Secondary somatic embryogenesis and applications in plant breeding

Summary Secondary somatic embryogenesis is the phenomenon whereby new somatic embryos are initiated from somatic embryos. Such cultures have been described in at least 80 Gymnosperm and Angiosperm species. In the initial step (primary somatic embryogenesis) such cultures have to be started from plant explants. In general, primary somatic embryogenesis from vegetative plant explants is, indirect and mostly driven by auxin (AUX) or auxin and cytokinin (AUX/CYT) supplemented media, whereas, from zygotic embryos it is direct and driven, to a larger extent, by CYT or growth regulator free media. Primary somatic embryogenesis from floral plant explants is between these two extremes. Indirect and direct somatic embryogenesis should be seen as two extremes of one continuum: in indirect somatic embryogenesis the embryos develop up to the (pre)-globular stage and in direct somatic embryogenesis to mature stages before they are subjected to secondary embryogenesis. In general, secondary embryogenesis requires no growth regulators in species with CYT driven primary embryogenesis. Whereas, continuous exposure to growth regulators is needed in species with CYT/AUX or AUX driven primary embryogenesis.In most species somatic embryos can be converted into shoots, although the frequencies are mostly low. In general, somatic embryos induced by growth regulator free or CYT supplemented media meet more difficulties in shoot development than embryos induced by AUX supplemented media. Applications of secondary somatic embryogenesis for plant breeding are discussed.     

两种常用激素组合下棉花体细胞胚胎发生过程的组织学观察

 MSB培养基添加两种常用植物激素组合，Indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) + kinetin (KT)和2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2, 4-D) + KT，分别命名为IK和DK处理用来诱导陆地棉体细胞胚胎发生。陆地棉品系YZ1下胚轴切段作为外植体在诱导培养基上培养4周后，继代到分化培养基上促进体细胞胚胎发生。结果表明，两种处理均有体细胞胚胎发生，其中IK处理上外植体嫁接33 d后就可见体细胞胚出现，分化率高达97.6%，大多数外植体表现为体细胞胚较胚性愈伤早出现。DK处理中体细胞胚胎发生慢，体细胞胚都是经过明显的胚性愈伤发育而来，胚性愈伤分化率明显低于IK处理，仅为28.6%。此外，IK处理中的外植体在培养过程中大部分都出现了须根，而DK处理中则没有。两种处理中出现了两种不同的体细胞胚胎发生过程，组织学观察结果表明DK和IK处理中的体细胞胚分别主要起源于初生形成层和皮层。     

不同成熟度茶籽外植体诱导发生体胚的研究

为了探究不同成熟度的茶籽作为外植体诱导体细胞胚胎发生的差异,本文选择成熟度依次递增的茶籽E1、E2、E3和E4作为外植体进行培养研究,结果表明：E4外植体接种成活率最高,但是诱导体细胞胚发生率较低。E1外植体在灭菌时耗损率相对较高,而且体胚诱导发生能力并非最佳。E2和E3外植体诱导分化体细胞胚的频率以及诱导获得的二级体胚的频率都较高,E最佳,E3次之。以上结果说明E2茶籽外植体可以作为诱导体胚发生的优良材料。     

Effect of genotype and light intensity on somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration in melon (Cucumis melo L.)

The efficiency of 14 commercial cultivars of melon (Cucumis melo L.) for callus induction, plant regeneration and somatic embryogenesis under different photosynthetic photon flux densities (PPFDs) (150 or 50μmol m^?2 s^?1) was investigated. Cotyledonal explants were cultured on a Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented either with 9.0 μM 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid and 23.2μM kinetin or with 0.05 μM 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid and 0.26 μM 6-benzyladenine for the induction of somatic embryogenesis and shoots, respectively. For embryo maturation and root induction, growing callus tissues were transferred on growth regulator-free MS medium. Both genotype and the intensity of light significantly affected the rate of somatic embryo-genesis, embryo maturation and plant regeneration. On average, 12–47 primary globular-stage embryos were produced per mm² of explant surface. Fully developed, cotyledonary-stage somatic embryos were obtained from only three cultivars. Relatively high root induction rates were observed both on the shoot induction medium (11 cultivars) and on growth regulator-free medium (seven cultivars). In contrast, only six cultivars responded positively to the shoot induction treatment. Callus growth and somatic embryogenesis were significantly improved if cultures were incubated under higher PPFD values, although plant regeneration from all cultivars was significantly reduced under the same conditions.     

