In vitro propagation of wavy-leaved Indian paintbrush (Castilleja applegatei Fern.)

Castilleja spp. (Indian paintbrush, Orobanchaceae) are desirable ornamental plants with showy floral bracts that are native throughout much of the western U.S. Propagation of these hemiparasites by seed is usually successful only when a host species is present, and asexual propagation through traditional methods has proven to be extremely difficult. In this study we present an effective shoot culture micropropagation system for Castilleja applegatei Fern., the wavy-leaved Indian paintbrush. In vitro shoot tips of three C. applegatei clones were cultured for 28 days on woody plant medium (WPM) supplemented with four concentrations of each of three cytokinins: 6-benzylaminopurine (BA), 6-(y,y-dimethylallylamino)-purine (2iP) and zeatin. Responding explants, shoot number per responding explant and shoot length were determined. In vitro rooting of microcuttings cultured for 42 days on media containing three concentrations of indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) were also evaluated. A high percent response to shoot induction was observed across all treatments, ranging from 94.5 to 100%. C. applegatei responded best to zeatin, which resulted in both the highest mean shoot number and mean shoot length among the cytokinins tested. The best overall shoot multiplication occurred on media with 4.0 μM zeatin, yielding a mean shoot number of 4.11 and mean shoot length of 3.95 cm. The mean highest rooting response (66.7%), root number (13.21) and root length (2.73 cm) were obtained on WPM supplemented with 10 μM IBA. Significant clone × treatment interactions existed for all variables except mean root number, thus the optimum treatments for both shoot multiplication and root induction were clone-dependent. Rooted microcuttings were acclimated ex vitro with an average success rate of 81.2%. This study demonstrates the considerable potential of an in vitro shoot culture system for the asexual propagation of Castilleja spp.     

Effect of explants source on shoot proliferation and adventitious regeneration in 10 Buddleia cultivars

Viable shoot cultures and weaned plants were obtained from cultured apical meristems with 10 Buddleia cultivars giving viabilities of 32–72%. The number of shoots produced, the micropropagation rate and the root number produced in vitro was higher in meristem derived shoots compared to those derived from shoot-tips. The subsequent growth rate of meristem derived plants, in the greenhouse, was also greater. The number of roots produced by conventional cuttings collected from meristem derived plants was significantly higher than in cuttings which were collected from plants derived from shoot-tips or from the original stock plants.Endogenous bacteria were not detected in either shoot cultures derived from meristems or in 10-week-old weaned plants derived from meristems whereas those derived from shoot-tips showed the presence of endogenous bacteria when sterilized explants were cultured on nutrient agar or on tryptic soy broth.Factors affecting adventitious bud and shoot production in leaf and internode explants was determined for ‘Lochinch’, ‘Border Beauty’, ‘Ile de France’ and ‘Pink Delight’ using meristem derived shoot cultures. Adventitious shoots appeared after 4 weeks of culture, in both types of explant when cultured on MS supplemented with 0.5–5.0 μM TDZ. The highest percentage regeneration was achieved from bisected internode explants cultured on 0.5 μM TDZ, with 93–100% regeneration among the cultivars whereas BA was less effective. The best response was obtained using 5.0 μM TDZ which gave over 10–11 shoots per explant in all bisected explants for all cultivars.     

杏胚珠培养及幼胚子叶不定芽诱导研究

以盛花后25、35、50、55、60d的凯特杏胚珠为外植体,研究胚珠培养的适宜条件;选择发育一致的幼胚子叶,研究不定芽的发生条件。结果表明,SH培养基是凯特杏胚珠培养的适宜培养基;盛花后25d的凯特杏胚珠(PF=0),仅采用生长培养不足以发育成可见胚,试验采用诱导方式获得了可见胚,诱导出胚率为80%;以MS为基本培养基,BA与NAA结合诱导能力强;但这种胚小且瘦弱,继续生长培养,利用幼胚子叶诱导不定芽。在幼胚子叶诱导不定芽方面,盛花后25、35d取样的凯特杏胚珠,培养后获得幼胚子叶,诱导不定芽的适宜TDZ质量浓度为1.25mg/L,诱导出芽率分别为85.00%、80.00%;盛花后50、55d取样的材料,适宜TDZ质量浓度为2.50mg/L,出芽率分别为65.00%、60.00%,而盛花后60d取样的材料,适宜TDZ质量浓度为5.0mg/L,出芽率为61.11%,不定芽主要发生在子叶的近轴面、胚轴连接处及子叶近轴端两侧;在相同培养基中,25℃进行21d暗培养,盛花后35、50、55、60d材料出芽率分别为72.22%、65.00%、60.00%、55.56%;4℃下28d暗培养,35、50、55、60d依次为59.09%,71.42%、77.78%、86.36%;对不定芽进行伸长、生根与快繁培养,获得了健康正常的植株。通过以上研究,建立了凯特杏幼胚4级培养体系,即(1)胚珠培养,获得可见胚(1级培养);(2)幼胚生长培养(胚培养),获得了健壮幼胚(2级培养);(3)幼胚子叶再生,获得不定芽(3级培养);(4)不定芽组培苗快繁(4级培养)。     

