In vitro flowering of orchids

Abstract

Flowering is the most elusive and fascinating of all plant developmental processes. The ability to induce flowering in vitro in orchids would reduce the relatively long juvenile phase and provide deeper insight into the physiological, genetic and molecular aspects of flowering. This review synthesizes all available studies that have been conducted on in vitro flowering of orchids with the objective of providing valuable clues as to the mechanism(s) that is possibly taking place.     

The Effect of Seed Cryopreservation on the Development of Protocorms by the Hybrid Orchid Bratonia

The aim of this work was to study the influence of storage in liquid nitrogen on the viability of seeds of the hybrid orchid Bratonia and further development of its protocorms in vitro. Seeds were frozen in ampoules by direct immersion in liquid nitrogen and stored in the cryobank for a month. The germination rates of cryopreserved and control (nonfrozen) seeds did not differ and remained as high as 100%. The protocorms derived were cultured on the agar-solidified Murashige and Skoog nutrient medium (MS), half-strength MS and Knop media and also in Morel liquid medium. During the first 45 days of culturing, protocorms derived from cryopreserved seeds grew faster than control protocorms on the MS and half-strength MS media but, at longer culturing (496 days), the size of control protocorms was significantly larger. After 639 days of culturing, there was no difference in the amount of perished, budding, and newly formed protocorms obtained from cryopreserved and control seeds, except half-strength MS medium where the number of budding protocorms in the case of cryopreserved seeds was a little greater than in the control treatment. After seed cryopreservation, the frequency of budding and newly formed protocorms was greater on the agarized MS and in liquid Morel media. Cryopreservation had little effect on the subsequent growth of protocorms in vitro. The preferable nutrient media for culturing the protocorms have been suggested.     

In vitro conservation and asymbiotic propagation of Coelogyne flaccida (Lindl.): A threatened orchid

Asymbiotic seed germination of Coelogyne flaccida varied with the capsule stage and the culture medium used for germinating seeds. The capsules were harvested at two different stages of development. The seeds were cultured on three asymbiotic orchid seed germination defined and undefined media, i.e. Mitra (M) medium, Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium and potato dextrose agar (PDA) medium. The seeds obtained from undehisced green capsules germinated with a maximum germination percentage (84.50 ± 0.33%) on M medium followed by MS and PDA medium. The effect of cytokinins, such as 6-benzylaminopurine and furfurylaminopurine and the synthetic auxin α-naphthalene acetic acid, on seed germination was also assessed. Simultaneously, in vitro multiplication using protocorms as explants was also studied. The effect of organic growth supplements, such as banana homogenate (BH, 25, 50, 75 g l^? 1) and peptone (P, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0 g l^? 1), was tested on the de novo formation of protocorm-like bodies (PLBs), development of the maximum number of shoots and early formation of plantlets using the M medium. Among the treatments, the highest regeneration frequency (87.50 ± 0.20%) and the highest number of PLBs per explant (10.25 ± 0.50) were obtained in P (1.5 g l^? 1)-supplemented cultures, and the plantlets were formed within 18 weeks of culture. BH favoured the development of healthy plantlets, with a maximum fresh weight of 1.02 ± 0.04 g per plantlet.     

无菌马尾松种子超低温保存技术研究

该研究利用液氮将不同含水量的无菌马尾松种子(27.4%、24.6%、22.7%、16.8%、15.8%、10.7%、7.5%、6.1%、4.8%、3.2%)进行超低温保存。结果表明:(1)在3.2%～6.1%含水量范围内,经液氮冷冻保存后的发芽率随着含水量升高而逐渐升高,在含水量6.1%时,发芽率达到最大值(91.33%);当含水量大于6.1%时,发芽率逐渐下降,尤其是当含水量大于15.8%时,发芽率迅速下降;在3.2%～7.5%含水量范围内冻存后发芽率在80%以上。(2)冷冻、化冻方式影响超低温保存效果。种子无需低温预冷,直接投入液氮保存(快速冷冻)效果最好;室温空气化冻(缓慢化冻)较42℃水浴化冻发芽率高,且后者容易发生种皮炸裂现象。(3)种皮对马尾松种子超低温保存过程起到保护作用,使其免受机械损伤,去掉外种皮的种子冻存后发芽率显著下降,且容易出现形态不正常的幼苗。(4)超低温保存对马尾松种子萌发具有一定"刺激"作用,在最适含水量6.1%时,经超低温保存后种子的发芽率显著大于对照种子。总之,含水量、冷冻方法、化冻方法、种皮结构显著影响超低温保存效果,马尾松种子超低温保存的最优方法是...     

