Multiplication of Antirrhinum majus L. by shoot-tip culture

Nine varieties of Antirrhinum majus L. have been used in a study of in vitro multiplication of plants using shoot-tip culture. Acceptable multiplication rates were obtained in several media with only variety Victory showing significantly lower rates of shoot production. Wounded shoots of this variety produced callus in the absence of added auxin and some of this callus produced prolific roots.     

大花美人蕉茎尖组织培养技术研究

以大花美人蕉(Canna×generalis)根茎茎尖为外植体进行组织培养技术研究,筛选出芽诱导适宜的培养基为MS+6-BA 8.0mg/L (单位下同)+TDZ 0.03;MS+6-BA 8.0+TDZ 0.03+NAA 0.1培养基能较好地诱导分化出丛生芽,继代增殖培养中与MS+6-BA 3.0+TDZ 0.03+NAA 0.1培养基交替使用可减少畸形芽,增殖系数达1.67;适宜的生根培养基为MS+6-BA 1.0+NAA 0.5,生根率达66.67%,且植株生长健壮,移栽易成活。     

Laboratory studies on the biology and host range of Dichrorampha odorata (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), a biological control agent for Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae)

Dichrorampha odorata (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) is a moth from Jamaica whose larvae bore into, and kill, the shoot tips of the invasive alien plant, Chromolaena odorata (L.) King and Robinson (Asteraceae). This study reports aspects of the biology of D. odorata, and also determined the host specificity (larval and adult no-choice trials) of the moth. Adults were short lived (ranging from 2 to 7 days), with females laying a mean of 15.4 eggs. Eggs took 9 days to hatch, larvae 20–23 days to develop and the pupal stage lasted 11–12 days, giving an overall lifecycle period of 41–45 days. Larval no-choice tests using 34 asteraceous test species indicated that only C. odorata could sustain complete development of D. odorata to adulthood, although there was slight initial boring 14 test species (plus chromolaena). Results from the adult nochoice trials, in which seven test-plant species were exposed to D. odorata, were consistent with those from larval trials, with larval damage, pupae and adults of D. odorata recorded from only C. odorata. This confirmed that only C. odorata is a suitable host for D. odorata in South Africa. Permission has subsequently been granted for the release of D. odorata in South Africa, thus making it the first shoot-tip attacking agent to be released against C. odorata. It is hoped that in the field, high levels of damage by the moth will reduce the height and therefore competitiveness of C. odorata, thereby contributing to the success of biological control of this plant.     

Large-scale production of Anogeissus pendula and A. Latifolia by micropropagation

Summary Success has been achieved in developing a complete protocol for mass propagation of Anogeissus pendula and A. latifolia, two important forest species found in India. Seeds cultured on plant growth regulator-free, semisolid Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium germinated within 5–6 wk and formed 4–6-cm long shoots. The shoots multiplied on MS+4.4 μM benzyladenine (BA)+5.7 μM indoleacetic acid (IAA) + casein hydrolysate (100 mgl⁻¹) + ascorbic acid (50 mgl⁻¹) + sucrose (3%) + agar (0.8%). A majority of the genotypes rooted with more than 90% efficiency when 5–6 cm individual shoots were cultured on 1/2MS (only major salts reduced to half strength)+2.3 μM IAA+2.5 μM indolebutyric acid (IBA) + sucrose (3%)+agar (0.8%) for 15 d. Those 10% (approx.) genotypes that did not root well on the above medium could be rooted with ease by increasing the concentration of IAA in the rooting media from 2.3 to 5.7 μM. The in vitro-raised plants were successfully transferred to the soil with a success rate of over 85%. Using this protocol, over 560 000 tissue-cultured plants of these two species have been produced and dispatched to various state forest departments for field trials and routine plantations.     