不同培养条件对‘丰香’草莓离体叶片再生的影响

 以草莓品种‘丰香’离体叶片为外植体, 探讨了基本培养基、不同细胞分裂素、暗培养、硝酸银浓度以及不同植物生长调节剂组合对不定芽再生的影响。结果表明, 基本培养基中以MS 最为适合,WPM、QL 、AS 培养基均不利于不定芽的再生, 而TDZ 的诱导效果好于BA。以MS 基本培养基附加TDZ2.0 mg·L - 1和IBA 0.8 mg·L ^-1可以使‘丰香’叶片不定芽的再生率高达72.33 % , 平均每叶再生芽5.59个。暗培养14 d 可以将‘丰香’叶片的不定芽再生率提高到90.09 %。硝酸银对于提高‘丰香’叶片的不定芽再生没有明显效果, 但在一定程度上改变了细胞分化的方向。     

In vitro shoot multiplication and plant regeneration in four Capsicum species using thidiazuron

A procedure of in vitro plant propagation using shoot meristem explants (∼0.5 cm) has been developed for Capsicum annuum cv CA960, C. baccatum, C. frutescens and C. praetermissum on Murashige and Skoog [Murashige, T., Skoog, F., 1962. A revised medium for rapid growth and bioassays with tobacco tissue cultures. Plant Physiol. 15, 473–497] medium containing various cytokinins. Among various concentrations of cytokinins tested; adenine (Ad), N⁶-benzyladenine (BA), kinetin (Kn), zeatin and thidiazuron (TDZ) individually. TDZ regenerated maximum number (4.2–22.4) of shoots in all the Capsicum species tested. Multiple shoot elongation occurred upon transfer to BA (0.22 μM l⁻¹) + IAA (0.48 μM l⁻¹). Rooting of regenerated shoots was achieved on medium supplemented with 5.71 μM l⁻¹ indole-acetic acid (IAA). Rooting was observed in 72–94% of shoots obtained from TDZ-containing regeneration medium followed by elongation treatment in contrast to 8–22% of shoots without elongation treatment. Plantlets obtained from TDZ-containing media were normal diploid (2n = 24) and could readily be established in the soil under green house conditions with a survival frequency of 68–84%. Regenerated plants were developed into morphologically normal, fertile plants and able to set viable seeds.     

Effect of sequential subcultures on in vitro proliferation capacity and shoot formations pattern of pineapple (Ananas comosus L. Merr.) over different incubation periods

In vitro obtained shoots of pineapple (Ananas comosus L. Merr.) cv Smooth cayenne was cultured on MS medium enriched with 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP) at 3.25 mg l⁻¹ (14.43 μM) and indole acetic acid (IAA) at 1.75 mg 1⁻¹ (9.40 μM) and subcultured for four times at four different incubation periods (30, 45, 60 and 75 days). By the fourth subculture, irrespective of incubations periods, the explants lost 50% of its shoot formation capacity. Longer incubation resulted on higher rate and total shoots than a shorter incubation, however, the magnitude of that different varied over subcultures. The difference in shoots formation between the explants incubated for 30 and 75 days was 6 shoots at first, increased to 21 at the third and declined to 11 shoots at the fourth subculture. Over a period of 75 days, the majority of shoots formation occurred during the first 30 days (35%) at a rate of 1.5 shoot per week and the last 15 days (40%) at a rate of 3.8 shoot per week. In the period between 30 and 60 days, 15% of shoots at rate of 1.8 and 10% at rate of 1.0 shoot per week formed during the first and the second 15 days interval, respectively. Over four consecutive subcultures, explants incubated for 30 days produced the lowest total (1028 shoots) and that incubated for 75 days produced the highest total (120,917 shoots) from a single explant. No significant differences in total were observed between explants incubated for 45 and 60 days over the first three subcultures. However, by the fourth subculture the total of 60 days (14,288 shoots) was two times higher (7163 shoots) than that of 45 days long incubation.     