体外培养和冷冻保存对微囊化细胞生长和内皮抑素表达的影响

微囊化基因工程细胞移植治疗肿瘤是一种新兴的肿瘤治疗方法,如果将此技术应用到临床研究,就需要制备大量的细胞活性良好、重组蛋白表达量高的生物微胶囊。体外培养和冷冻保存是生物微胶囊制备过程中两个重要的环节,因此需要考察体外培养和冷冻保存对微囊化重组基因细胞生长和蛋白表达的影响。以重组CHO细胞为模型,考察了体外培养时间和冷冻保存对微囊化细胞在动物体内生长和内皮抑素表达的影响及体外培养时间对微囊化细胞冷冻保存的影响。结果表明:体外培养时间对微囊化细胞在动物体内生长、内皮抑素表达和微囊稳定性具有较大的影响,体外不培养和培养4d的微囊化细胞在小鼠腹腔内生长良好、内皮抑素表达量高,并且微囊稳定性好,而体外培养8d的微囊化细胞在移植后的第26天破裂。体外培养时间对微囊化细胞冷冻保存也具有较大的影响,体外培养4d和8d的微囊化细胞在液氮中冷冻保存40d,复苏后细胞生长良好、内皮抑素表达量高,而冻存前未经过体外培养的微囊化细胞,复苏后细胞几乎全部死亡。综上所述,生物微胶囊在体外比较适宜的培养时间为4d。并且冷冻保存对微囊化细胞在动物体内生长、内皮抑素表达和微囊稳定性没有显著的影响。     

Effect of Cryoconservation on Seed Germination of Rare Tropical Orchids

In search of a procedure for cryoconservation, seeds of five species of tropical orchids and of one intergeneric hybrid were germinatedin vitroas depended on illumination. The other portion of seeds was frozen in liquid nitrogen (–196°C) and germinated after thawing. The viability of seeds, the percentage and rate of germination, as well as the growth rate of the developed protocorms were evaluated. At early stages of development, light inhibited growth in most species examined. The storage of seeds in liquid nitrogen had no negative effect on growth and development of protocorms and juvenile plants. The feasibility of the conservation of mature seeds of some tropical orchids by freezing in liquid nitrogen was demonstrated, which offers opportunities for creating a cryobank of orchids.     

马铃薯离体再生及人工种子研究

马铃薯３个品种虎头,克４和Ｆａｖｏｒｉｔａ的茎叶外植体在ＭＳ＋１ｍｇ／ＬＮＡＡ＋１ｍｇ／ＬＢＡ培养基上形成愈伤组织。在ＭＳ＋０２ｍｇ／ＬＮＡＡ＋１ｍｇ／ＬＢＡ培养基上,愈伤组织分化产生不定芽。在ＭＳ＋００５ｍｇ／ＬＮＡＡ培养基上,不定芽生根形成再生完整植株。０２～０３ｃｍ大小的不定芽反复继代可持续增殖。有３个以上叶片的不定芽在ＭＳ＋５ｍｇ／ＬＢＡ＋００５ｍｇ／ＬＩＢＡ培养基上和黑暗条件下,在侧芽或顶芽部位形成微型薯。用４％海藻酸钠和２％氯化钙溶液包裹０２～０３ｃｍ大小的不定芽或直径为０２～０３ｃｍ的微型薯制成微芽人工种子和微薯人工种子。在４℃下贮存２个月后,微芽人工种子和微薯人工种子在有菌腐殖土壤中播种２１ｄ的萌发率分别是１５７％和９６２％。     