棉花优良品种中棉所19高频体细胞胚胎发生细胞系筛选与植株再生

选用我国优良棉花品种中棉所19进行组织培养, 研究了该品种的体细胞胚胎发生和植株再生能力。 中棉所19的体细胞胚胎发生有两种情况： 一是由外植体直接诱导获得胚性愈伤组织和体细胞胚; 二是先诱导获得愈伤组织, 再经继代培养获得胚胎发生。 单独使用ZT可在早期诱导胚胎发生, 在该情况下, 对子叶的诱导能力最强, 胚根     

Direct as well as indirect somatic embryogenesis from immature (unemerged) inflorescence of a minor millet Paspalum scrobiculatum L.

Somatic embryos differentiated directly on the rachis of immature inflorescences of Paspalum scrobiculatum L. cv. PSC 1 on culture to MS or N₆ medium supplemented with different concentrations (4.5–22.5 μM) of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D). Direct embryogenesis on the rachis of inflorescence explants forms the first instance in graminaceous plants. Highest frequency of direct embryogenesis (34%and 30% cultures, respectively) was possible on N₆ medium supplemented with 4.5 μM of 2,4-D and MS medium fortified with9.0 μM of 2,4-D. Other tissues of the explant, floral-primordia, only after an initial phase of callusing differentiated into somatic embryos; indirect embryogenesis. Somatic embryogenesis, direct as well as indirect, was resolved by scanning electron microscopy. The somatic embryos germinated and developed into plantlets on regeneration medium. Interestingly, one week incubation of somatic embryos on activated charcoal (0.5%) fortified basal medium, supported high potential for ‘germination’ on transfer to charcoal-free basal medium. This beneficial effect of activated charcoal on regeneration of somatic embryos into plantlets is the first record in the Gramineae. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

花生体细胞胚诱导及植株再生研究

为了建立花生体细胞胚诱导及植株再生体系,为花生分子育种提供技术支撑,以花生品种‘桂花30’和‘桂花771’为材料,采用预培养3天的种子胚小叶、下胚轴、子叶节为外植体,在添加外源激素的MS培养基中使体细胞脱分化形成体细胞胚,再分化成植株。结果表明,在所设定2,4-D浓度（3,5,10,15,20 mg/L）范围内,胚小叶最容易诱导形成体细胞胚,2,4-D的适宜浓度为10 mg/L,经过约30天培养,可产生大量体细胞胚,‘桂花30’和‘桂花771’的平均诱导率分别为55.37%和36.72%。平均每个外植体产胚量分别为5.68个和4.27个。将诱导形成的体细胞胚转接到6-BA浓度由5 mg/L逐渐降低到1.5 mg/L的MS培养基中,体细胞胚萌发再生成无根小苗,正常植株再生率‘桂花30’为32.6%,‘桂花771’为23.5%。将无根苗转接到生根培养基中可获得完整植株。花生是较难诱导体细胞胚形成的作物之一,筛选合适的基因型、外植体和激素浓度是获得较高体细胞胚发生率和植株再生率的关键技术。     

农杆菌介导陆地棉转化和再生体系的研究进展

陆地棉通过体细胞胚胎发生的农杆菌介导转化体系的主要瓶颈在于:基因型限制、转化周期长、胚胎发生率低、易出现畸形胚等问题.针对这些问题,研究者对传统转化体系的各个环节进行了优化,并在拓展受体基因型、筛选高频再生品(种)系或株系、选择不同的组织或器官做受体和建立新的不依赖于组织培养和基因型限制的农杆菌转化体系等方面进行了探索...     