Auxin-dependent development and habituation of highbush blueberry (Vaccinium × covilleanum But. et Pl.) ‘Herbert’ in vitro shoot cultures

The influence of IAA (1.0 mg dm⁻³), and IBA (1.16 mg dm⁻³), on the development of highbush blueberry (Vaccinium × covilleanum But. et Pl.) ‘Herbert’ in vitro shoot cultures was examined. Depending on the kind of auxin and 2iP concentration in vitro cultures consisted of various number of axillary (AX) and adventitious (AD) shoots. Three different categories of AD shoots were found: leaf shoots (AD-L), node-adjoin shoots (AD-P), and base-adjoin shoots (AD-M, madshoots). The AX shoots were the least habituated (towards auxins, cytokinins and vitamins) whereas the AD-M shoots (madshoots) the most. In comparison to IAA, IBA caused dying or callusing higher number of initial explants. However, IBA generally suppressed development of AD shoots, especially madshoots whereas slightly weakened multiplication of AX shoots. IBA significantly enhanced elongation of AX shoots also. Axillary shoots obtained on IBA-media had relative long internodes and rigid, well-developed leaves. The adventitious shoots, especially base-adjoin (AD-M) ones, were easily distinguishable as were more thin and fragile, more or less vitrified, and had short internodes and smaller, sometimes unfolded leaves. Development of blueberry in vitro cultures on auxin-free and IAA-supplemented media was similar. AX shoots grown on such media resembled AD shoots. 2iP applied in higher doses along with IAA promoted much proliferation of AD than AX shoots. In contrast, 2iP applied in higher doses together with IBA stimulated significantly only growth of AX shoots whereas in general, development of adventitious shoots was not affected. Micropropagation carried out through routine method based on subculturing of shoot explants or shoot clumps on the medium supplemented with IAA (4 mg dm⁻³) and 2iP (10–15 mg dm⁻³) as well as stimulation of shoot elongation on the blank medium causes in fact the propagation of highbush blueberry through highly habituated adventitious madshoots. Replacement of IAA by IBA facilitates micropropagation of highbush blueberry cv. Herbert through axillary shoots.     

Effect of glucose on in vitro rooting of mature plants of Bambusa nutans

A high-frequency in vitro rooting method was developed for Bambusa nutans, one of the economically important bamboos in India. Two clones of approximately 10-year-old B. nutans were used for axillary bud proliferation. The effect of carbohydrate source (glucose and sucrose) and auxins (IAA, IBA and NAA) on the in vitro rooting response was evaluated. Rooting percent, mean number of roots and root length were recorded after 14 days of treatment. Successful treatment (49.0 μM IBA and 88 mM glucose in the induction phase for 3 days followed by MS salts with 88 mM sucrose) was repeated four times each with 100 shoots to ascertain the practical utility of the protocol. Addition of glucose along with 49.0 μM IBA during the root induction phase gave 85% rooting success. Anatomical studies in the nodal regions were conducted to determine the effect of glucose on root primordial development and elongation. It was observed that the presence of glucose in the root induction medium is required to recruit more number of root initials. A simple protocol was developed for the large-scale production of B. nutans, where rooting of microshoots developed from mature tissues is always difficult. This study showed that glucose as carbon source and auxin type IBA is essential for in vitro root formation in the cultures raised from mature tissues.     

糖和氮对山楂组织培养新梢生根的影响

采用敞口山楂组培新梢研究糖和无机氮源对不定根形成的影响,含有高水平蔗糖的培养基比低水平蔗糖的培养基新梢生根率高。新梢对糖的这种反应与糖代谢和物理渗透都有关,用甘露醇作为渗透代替剂在低浓度蔗糖存在下无作用,当蔗糖浓度达到一定程度时(86.64mmol·1~(-1))能影响新梢的生根率。在培养基中分别加入NO_3~(-)-N或NH_4~(+)-N作为唯一氮源,或是在MS培养基中加入NO_3~-/NH_4~+比率为标准的混合氮源,在测试范围(0～120mmol·1~(-1))内均降低新梢的生根率,三者对生根的抑制作用大小顺序依次为NH_4~+>NO_3~(-)-NH_4~(+)-N>NO_3~(-)-N.NO_3~-/NH_4~+的比率影响生根。NO_3~-/NH_4~+比率与生根之间呈直线正相关。糖/氮比值高有利于生根。插穗中碳、氮的绝对量及碳/氮比率可作为山楂新梢生根的指标。     

