH)300 蔗糖30 g.L-1 琼脂6.0 g·L-1.愈伤组织诱导培养基:(1)MSm4葡萄糖20 g·L-1 2,4-D 2.5 6-BA 0.25;愈伤组织继代培养基:(2)MSm 6-BA 0.1 2,4-D 1.6,(3)MSm 6-BA 0.1 2,4-D 2.0,(4)MSm 6-BA 0.1 2,4-D 2.4,(5)MSm 6-BA 0.1 2,4-D 2.8,(6)MSm 6-BA 0.1 2,4-D 3.2;分化培养基:(7)MSm.愈伤组织诱导和继代培养均为黑暗条件,分化培养过程中光照度为2000 lx,光照时间为12 h.d-1,培养温度(26±2)℃.     

Specific features of the development of Siberian stone pine megagametophytes and embryos in vitro

Seedlings were grown in vitro from fertilized eggs and immature embryos of the Siberian stone pine. Cultivation of megagametophytes on a hormone-containing Murashige-Skoog medium from the egg formation until the globular embryo stage made it possible to manipulate fertilization and embryogenesis. Immature embryos are the most promising for in vitro cultivation. Their maturation and germination proceed within seven days of cultivation. When zygotic embryos were cultivated, adventitious buds were formed from cells at the cotyledon base and tips. When adventitious buds were subcultivated on a medium containing benzylaminopurine and naphthylacetic acid, organogenic callus and shoots were formed. Thus, cultivation of megagametophytes and embryos of the Siberian stone pine led to the completion of embryogenesis and formation of viable of seedlings.     

In vitro culture of shoots of Pinus caribaea on a liquid medium

Shoot apices of a clone of Pinus caribaea Morelet were cultured and multiplied in vitro by supporting them with their basal cut ends immersed in a liquid nutrient medium.The initial heights of explants and their initial numbers of leaves were positively correlated with the numbers of buds and shoots produced by the explants after a bud induction phase and after a shoot elongation phase. The final numbers of buds and shoots were positively correlated with reductions in the quantities of phosphorus detected in the media and negatively correlated with the numbers of brown leaves produced on the explants.In a comparison between the growth of shoot explants on liquid and solid media, shoots incubated on the liquid medium showed significantly greater increases in length in a four-week period than those cultured on solid medium.This technique, using liquid media, provides a system in which both the nutrient utilization and the growth rates of isolated pine tissues can be readily assessed. Furthermore, the multiplication rate of the tissue can be predicted following the observation of correlated characters early in the micropropagation cycle.     

Plant cell culture initiation

The use of cultured plant cells in either organized or unorganized form has increased vey considerably in the last 10–15 yr. Many new technologies have been developed and applications in both fundamental and applied research have led to the development of some powerful tools for improving our knowledge of botanical systems and for gaining external influence over some of the key processes involved in inter-and intracellular organization. This is particularly the case when cell culture techniques are combined with those for the genetic modification of plant cells. Being able to regenerate whole plants that have gained or lost the expression of one or more specific genes has revolutionized the way in which we approach scientific questions and has opened up many additional possibilities for the molecular dissection of plants. The success or fall of all plant cell culture technologies lies with culture initiation. The choice of plant material, its physiologival state and cultivation history, the media used, and their means of preparation are just some of the factors that can greatly influence whether the desired end result will be achieved. In this article are described some of the practical aspects involved in successful plant cell culture initiation and the choices that have to be made. Attention is given to some of the pitfalls that can occur and how to avoid them. A good start is half the work     

Structure and CO2 Exchange in the Needles of Pinus sylvestris and Abies sibirica

The morphological and functional organization of the needles of Scotch pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and Siberian fir (Abies sibirica Ledeb.), which differ in their light requirement were studied. The characteristic properties of the high-light-requiring pine included high rates of apparent photosynthesis and dark respiration, high assimilation number, numerous folds in mesophyll cell walls, and increased partial volume of intercellular spaces and hyaloplasm in the mesophyll. In the needles of shade-enduring fir, the higher efficiency of photosynthesis at low light intensities depended on the higher number of membranes and higher pigment content in the chloroplasts. The low assimilation number in fir indicated a shortage of photosynthetic reaction centers. The relative volume of the vascular cylinder and the vascular bundles in the needles and the partial volume of chloroplasts in the hyaloplasm, are considered as indices of the rate of assimilate export from mesophyll cells and their possible damping at different levels of structural organization.     