中国1,334种兰科植物就地保护状况评价

作者通过对中国543个自然保护区内兰科植物数据的分析,对我国1,334种兰科植物的就地保护状况进行了逐一评价。我们根据有记录分布保护区的数量,通过专家咨询的方式,将兰科植物就地保护水平划分为"有效保护"、"较好保护"、"一般保护"、"较少保护"、"保护状况不明"和"未予评价"6个等级。结果发现:有676种兰科植物在自然保护区内得到了不同程度的就地保护,占所评价兰科植物总数的51.9%;但有626种兰科植物保护状况不明,尚未受到就地保护,占总数的46.9%。另外有32种仅分布在香港、澳门和台湾地区,本研究中未予评价,约占总数的2.4%。根据评价结果,就兰科植物就地保护中存在的基础调查不足、受关注程度低、受保护率低等问题进行了深入的讨论,提出5条有针对性的建议对策:(1)加强兰科植物的调查监测;(2)提高兰科植物的保护级别与受关注程度;(3)进一步完善兰科自然保护区建设;(4)规范自然保护区综合科学考察;(5)定期评价我国兰科植物保护成效。     

Cryopreservation of Specific Pathogen-Free (SPF) Pig Islet Cells: Effect of Culture Time before Cryopreservation and after Thawing

The aim of this study was to determine the optimal conditions (effect of culture time before and after cryopreservation) for cryopreservation of specific pathogen-free pig islet cells. METHODS: (1) Glucose-induced insulin secretion by fresh islet cells cultured for 10 days was compared to that by islet cells cryopreserved 7 days after isolation and cultured 3 days after thawing. (2) Islet cells were cryopreserved 1, 7, or 14 days after isolation and cultured 3, 7, 14, or 21 days after thawing. Islet cell number, insulin content, and insulin response under perifusion tests were investigated. RESULTS: (1) Insulin response by cryopreserved islet cells was identical to that by fresh islet cells (basal/stimulation index: 2. 13 +/- 0.19 vs 2.17 +/- 0.16, n = 4, NS), although the amount of secreted insulin was reduced by 40% (area under the curve: 2136 +/- 198 pM/10(4) cells/180 min vs 3564 +/- 636 pM/10(4) cells/180 min, P = 0.104). (2) Cell number 6 days after thawing was reduced by 54, 40, and 63% when cryopreservations were carried out at D1, D7, and D14. (3) Insulin content in cultured or cryopreserved islet cells increased between 7 and 14 days of culture. (4) Whatever the culture time before and after cryopreservation, insulin secretion in response to glucose was maintained. The insulin release was the highest for islet cells cryopreserved 14 days after isolation and cultured 14 days after thawing (stimulation index: 6.19 +/- 2.68). CONCLUSIONS: SPF pig islet cells remained functional after cryopreservation in polyethylene glycol and it may be important to culture islet cells over 14 days before and after cryopreservation.     

珍稀濒危植物金丝李种子脱水耐性和贮藏特性

为测定不同脱水程度金丝李(Garcinia paucinervis)种子的萌发情况及其复水后的吸水率、脱水过程中抗性生理指标的变化以及不同贮藏方式下种子的萌发情况,该文研究了金丝李种子的脱水敏感性和储藏特性。结果表明:(1)金丝李种子初始含水量为45.29%,室内通风处放置35 d失水率即达45%。(2)种子失水率低于18%时,萌发率和复水后的吸水率变化不显著;失水率超过18%时,萌发率和复水后吸水率均显著下降,失水率为42%时萌发率为0。其种子的临界含水量为27.29%,半致死含水量为12.72%。(3)随着种子脱水程度的加深,相对电导率、可溶性糖及脯氨酸含量逐步上升;丙二醛含量在失水率低于24%时变化不大,高于24%时显著提高; SOD和POD的活性均呈波动性变化,失水率为18%时活性均最高。(4)室温干藏1个月和-1、-20℃下湿藏1个月的种子均不能萌发;水浸贮藏1个月的种子萌发率显著降低; 4℃湿藏1、3和6个月均显著延缓种子萌发,但对萌发率无显著影响。表明金丝李种子在失水率低于18%时,种子可通过抗性调节维持细胞的正常代谢,能忍受一定程度的脱水和低温;当失水率超过18%时,种子代谢失衡发生劣变直至死亡,属于低度的顽拗性种子。4℃湿沙藏(含水量7.5%)是短期贮藏其种子的较好方法。     