新疆海岛棉XH16体细胞胚发生体系的优化和细胞学观察

体胚发生率低是制约海岛棉体细胞胚发生体系应用的瓶颈之一。为提高体细胞胚胎发生率,本研究以新疆海岛棉品种XH16胚性愈伤为实验材料,从植物凝胶、培养基pH值、氨基酸含量、光照强度4个方面进行海岛棉体细胞胚胎发生诱导条件的优化。结果表明,当植物凝胶的工作浓度为2.0 g/L,培养基pH值为6.5,天门冬酰胺为0.5 g/L,谷氨酰胺为1 g/L,光照强度为3000 lx时,XH16体胚诱导率最高。此外,本研究通过显微镜技术观察体胚发生不同阶段细胞组织的形态结构,初步探讨了海岛棉体胚发生机制。本研究结果为后期借助体胚发生体系进行海岛棉分子育种工作奠定了基础。     

Long-term conservation of embryogenic competence by induction and disorganization of somatic embryos in carrot

A simple procedure was established to maintain the rate of somatic embryogenesis in carrot cell strains. Secondary cell strains were induced by the disorganization of heart‐shaped somatic embryos by transferring them into a medium containing 2,4‐dichlorophenoxyacetic acid and the rate of somatic embryogenesis was restored to the original level. It was possible to keep the original rate of embryogenesis by repeated induction and disorganization of somatic embryos, as the restored rate of embryogenesis decreased gradually during subcultures. In the carrot cell suspension culture used in this work, it was possible to keep high rates of somatic embryogenesis for at least 3 years by using this method at every 50th subculture. The method presented here should be useful to maintain regeneration competence in certain important cell strains.     

低酚陆地棉直接体细胞胚胎发生和植株再生

选用低酚陆地棉无菌苗下胚轴为材料进行全固体组织培养,直接诱导获得了胚性愈伤组织,并进一步分化为再生植株.结果表明,激素是影响棉花直接体细胞胚胎发生的重要因素.MSB培养基中添加2,4-D有利于愈伤组织的形成,却不能直接诱导获得胚性愈伤组织.MSB培养基中添加IBA和BA也不能直接诱导获得胚性愈伤组织.MSB培养基附加适当浓度的IBA和KT能直接诱导出胚性愈伤组织.最适激素组合(1.0 mg/L IBA,0.5 mg/L KT)能使诱导棉花下胚轴产生大量胚性愈伤组织,并且在3个月内就可肉眼观察到不同发育时期的胚.MSB培养基中附加1.0 g/L谷氨酰胺和0.5 g/L天门冬酰胺有利于胚萌发成苗.本研究建立了简便高效的棉花直接体细胞胚胎发生和植株再生培养体系,从胚性愈伤组织诱导到植株再生约需5～6个月时间.     

毛白杨PtAUX1超表达诱导体状胚发生

体状胚的发生由一个生长素信号级联系统控制,其发生过程需要大量的生长素,随后在去除生长素或降低生长素浓度的条件下,体状胚趋于成熟。除植物激素外,环境胁迫也是体状胚发生所必须的,激素和环境胁迫协同诱导细胞的脱分化、再分化和体状胚的发生。目前发现的参与体状胚发生的主要基因有SERK、PKL和BBM等,它们作用于体状胚的不同发育阶段。本研究中,在毛白杨35S::PtAUX1超表达植株中发现叶片表面产生大量体状胚,体状胚分散在叶片主脉及侧脉两侧或聚集在叶片边缘,其中部分体状胚可发育成成熟体状胚。将成熟体状胚取下,置于MS0培养基上进行培养,体状胚发芽并缓慢产生根。研究结果表明,PtAUX1通过建立新的生长素浓度梯度,诱导体细胞转化成胚性细胞,从而使叶片产生出体状胚。除上述基因外,PtAUX1也参与体状胚的发生,这一研究发现现尚未见报道。     

杉木子叶和下胚轴的器官发生与体胚发生

以杉木实生苗的子叶和下胚轴为起始外植体,研究了基本培养基、6-BA、TDZ、苗龄等因素对器官发生和体胚发生的影响.研究结果表明：基本培养基、6-BA、TDZ及苗龄对子叶和下胚轴不定芽发生和体胚发生均产生显著影响.DCR＋6-BA 1.0mg/L＋TDZ 0.003mg/L＋NAA 0.1mg/L是子叶和下胚轴诱导不定芽发生及下胚轴诱导体胚发生的最佳培养基;DCR＋6-BA 1.0mg/L＋TDZ 0.002mg/L＋NAA 0.1mg/L对子叶诱导体胚最有效;不定芽在DCR基本培养基中可有效伸长;1/4MS＋IBA 0.2mg/L＋NAA 0.1mg/L可有效诱导不定芽生根.     

