Micropropagation of a medicinal plant, Plantago major L.

An efficient micropropagation protocol was developed for an important medicinal plant, Plantago major L. For this purpose, it is recommended to culture shoot-tips on modified MS medium [412.5 mg dm-3 NH4NO3 and 340 mg dm-3 KH2PO4] supplemented with 50 g dm-3 glucose and 0.5 μM 6-benzylaminopurine. Maximum rooting frequency was obtained at 1 μM naphthaleneacetic acid. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

水稻花粉白苗的若干特性及其成因的探讨

水稻花粉白苗的再分化所生成的再生植株全为白苗,这说明花粉白苗的形成是不可逆的,可能是基因突变的结果。不同品种或杂交组合的水稻花粉白苗叶片丙酮提取液的吸收光谱相互间显示出了相似性,这种相似性就进而提示突变可能发生在基因组的特定位点上。有可能花粉白苗是质体DNA在花粉的脱分化过程中发生缺失形成的。这种缺失主要影响质体rRNA的合成水平,并不导致蛋白质和叶绿素合成能力的全面丧失。花粉植株细胞中的质体可能是不均一的。     

Rooting and establishment of Calabrian pine plantlets propagated in vitro: influence of growth substances, rooting medium and origin of explant

The effect of auxins and a cytokinin on induction of roots in cultured axillary shoots of Pinus brutia Ten, has been tested. Auxin was crucial for root initiation and the rooting response varied according to the type and concentration of auxin applied. Both auxin and cytokinin and the interactions between them affected the quantity and quality of the induced roots. Aerated non-sterile tap water was an effective rooting medium, comparable to agar. After planting out into soil, some of the influences of auxin and cytokinin could still be seen after six months. However, roots developed normally in the soil, displaying dichotomous lateral branches. The results draw attention to the need for care in the choice and application of the medium for the initial induction of roots. Results of greenhouse trials indicated that the most vigorous plants were obtained via the axillary shoots.     

Abscisic acid and ancymidol promote conversion of somatic embryos to plantlets and secondary embryogenesis inAsparagus officinalis L.

Summary The effects of abscisic acid (ABA) (0, 0.09 μM, 0.19 μM, 0.28 μM, and 0.38 μM) or ancymidol (0, 0.98 μM, 1.95 μM, 2.93 μM, 3.90 μM) in embryo germination medium on the conversion of primary embryos to plantlets and secondary embryogenesis were evaluated for asparagus. ABA and ancymidol each significantly enhanced both responses. ABA was more effective than ancymidol in promoting the conversion of primary embryos to plantlets, while the converse was true for the production of secondary embryos. The most effective treatments for embryo conversion were 0.19 and 0.28 μM ABA; 75–77% bipolar and 55–57% globular embryos converted to plantlets. For secondary embryogenesis, the most effective treatments were 1.95 and 2.93 μM ancymidol; 99–101 and 84–86 somatic embryos were produced from 10 globular and 10 bipolar embryos, respectively. Bipolar embryos generally converted to plantlets better than globular embryos, but more secondary embryos were produced from globular embryos than from bipolar embryos in all treatments. ABA and ancymidol also affected the morphology of the plantlets produced. The plantlets from the embryos incubated on the medium with ancymidol had strong and thick shoots and roots, while those on the medium with ABA had long, thin shoots and short thin roots.     

In vitro culture of Cuminum cyminum regeneration of flowering shoots from calli of hypocotyl and leaf explants

Calli from hypocotyl explant of Cuminum cyminum L. (Cumin) grew rapidly on Gamborg's B₅ basal medium with the following supplements, (i) 0.5 mg/l — 2,4-D (ii) 4 mg/l — NAA plus 2 mg/l — Kinetin and (iii) 0.2 mg/l — NAA plus 0.2 mg/l — BAP, whereas calli from leaf explant in these media grew slowly. Hypocotyl and leaf calli produced roots when transferred to basal medium only and shoots in basal medium with 0.5 mg/l NAA and 0.1 mg/l BAP. Ninety percent of the shoots produced roots when they were transferred to half strength MS inorganic salts supplemented with 0.5 mg/l each of IBA and NAA.Fifty to sixty percent of rootless as well as rooted shoots produced terminal umbellate flowers on this medium.     

试管苗嫩枝顶端嫁接技术的研究

根据植物顶端生长优势的原理,在猕猴桃(Actinidia chinensis)胚乳培养中,将愈伤组织上分化的芽,切割下来作接穗,利用简单装置,进行“嫩枝顶端嫁接”,嫁接成活率高达90%左右,并至少提前1—2年开花、结果。利用嫩枝顶端嫁接技术,不仅提高了试管苗的成活率,而且在简化培养程序、缩短培养周期、降低培养成本上都有明显的效果。     