脱水速率和降温速率对葡萄柚种子超低温保存的影响

以新鲜葡萄柚(Citrus paradise)种子为材料,使用3种脱水速率处理至约20%含水量,然后用饱和盐溶液平衡至10种不同的含水量,再进行简化的二步法超低温保存;同时,以经过15 ℃、50%相对湿度(RH)条件脱水至含水量约12%的葡萄柚种子为材料,使用程序降温仪进行5个降温速率和3个预冷温度的传统二步法超低温保存。结果表明,葡萄柚种子对脱水敏感,种子含水量越低,成苗率越低。而且,脱水速率越快,对种子的损伤越大,成苗率呈现75% RH>50% RH>15% RH;冷冻处理对种子有进一步的伤害,含水量6%～8%的种子超低温保存效果最佳,但脱水速率对超低温保存的种子成苗率的影响不明显。用传统二步法超低温保存葡萄柚种子,与预冷对照相比,经液氮冷冻的种子成苗率都有明显下降。在预冷对照组中,-2.5 ℃·min^-1降温速率的种子成苗率最高,在冷冻保存中-0.5 ℃·min^-1和-0.25 ℃·min^-1的降温速率最有利于超低温保存。预冷温度从-40 ℃降至-60 ℃,未超低温处理种子的发芽率降低,但超低温处理种子的发芽率提高。     

兰科杓兰属（Cypripedium）植物种子非共生萌发研究进展

兰科杓兰属(Cypripedium)植物主要分布于东亚、北美等温带地区和亚热带山地。杓兰不仅具有极高的观赏价值,而且其经济价值和科研价值也越来越受到人们的重视。近年来对杓兰属植物人工繁殖的相关研究不断深入,主要集中于种子的非共生萌发等方面。本文对濒危兰科杓兰属植物进行了简要介绍,并就其种子非共生萌发研究从种子成熟度、预处理和有机添加物的作用、培养基的配置等方面进行综述,为目标杓兰种类的非共生萌发试验方案的制定奠定基础,将有助于温带/高山兰科植物保育研究的发展。     

Elimination of cymbidium mosaic virus and odontoglossum ringspot virus from orchids by meristem culture and thin section culture with chemotherapy

Most commercially cultivated orchid plants are generally infected with cymbidium mosaic virus (CyMV) and odontoglossum ringspot virus (ORSV). Two methods were used in order to generate virus-free plants: meristem culture and thin section culture with chemotherapy. Meristems (0.10 mm to 1.00 mm) were excised from infected axillary shoots of an infected monopodial orchid hybrid (Mokara Char Kuan ‘Pink’) and cultured in modified Vacin and Went medium. Only larger meristem explants survived and the regenerated plantlets remained virus-infected. In contrast, high percentages of virus-free plantlets were obtained from thin section cultures of infected plantlets and protocorm-like bodies with ribavirin treatment. Interestingly, regenerants from thin section cultures without ribavirin treatment were also found to be free from CyMV and ORSV. All plantlets were tested by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and/or polymerase chain reaction (PCR).     

Influence of mycorrhizal fungi on seed germination and growth in terrestrial and epiphytic orchids

Epiphytes constitute over 70% of orchid diversity, but little is known about the functioning of their mycorrhizal associations. Terrestrial orchid seeds germinate symbiotically in soil and leaf litter, whereas epiphytic orchids may be exposed to relatively high light levels from an early stage of development and often produce green seeds. This suggests that seedlings of the two groups of orchids may differ in their responses to light and requirements for mycorrhiza-supplied carbon. The interactive effects of light, exogenous carbon and mycorrhizal status on germination and growth were investigated in vitro using axenic agar microcosms for one tropical epiphyte and three geophytic orchid species. The geophytic species strongly depended on their mycorrhiza for growth and this could not be substituted by exogenous sucrose, whereas the epiphytic species achieved 95% of the mycorrhizal seedling volume when supplied with exogenous sucrose in the dark. Mycorrhiza status strongly interacted with light exposure, enabling germination. Light inhibited or severely reduced growth, especially for the terrestrial orchids in the absence of mycorrhiza. For the first time, this study showed the parallel ecological importance of mycorrhizal fungi in overcoming light inhibition of seed germination and growth in both terrestrial and epiphytic orchids.     

Conservation of rare and endangered plants using in vitro methods

Summary Many botanic gardens now have tissue culture laboratories for the micropropagation of plants that are difficult to propagate by conventional horticultural techniques. In many cases the work centers on rare and endangered species. Examples of the use of different techniques including micropropagation, in vitro seed germination, dual culture with symbiotic fungi, and regeneration from callus are discussed with reference to their application to plant germplasm conservation. Presented in the Session-in-Depth Cell Culture of Endangered Species at the 1991 World Congress on Cell and Tissue Culture, Anaheim, California, June 16–20, 1991.     

