Glandular trichome-specific expression of alcohol dehydrogenase 1 (<Emphasis Type="Italic">ADH1</Emphasis>) using a promoter-GUS fusion in <Emphasis Type="Italic">Artemisia annua</Emphasis> L. |
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Authors: | Qian He Xueqing Fu Pu Shi Meng Liu Qian Shen Kexuan Tang |
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Institution: | 1.Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales,Instituto de Micología y Botánica, UBA-CONICET, CABA,Buenos Aires,Argentina;2.Laboratorio de Cultivo de Tejidos y Biotecnología,Instituto de Horticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea La Mayora, CSIC-UMA,Algarrobo-Costa,Spain |
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Abstract: | Petunia, a commercially important ornamental plant worldwide, has been subjected to breeding programs that have yielded a high number of varieties. One of the key factors in the commercial value of these varieties is plant compactness. Currently, compact petunias are obtained through the application of expensive, harmful and short-lasting chemicals. To avoid the use of these chemicals, transgenic plants that over-express dwarf-inducing genes have been recently proposed as an alternative, but the current legislation regarding transgenic plants restricts their commercialization. In this work, we studied the effect of polyploidization in the plant architecture of Petunia axillaris, an Argentine native petunia. We developed a new polyploidization protocol that consisted in culturing petunia leaves in RL medium (MS medium supplemented with 30 g l?1 sucrose, 1 mg l?1 BA and 0.2 mg l?1 IAA) supplemented with 0.2 g l?1 colchicine for 15 days. This protocol allowed the regeneration of stable autotetraploid petunias (polyploidization rate: 29.0?±?8,2%), which were 54% more compact than the diploid ones. Furthermore, they exhibited no variations in agronomical traits compared to the initial genotypes, except for a short delay in blooming. These autotetraploid plants can be used in different breeding programs and the polyploidization method developed can be tested in others cultivars of the genus Petunia for the same purpose. |
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