The Influence of Dicamba on Somatic Embryogenesis and Frequency of Plant Regeneration from Cultured Immature Embryos of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

An investigation was made to discover the influence of dicamba on the somatic embryogenesis of winter wheat cultivars-. Immature embryos of Triticum aestivum cv, ‘Sage’, ‘Caribo’ and ‘Kanzler’ were cultured, on modified N6-medium with the addition of 1 mg/13,6 dichlor-2-methoxy benzoe acid (dicamba). The young embryos were placed with the embryo axis on to the medium. Under this condition the scutella of the embryos at different stage of development produced compact calli and embryoids which regenerated plants with a high frequency (70 %) four to: six weeks later. The results suggest that dicamba could be of value in the induction of somatic embryogenesis.     

Micropropagation of mother plants of lucerne (Medicago sativa L.) for somatic embryogenesis

Summary A reliable and standard method was established for micropropagation of the A70-34 selected genotype of lecerne (Medicago sativa L., genotype A70-34), aimed at reducing contamination problems, seasonal and phenological influences on regeneration and phytosanitary problems of the mother plants, while maintaining the regenerative potential for somatic embryogenesis of the plant tissues. Mother plants were routinely maintained for several subcultures and somatic embryogenesis was regularly obtained from the subcultured explants. Proliferation, rooting and embryogenetic ability of plants cultured for 30 days was greater than those cultured for 20 days. The regenerative potential of tissues from different organs and of triturated and intact whole plants was also tested. Petioles were confirmed as the best source for embryogenesis as far as efficiency and repeatability were concerned, even though regeneration from other explant types was also achieved. Production of somatic embryos through mechanical trituration of the in vitro cultured plants was obtained; the regeneration ability of the triturated plants was greater than that observed in the intact plants.     

棉花高效体细胞胚发生及同步控制培养体系研究

棉花体细胞胚胎发生的频率低, 且体细胞胚的发育存在着不同步性, 给体细胞胚胎发生发育过程的生理学、生物化学和分子生物学的研究带来许多困难。本研究以陆地棉品种Coker201为材料, 建立了一种简单有效的棉花体细胞胚高频率发生和同步发育的培养体系。经过多次继代获得的胚性愈伤, 首先在液体培养基中振荡培养2 d使其分散, 然后过30目筛去除大的颗粒, 重新悬浮于同样的液体培养基中。悬浮培养14 d后, 过50目筛, 将筛上的胚性愈伤重悬浮于新鲜的培养基中, 并用吸管吸取悬浮液, 将其均匀地接种在表面垫有滤纸的同成分固体培养基(附加2.46 mmol L^-1 IBA和0.70 mmol L^-1 kinetin)上。培养21 d后, 用垫有滤纸的相同的固体培养基继代培养。利用这种培养体系, 获得的体细胞胚数量分别是单纯悬浮培养和固体培养(不垫滤纸)的16.5倍和4.0倍。其中, 球形胚、鱼雷形胚和子叶胚的同步发生率分别为70.2%、52.3%和73.0%。     

悬浮培养条件下体细胞胚发育的同步化控制

利用液体悬浮培养体系进行体细胞胚的大规模生产,被认为是21世纪最具发展潜力的生物技术之一.但是,大多数体胚发生系统都存在发生频率低、同步化程度不高等问题,这在很大程度上限制了体胚发生和人工种子技术在生产上的应用.本文论述了体胚发生不同步的原因,重点介绍了悬浮细胞培养过程中同步化控制的方法和检测手段,提出了利用液体悬浮培养体系进行同步化控制的研究方向.     