不同品系小鼠胚胎玻璃化冷冻保存的比较研究

目的　研究甘油作为冷冻保护剂、不同基因型小鼠对胚胎玻璃化冷冻的影响。方法　采用 6 5mol L的甘油作为冷冻保护剂 ,采用二步法对CBA、NOD、C57BL 6J、ICR及CD1小鼠 3 5d的胚胎进行玻璃化冷冻 ,并比较了不同品系小鼠胚胎的复苏率及移植受孕率。结果和结论　CBA、NOD、C57BL 6J,ICR及CD1的复苏率分别为 5 7 6 %、4 8%、31 3%、86 5 %及 88% ,移植受孕率为 2 1%、2 3 5 %、11%、38%和 35 5 % ,封闭群小鼠的胚胎复苏率、移植受孕率均显著高于近交系小鼠。这提示胚胎的复苏率及移植受孕率可能与小鼠的不同基因型有关。五个品系中 ,桑椹胚及早期囊胚的体外复苏率均显著高于扩张囊胚。这说明不同基因型及胚胎的不同发育阶段对胚胎玻璃化冷冻效果有影响     

离体条件下暴马丁香切开种子的萌发

分别以三种催芽处理10、20、40 d的暴马丁香种子进行离体培养试验,对种子做三种切割处理,中间切、两端切和完整种子。结果表明:采用切开种子的方法进行离体培养可提高种子发芽率,中间切种子的萌发最好,且在培养10 d后发芽率即达到最高值;经过40 d催芽处理的种子优于未经催芽和只进行20 d催芽处理的种子;切开种子以MS培养基附加5 mg/L BA或5 mg/LBA+0.1 mg/L IBA为最适培养基。     

红火蚁对8种植物种子的选择性取食及其对种子萌发的影响

在室内研究了红火蚁Solenops isinvicta种群对玉米、绿豆、芥蓝、芝麻、番茄、水稻、藿香蓟及象草等8种植物种子的选择性取食及其对种子萌发的影响,结果表明红火蚁对芝麻种子最为喜好,且刮啃率最高（82．4％）,对芝麻、藿香蓟、象草及芥蓝种子具有较高的搬运率（分别为100．0％、72．0％、44．0％及41．6％）和丢弃率（分别为86．4％、50．4％、79．2％及88．9％）。通过观察回收种子的萌发,结果表明红火蚁对芝麻、藿香蓟和象草种子的破坏最为严重,导致其未能正常萌发的种子分别占总数的64．3％、56．0％及49．7％。因此,通过上述指标可以判断红火蚁入侵后对芝麻、藿香蓟和象草种子存在较大潜在威胁。     

A serum-free culture system for efficient in vitro production of bovine blastocysts with improved viability after freezing and thawing

The aim of this study was to evaluate whether two completely serum-free media (IVMD101 and IVD101) could improve the yield and quality of bovine blastocysts from in vitro matured and fertilized oocytes. The media were evaluated in the presence (IVMD101) or absence (IVD101) of bovine cumulus/granulosa cell (BCGC) cocultures. The proportion of embryos developing to the blastocyst stage in IVMD101 medium with BCGC cocultures (36.5%) and IVD101 medium without BCGC cocultures (37.1%) was significantly higher than in serum-supplemented medium (TCM199 + 5% calf serum) with BCGC cocultures (25.1%). Furthermore, the mean cell numbers per blastocyst on Day 7 developed in IVMD101 medium (179.5 cells) and IVD101 medium (177.1 cells) were greater than in the serum-supplemented medium (145.7 cells). The survival rates of blastocysts derived in IVMD101 medium (73.3%) and IVD101 medium (60.0%) based on hatching after 72 h of post-thaw culture were superior to that of blastocysts derived in the serum-supplemented medium (48.1%). Under microscopic observation, bovine blastocysts derived in the serum-supplemented medium showed abundant lipid droplets, largely into the trophectoderm cells. This morphological difference may partly explain the sensitivity of serum-derived embryos after freezing and thawing. In conclusion, these new serum-free culture media are useful, not only to study the mechanisms of early embryogenesis, but also for mass production of good quality embryos for embryo transfer, cloning and transgenesis. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.