In vitro polyploidization of Mecardonia tenella, a native plant from South America

Mecardonia tenella is an herbaceous plant widely distributed in the temperate region of South America. Both plant architecture and flower size are characteristics that can be improved to become a viable new ornamental plant. Chromosome doubling by the use of agents such as colchicine is an available methodology to this end. Nodal segments from in vitro grown plants of M. tenella were submerged in the following doses of colchicine in 1% (v/v) dimethyl-sulfoxide (DMSO) solution (%, v/v): 0.0, 0.001 and 0.01 (24 and 48 h). The DNA content of the regenerated plants was measured by flow cytometer. A total of 68 tetraploid plants were detected out of 126 colchicine treated plants. The flowers and leaves of the tetraploid plants were bigger compared to those from the wild diploid type (control). Under field conditions, the selected tetraploid plants showed a more compact shape than the control plants.     

菊苣组织培养及植株再生

以普那菊苣叶柄为外植体进行组织培养试验,结果表明:菊苣叶柄在5种培养基上均可诱导出愈伤组织,总出愈率在90%以上,但分化效果因培养基的不同而有较大的差异.诱导愈伤组织及分化的最佳培养基为:MS KT 1.0 mg/L十NAA 0.2 mg/L;生根培养基为:MS IBA 0.2 mg/L.     

''''翠妃''''苦瓜子叶不定芽诱导研究

以'翠妃'苦瓜的子叶作为外植体,研究了子叶苗龄、子叶的部位、暗培养、硝酸银浓度等影响子叶不定芽诱导的主要因素.结果表明:以9 d左右的苗龄诱导不定芽效果最好,适合不定芽诱导培养基是MS BA 1.0 mg·L-1 NAA 0.2 mg·L-1;子叶不同部位不定芽的再生率差异显著,在子叶基端外植体临近下胚轴的部位诱导效果最好,不定芽诱导率为54.21%;暗培养对子叶不定芽诱导有显著的促进效果,暗培养7 d可将不定芽再生率提高到77.44%;AgNO3对不定芽再生有明显的抑制作用,当浓度达到6 mg·L-1以上时,子叶块上就没有不定芽再生,只长有少量的根;不定芽在MS BA 0.5 mg·L-1 NAA0.1 mg·L-1上增值效果较好,增值倍数为5.40.     

魔芋茎尖组织培养及快速繁殖技术研究

以魔芋茎尖为外植体,进行愈伤组织诱导、芽分化及植株再生的研究。研究结果表明,最佳茎尖剥取材料是无菌试管苗。刚剥离的茎尖需要预培养30d,然后将膨大的茎尖四周给予伤口后再转接到MS 6-BA 0.6 mg/L NAA 0.1 mg/L上进行愈伤组织诱导;芽分化最适培养基是MS 6-BA 2.0 mg/L NAA 0.5 mg/L;切割后的芽在生根培养基1/2 MS NAA 0.1 mg/L上能100%形成完整植株。     

梨叶片培养与转基因研究进展

建立稳定、高效的叶片不定梢再生体系,是梨转基因成功的关键环节。影响叶片不定芽形成的主要因素有基因型、培养基、植物生长调节剂、碳源和氮源等。而基因型、抗菌肽的活性、稳定性、农杆菌的侵染力、抗生素的种类、浓度及标记基因的选择等则影响基因的转化。目前已有多种目的基因转入梨中,但受体再生率较低,转化方法单一,转化品种有限。综合有关文献综述了国内外梨叶片培养和遗传转化研究所取得的进展,并结合存在的问题对今后的工作重点提出了几点建议。     

不同继代培养次数对苹果八棱海棠离体培养和遗传转化的影响

以苹果八棱海棠离体新梢和幼叶为外植体,研究不同继代次数对其离体繁殖、再生和遗传转化的影响。结果表明,随着继代培养次数的增加,继代10次和48次的八棱海棠离体增殖倍数、生根能力、不定芽的再生频率、每外植体再生芽数和GUS基因瞬时表达率均显著高于继代5次的;继代10次的增殖倍数和GUS阳性率明显多于继代48次的,其它指标相互间差异不显著;说明继代10次的芽苗较适合用于八棱海棠离体培养的外殖体材料,其幼叶较适于遗传转化研究。     