茎尖法转基因棉花植株真实性鉴定方法探究

棉花茎尖转化法具备不受基因型限制、转化周期短的优点,是理想的棉花转化体系,但据报道其所获得的转基因植株普遍存在遗传不稳定、高代植株基因丢失的现象。以陆地棉TM?1品种为受体材料,利用茎尖转化法将DsRed2载体转入棉花,经卡那霉素筛选获得16株抗性植株,进一步PCR扩增靶基因,获得6株DsRed2基因片段PCR检测为阳性的植株,初步判断该6株为茎尖转化法获得的转基因植株,但经紫外照射,6个转基因植株均未检测到红色荧光。对其进行靶基因RT?PCR,发现DsRed2基因在6个转基因植株中仅有极低量的表达或无表达。进一步对DsRed2载体的非T?DNA片段,即载体骨架部分进行PCR以及植株内生菌培养检测,结果表明,6个转基因植株均含有完整的DsRed2载体,植株可培养出含有完整载体的内生菌,且内生菌经农杆菌16S核糖体RNA（16S rRNA）片段PCR检测结果为阳性,推测由于茎尖侵染形成农杆菌与植株共生关系,造成假阳性株的现象,进而导致高代转基因植株基因丢失、遗传不稳定的现象。旨在建立一套完整的茎尖法转基因棉花植株真实性的鉴定方法,为进一步深入研究提供参考依据。     

Impact of the shoot-boring moth Dichrorampha odorata (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) on growth and reproductive potential of Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae) in the laboratory

A 9-month laboratory study was carried out to determine the impact of herbivory by a moth with shoot-boring larvae, Dichrorampha odorata Brown and Zachariades (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) on growth and reproductive ability of its host plant, Chromolaena odorata (L.) King and Robinson (Asteraceae), a major invasive alien plant species in southern Africa. Newly hatched D. odorata larvae were inoculated onto 0 (control), 50 and 100% of the shoot tips of C. odorata in the laboratory. At all treatment levels, the basal stem diameter of C. odorata was not affected by D. odorata larval feeding. Larval feeding by D. odorata significantly reduced the height of the main shoot and flower production in C. odorata relative to the control treatment but promoted branching by increasing the number of shoot tips. However, the differences in plant height and number of flowers between the 50 and 100% inoculation levels were not statistically significant. Dichrorampha odorata is the first shoot-tip attacking agent that is being released as a biological control agent against C. odorata in South Africa. In general, the impacts of D. odorata on the weed were relatively small even though statistically significant. The findings of this study suggest that high levels of damage by the moth will modestly reduce the height, flower production, and the competitiveness of C. odorata, thereby contributing to the biological control of the weed in South Africa.     

兰属"小金童"组织培养研究

兰属小金童(Cymbidium Golden elf. 'Sundust')茎尖组织培养研究表明:茎尖外植体在不添加植物生长调节剂的花宝1号培养基上诱导产生原球茎;原球茎在花宝1号3g/L + 6-BA 1.5mg/L的液体培养基上培养,能形成快速增殖的丛生原球茎;不同的培养方式对原球茎的增殖效果有显著差异;原球茎在不附加植物生长调节剂的1/2MS或花宝1号培养基上分化成无根小苗,然后在花宝1号+NAA 0.2mg/L+IBA 0.6mg/L培养基上诱导生根,进而再形成完整植株.     

兰属“小金童”组织培养研究

兰属小金童(Cymbidium Golden elf.‘Sundust’)茎尖组织培养研究表明:茎尖外植体在不添加植物生长调节剂的花宝1号培养基上诱导产生原球茎;原球茎在花宝1号3g/L 6-BA 1.5mg/L的液体培养基上培养,能形成快速增殖的丛生原球茎;不同的培养方式对原球茎的增殖效果有显著差异;原球茎在不附加植物生长调节剂的1/2MS或花宝1号培养基上分化成无根小苗,然后在花宝1号 NAA 0.2mg/L IBA 0.6mg/L培养基上诱导生根,进而再形成完整植株。     

玻璃化法超低温保存蛇莓茎尖

本文采用玻璃化法对蛇莓离体茎尖超低温保存进行了初步探讨。研究了低温锻炼时间、预培养时间、预处理时间、玻璃化液处理时间和液氮保存时间对超低温保存后成活率的影响。经优化,蛇莓的最高成活率可达（42.00±2.74）%。     

外源激素对沙田柚茎尖微嫁接成活率的影响

外源激素可对沙田柚茎尖微嫁接成活率产生显著影响.若在培养基中加入一定浓度的GA3、6-BA或IBA,均会明显抑制微嫁接的成活率;若直接利用这三种激素以合适的浓度处理砧木和接穗,则会不同程度地提高微嫁接的成活率.三者之中以10mg/LGA3的促进作用最为明显,微嫁接的成活率可达45%,6-BA和IBA处理虽然也能提高微嫁接的成活率,但它们又同时增加了接穗的脱落死亡率.