An AFLP-based linkage map of Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora) using haploid DNA samples of megagametophytes from a single maternal tree

We have constructed an AFLP-based linkage map of Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora Siebold et Zucc.) using haploid DNA samples of 96 megagametophytes from a single maternal tree, selection clone Kyungbuk 4. Twenty-eight primer pairs generated a total of 5,780 AFLP fragments. Five hundreds and thirteen fragments were verified as genetic markers with two alleles by their Mendelian segregation. At the linkage criteria LOD 4.0 and maximum recombination fraction 0.25(theta), a total of 152 markers constituted 25 framework maps for 19 major linkage groups. The maps spanned a total length of 2,341 cM with an average framework marker spacing of 18.4 cM. The estimated genome size was 2,662 cM. With an assumption of equal marker density, 82.2% of the estimated genome would be within 10 cM of one of the 230 linked markers, and 68.1% would be within 10 cM of one of the 152 framework markers. We evaluated map completeness in terms of LOD value, marker density, genome length, and map coverage. The resulting map will provide crucial information for future genomic studies of the Japanese red pine, in particular for QTL mapping of economically important breeding target traits.     

Comparative sequence analysis of the LEA gene fragment in Pinus sibirica Du tour and Pinus pumila (Pallas) Regel

A comparative sequence analysis of the LEA (Late Embryogenesis Abundant (LEA)-like gene) intron fragment was performed in Pinus sibirica and P. pumila differing in geographic origin. It was demonstrated that in P. sibirica this fragment was represented by two types of PCR products, 224 and 202 bp in size. Similarly, in accessions of P. pumila, two PCR products of 224 and 159 bp in size were identified. Comparison of 224-bp fragments in P. sibirica and P. pumila showed that they differed in single nucleotide substitutions. Analysis of the intron fragment in a plant, which was characterized as an interspecific hybrid based on morphological characters, showed that it had fragments of 224 and 159 bp in size. The sequence of 224-bp fragment was similar to that of the corresponding fragment in P. sibirica. The structure of the short fragment was the same as the structure of the corresponding fragment in P. pumila. The data obtained are discussed in terms of the use of the sequences examined for species taxonomic classification and for an analysis of species hybridization.     

Polysome formation in Pinus resinosa at initiation of seed germination

Ribonucleic acid systems present in dormant embryos of red pine(Pinus resinosa Ait.) were studied. Sucrose gradient centrifugationwas used to isolate ribosomes of dormant embryos and embryosimbibed for various times in the light. In dormant embryos,ribosomes existed as monomers. After imbibition, a gradual decreasein the monomers was observed, with subunits and polymers ofribosomes detected within 4 hr. When poly U was added to homogenatesof dormant embryos, formation of polysomes was observed aftera 15-min incubation at 25°C. However, artificial polysomeformation required some factors from heavy particles in thehomogenates. ¹ Contribution from the Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station,Journal Series No. 7079.² Present address: Government Forest Experiment Station, Meguro,Tokyo, Japan. (Received April 20, 1971; )     

Axon initiation by ciliary neurons in culture

A nerve culture system for the study of axon initiation is described. A population of individual chick embryo ciliary neurons, free from contact with other cells and attached to a polyornithinecoated culture dish, is exposed to heart cell-conditioned medium (HCM). Within 30 min after the addition of HCM the majority of neurons have formed growth cones, and by 90 min more than 80% of the neurons bear at least one axon longer than 15 μm. Before the addition of HCM, ciliary neurons generate membrane ruffles and extend filopodia around the entire periphery of the rounded cell body. Axon initiation, following addition of HCM, consists of two distinctive changes in the cell surface: (1) organization of the randomly distributed surface movements into localized highly active growth cones, which then form axons; and (2) the cessation of surface movements elsewhere on the cell periphery. Heart cell-conditioned medium may induce these changes by increasing the adhesion between parts of the nerve cell surface and the substratum.     