Improving in vitro induction of autopolyploidy in grapevine seedless cultivars

The efficiency of in vitro polyploidization depends on several variables associated to the plant, the antimicrotubule agent and the interactions between them. In the present work, we have used response-surface methodology to determine the best operating conditions for plant recovery in polyploidization assays for shoot apices and somatic embryos of two seedless grape cultivars, employing colchicine and oryzalin. Explant type, tubulin-interfering compound and concentration were the critical factors determining plant recovery. Linear reduction in viable plant regeneration via organogenesis and somatic embryogenesis was obtained by increasing oryzalin concentrations and treatment time, whereas the effects of colchicine were better described by a quadratic design for both explants types. The conditions promoting higher rates of plant recovery were used in chromosome doubling experiments with oryzalin and colchicine for shoot apices and somatic embryos of ‘Crimson seedless’ and ‘BRS Clara’. The established protocols allowed the recovery of non-chimerical autotetraploid plants at rates higher than 30 % for both cultivars. Stomata size parameters statistically correlate to the ploidy level of the regenerants and were effective for preliminary polyploidy screening. Autotetraploid lines of seedless grapes were incorporated into the Vitis germplasm bank for further agronomical evaluations. To our knowledge, this is the first report of in vitro oryzalin induced polyploidization of grapevine and of the use of mathematical modeling to optimize chromosome doubling in plants.     

BA和NAA对水曲柳(Fraxinus mandshurica)未成熟胚子叶外植体褐化及体胚发生的影响

为了解析植物生长调节剂与水曲柳体细胞胚胎发生普遍伴随外植体褐化现象的关系,本研究以水曲柳未成熟合子胚子叶为外植体进行体胚发生,对细胞分裂素BA和生长素NAA的影响效应进行了探讨。结果表明,(1)当培养基中添加0.5mg/LBA和1.5mg/LNAA时,产生体胚的外植体褐化率达到91.5%;褐化外植体的体胚发生率达50.8%,而未褐化外植体的体胚发生率仅为9.6%;(2)添加NAA是水曲柳未成熟合子胚子叶外植体褐化的充分必要条件,即:无NAA存在时,未成熟合子胚子叶外植体不发生褐化,有NAA存在时才会发生褐化;只添加NAA外植体会产生褐化,但褐化程度低于同时添加BA,说明BA是促进褐化的条件;(3)添加NAA与BA是水曲柳未成熟合子胚外植体发生体胚的必要条件,即不添加生长素和细胞分裂素时无体胚发生;(4)NAA与BA的交互作用对褐化率的影响差异显著,但对体胚发生率的影响差异不显著,说明BA和NAA处理对外植体褐化的作用与对体胚发生的作用不同。由此可知:水曲柳未成熟合子胚子叶外植体的褐化和体细胞胚胎发生均受细胞分裂素BA和生长素NAA的影响,但BA和NAA分别调控了外植体的褐化和体胚的发生,与二者伴随的现象没有关系。本研究结果对进一步深入解析水曲柳体胚发生伴随外植体褐化的生物学机理提供了科学依据。     

Regeneration and transformation of cassava

A prerequisite for the development of a successful transformation system is the availability of efficient regeneration systems. Up to 1995 the only available regeneration system in cassava was an organized type of somatic embryogenesis. Transformation of these organized somatic embryogenic cultures with particle bombardment or Agrobacterium tumefaciens resulted in chimeric transformed embryos. However, the transformed sector was lost after repeated cycles of secondary somatic embryogenesis. After 1995 a less organized system of somatic embryogenesis was developed, so called friable embryogenic callus (FEC) and a system of adventitious shoot regeneration. The FEC regeneration system was combined successfully with particle bombardment. Selection of transgenic plants was based on either luciferase activity, or resistance to the aminoglycoside paromomycin or the herbicide phosphinothricin. Furthermore, protoplasts of FEC are able to regenerate into plants and can be transformed by electroporation. The adventitious shoot regeneration system was combined successfully with Agrobacterium tumefaciens. For this mature somatic embryos were cocultivated with Agrobacterium and cultured for adventitious shoot development. After selection based on the aminoglycoside geneticin or on hygromycin transgenic plants were formed. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.