In vitro regeneration from bulb explants of Indian squill,Urginea indica Kunth

Callus cultures were established from bulb explants of diploid Urginea indica Kunth (Indian squill) on a modified basal medium of Murashige and Skoog (1962) supplemented with either 2 mg/l^-1 2,4-D+15% (v/v) CM or 4 mg/l^-1 2,4-D+2 mg/l^-1 NAA+2 mg/l^-1 KN+1 g/l^-1 YE. Shoot primordia developed after 2–3 subcultures in that medium. Increased growth of shoot primordia was obtained in media containing less auxins and vitamins. Rooted bulbous plantlets obtained were maintained in MS medium with 0.5% sucrose.Adventitious shoots were induced from adaxial epidermal cells of outer scales of regenerated bulbs used as secondary expiants in presence of 1 mg/l^-1 of 2,4-D with slightly higher concentration of the three vitamins of MS medium. From each scale leaf, approximately 400 bulblets were produced in 18 weeks in liquid culture. 90% of the plants transferred to potted soil have survived.     

Light quality influences germination, root growth and hypocotyl elongation in somatic embryos but not in seedlings of norway spruce

Summary We studied how light from different light sources influences germination and postgerminative growth of plants from somatic embryos and seeds of Norway spruce (Picea abies [L.] Karst). Somatic embryos of three spruce genotypes and seeds were subjected to light from commercially available light sources: Philips TLD Blue 18W/18 (BL), Osram Fluora (FL), Philips Cool White TL 50W/33 (CW), Osram Warm White 18W/30 (WW), Philips Yellow 36W/16 (YE) and Philips TLD Red 36W/15 (RE), 18 h a day, with a photon flux (PAR) at 30 μmol m⁻² s⁻¹. After 6 wk the germination frequencies of the somatic embryo-derived plantlets were 50% under BL and 98% under RE. The corresponding mean root lengths were 6.7 and 15.4 mm. In somatic embryo-derived plantlets cultured under BL, FL, CW and WW, both roots and hypocotyls turned brown, presumably due to production of phenolic substances. Browning was less severe in somatic embryo-derived plantlets cultured under RE and YE. Under RE, the epicotyl elongated in 37% of the plantlets after 6 wk, compared with 70% under the other light sources. Seed germination and postgerminative seedling growth was modestly influenced by light from these light sources. RE and WW initially delayed germination as compared with BL, FL and CW, but after 2 wk, more than 90% of the seeds had germinated under all light sources. In conclusion, germination and postgerminative growth of somatic embryos of spruce is sensitive to differences in light quality, whereas seed germination and seedling growth is not.     

High-frequency plant regeneration via somatic embryogenesis and organogenesis and in vitro flowering of regenerated plantlets in Panax ginseng

 The morphogenesis ability of light yellowish globular callus derived from cotyledons of mature zygotic embryos of Panax ginseng was investigated. The optimal media for somatic embryogenesis and shoot organogenesis were MS medium containing 0.5 mg l^–1 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, 0.1 mg l^–1 6-benzyladenine (BA), and 500 mg l^–1 lactoalbumin hydrolysate, and SH medium supplemented with 0.5 mg l^–1 α-naphthaleneacetic acid, 0.1 mg l^–1 BA, and 500 mg l^–1casein hydrolysate. The influences of glucose, mannose, fructose, and sorbose in the media on somatic embryogenesis and shoot organogenesis were revealed as differences in the numbers of somatic embryos and adventitious shoots per gram of morphogenic callus. The best regeneration of somatic embryos was obtained on medium containing glucose, with a mean of 8.7 somatic embryos per gram of callus. The best regeneration of shoots was observed on medium containing fructose, with an average of 12.2 adventitious shoots per gram of callus. Of the somatic embryos 95% were converted into regenerated plantlets, and 100% of adventitious shoots rooted to form regenerated plantlets. Regenerated plants were successfully established in soil. Flowering was observed in 5.7% of the regenerated plants derived from shoot organogenesis and in 1.4% of the regenerated plants derived from somatic embryogenesis. Received: 1 December 1998 / Revision received: 13 September 1999 / Accepted: 20 September 1999     

罗汉果组培苗生物学特性研究

对罗汉果组培苗生育周期、生长发育习性以及生态适应性进行观测,结果表明:年全生育期为240～260d,定植当年即可正常开花结实。根系与块茎有两个增长高峰期,分别为开花结果期(7月上、中旬)、枯苗期(11月上旬～12月上旬);茎蔓在定植20d内生长较缓慢,之后逐步加快,其中主蔓和一级侧蔓构成植株空间骨架结构,二级侧蔓和三级侧蔓为主要结果蔓;开花座果盛期在7月下旬至8月中旬,花、果着生位置以二级侧蔓的6～15节和三级侧蔓的3～18节为主,点花授粉宜在雌雄花开放的当天上午进行,果实的生长膨大约在座果后的30d内完成,但果实发育成熟约需80d。生长发育的适温为22～28℃,其中旬温25～28℃时对花果生育最为适宜;生长过程中应保持土壤湿润和80%以上的空气湿度;全生育期对氮和钾的吸收量较大,但在生殖生长期,尤其在结果盛期与果实发育期,对磷、钾的需求增加。