桃离体茎尖的超低温保存及植株再生

 以简单玻璃化法为基本方法, 研究了影响桃离体茎尖超低温保存后存活率的因子———低温驯化时间、蔗糖预培养时间、玻璃化液处理时间及化冻后植株再生条件; 建立了较为适宜的超低温保存技术程序———选择继代培养30 d的试管材料, 5℃低温驯化3～4周, 在含017 mol/L蔗糖的固体培养基预培养2 d, 再经玻璃化液PVS3处理100 min后浸入液氮, 化冻后茎尖存活率可达60%以上。     

Direct regeneration of plants derived from in vitro cultured shoot tips and leaves of three Lysimachia species

The regenerability of three ornamental species—Lysimachia christinae, Lysimachia rubinervis and Lysimachia nummularia ‘Aurea’, were investigated using in vitro leaves and shoot tips. 6-Benzylaminopurine (BAP) and α-naphthalene acetic acid (NAA) added to Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium were tested for their effect on organogenesis. On the medium, shoot regeneration occurred directly without callus formation. In these species, L. christinae developed the highest regeneration rate and numbers of shoots/explant from shoot tips (100%, 12.25) and leaf bases (100%, 13.01) on the MS medium containing 3.0 mg l⁻¹ BAP and 0.1 mg l⁻¹ NAA. For L. rubinervis, the highest shoot induction rate and number of shoots/explant were obtained from shoot tip (100%, 16.87–17.20) on the MS medium with 0.1 mg l⁻¹ NAA and 3.0–5.0 mg l⁻¹ BAP. L. nummularia ‘Aurea’, however, showed the highest regeneration rate and number of shoots/explant (100%, 12.73) from leaf bases on MS medium supplemented with 1.0 mg l⁻¹ BAP and 0.1 mg l⁻¹ NAA. All in vitro shoots rooted well on half macronutrient MS medium containing 0.1 mg l⁻¹ NAA. After acclimatization, transplanted plantlets grew normally and flowered in the field.     

‘雪青’梨叶片高频再生体系的建立

 以‘雪青’梨叶片为外植体, MS为基本培养基, 培养温度(25 ±1) ℃, 光照强度2 000 lx,14 h /d, 继代周期30 d。在MS + 2,4-D 2 mg·L ^{- 1} + 6-BA 0.5 mg·L ^{- 1}培养基中, 外植体脱分化率达100% ,愈伤组织增殖倍数达12.05; 在MS + 6-BA 5 mg·L ^{- 1} + IAA 0.1 mg·L ^{- 1}中, 不定梢诱导率达100% , 在MS+ 6-BA 2 mg·L ^{- 1} + IAA 0.1 mg·L ^{- 1} +CH 100 mg·L ^{- 1}中, 1～6代不定梢平均繁殖系数达7; 在1 /2MS +IBA 2 mg·L ^{- 1} + 6-BA 0.5 mg·L ^{- 1} +AC 500 mg·L ^{- 1}中, 不定梢生根率达67.50%; 68株试管苗移栽到珍珠岩营养钵中, 30 d成活46株, 成活率为67.65 %。     

葡萄器官离体再生和遗传转化体系的建立

以‘森田尼无核’为试材,研究了生长调节物质、外植体类型、抑菌素等主要因素对葡萄离体不定芽再生和转化效率的影响,建立和优化了葡萄的再生和转化体系。结果表明：相对于BA和KT,细胞分裂素TDZ无论单独使用还是与生长素配合使用均可使葡萄不定芽再生频率达到最高;在MS + TDZ 2.0 mg·L^-1 、MS + TDZ 4.0 mg·L^-1 或MS + TDZ 4.0 mg·L^-1 + IAA0.1 mg·L^-1培养基上均可以较好地诱导森田尼无核葡萄再生不定芽,再生频率分别为37.4%,40.2%和50.0%;叶盘、茎段和叶柄都可以诱导再生不定芽,在同一种培养上再生频率有差异,但差异不大;采用根癌农杆菌介导的叶盘法转化葡萄时,卡那霉素抗性筛选浓度为20 mg·L^-1;抑菌抗生素使用头胞霉素适宜浓度为400 mg·L^-1,而使用羧苄青霉素时以300 mg·L^-1最佳;获得转化芽45个,部分株系用PCR和Southern 杂交证实,外源基因已整合在葡萄基因组DNA上。