Allozyme evidence for polyzygotic polyembryony in Siberian stone pine (Pinus sibirica Du Tour)

Approximately 4000 mature seeds from 350 trees in nine populations (12–75 trees per population) of Siberian stone pine were investigated for multiple embryos (polyembryony). Haploid megagametophytes and embryos were genotyped for eight allozyme loci. Eight-yone seeds (2.11%) had more than 1 embryo. Of these, 71 seeds had 2 embryos (1.85%), 6 seeds had 3 embryos (0.16%), 3 seeds had 4 embryos (0.08%) and 1 seed had 6 embryos (0.026%). Allozyme comparison of megagametophytes and embryos could distinquish two types of polyembryony in 56 of the 81 seeds. In 28 seeds (50%) the polyembryony was polyzygotic (independent fertilizations of more than one egg cell in the ovule); 25 seeds (45%) had most likely monozygotic polyembryony (genetically identical embryos resulting from the cleavage of a single proembryo) and 3 seeds had both genetically different and genetically identical embryos. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first genetic evidence for the form of polyembryony in conifer seeds.     

The initiation of callus and regeneration from callus culture ofTulipa gesneriana

Intergeneric Fragaria vesca x Potentilla fruticosa hybrids were produced using in vitro culture. Hybrid plants were not obtained by direct embryo rescue, but were regenerated from cotyledon-derived callus. Experiments with F. vesca indicated that using cotyledon halves was not more productive than using entire cotyledons. A polarity was observed in cotyledons and in cotyledon halves, with callus and regenerated shoots produced more frequently from proximal ends. Cotyledons from 17% of hybrid embryos produced callus and regenerated mature plants. The technique enabled rapid multiplication of some embryos, with the production of more than one hybrid plant. In some cases more than 100 shoots were obtained from one embryo, demonstrating the potential usefulness of this technique for the production of intergeneric hybrids.Abbreviations BA 6-benzylaminopurine - IAA indole-3-acetic acid - NAA -naphthaleneacetic acid     

Enhancement of embryogenic culture initiation from tissues of mature sweetgum trees

 Male inflorescences, female inflorescences, and leaves collected from dormant buds of three sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) trees were tested for induction of somatic embryogenesis following treatment with thidiazuron, naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) or different combinations of the two. Explants were placed into culture either within a few days after collection or following 2 months of storage at –15  °C. Although embryogenic cultures were obtained from all three trees, embryogenesis induction was strongly affected by genotype (source tree), with 100% of the staminate inflorescence explants from one tree producing embryogenic cultures in one experiment. Embryogenesis induction was also influenced by explant type, with staminate inflorescences up to five times more likely to produce an embryogenic culture than female inflorescences. No embryogenic cultures were obtained from leaf explants. While treatment with plant growth regulators was not required for embryogenesis induction from inflorescence explants, culture on medium with NAA alone resulted in the highest production of repetitively embryogenic cultures and cultures producing proembryogenic masses. Dormant buds stored for 2 months at –15  °C were still able to produce embryogenic cultures, although frozen storage decreased this ability by over one-half for staminate inflorescences. Received: 20 January 1999 / Revision received: 18 April 1999 / Accepted: 29 April 1999     

Embryo culture and taxane production inTaxus spp

Summary We have previously shown (Flores and Sgrignoli, 1991) that immature embryos ofTaxus brevifolia andT. X media are capable of precocious germination and can grow into seedlings in vitro. The cultural and environmental parameters for embryo germination and conversion into seedlings have been optimized and extended toT. baccata andT. cuspidata. A 14-h photoperiod improved embryo germination and growth into seedlings. A pregermination cold treatment of the seeds had a positive effect on both the onset and percentage of germination. Embryos from cold-treated seeds germinated earlier and at a higher frequency than those from control seeds. Boron was necessary for embryo germination, and levels of this micronutrient were established for optimal growth and germination ofT. brevifolia andT. X media cv. Hicksii embryos. Gupta and Durzan’s medium was superior to White’s for embryo germination and root formation. Naphthaleneacetic acid stimulated root formation in embryo-derived seedlings. We also found that immature embryos could be induced to form callus with embryogenic potential. Taxol and related taxanes were detected in embryo- derived seedlings.