scholarly journals Droplet-vitrification methods for apical bud cryopreservation of yacon [Smallanthus sonchifolius (Poepp. and Endl.) H. Rob.]

Author(s):  
Stacy Denise Hammond Hammond ◽  
Iva Viehmannova ◽  
Jiri Zamecnik ◽  
Bart Panis ◽  
Milos Faltus
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stacy Denise Hammond Hammond ◽  
Iva Viehmannova ◽  
Jiri Zamecnik ◽  
Bart Panis ◽  
Milos Faltus

Abstract This study aimed to develop a cryopreservation protocol for the long-term preservation of yacon [Smallanthus sonchifolius (Poepp. and Endl.)], an Andean crop with high fructooligosaccharide content in its tuberous roots. Initially, the cryopreservation protocol was developed using a yacon clone originated from Ecuador classified as ECU 41. Osmotic dehydration of apical buds (2–3 mm long) was carried out by assessing two plant vitrification solutions, PVS2 (15, 30, and 60 min) at 0°C and PVS3 (30, 45, 60, and 75 min) at 22°C. After cryopreservation, the apical buds were thawed and placed on MS medium ± 0.1 mg l− 1 N6-benzyladenine (BA). The survival rates ranged from 37 to 90% within all treatments, with those subjected to PVS2 and PVS3 for 60 min showing the highest survival rates on MS medium without BA (87 and 90%, respectively). At 12 weeks post cryopreservation, these treatments also provided the highest regrowth rates, both reaching 73% of normally growing (shooting, rooting) plantlets. Survival rates on MS + 0.1 mg l− 1 BA regrowth medium reached up to 90%; however, regrowth into normally rooted plantlets did not exceed 67% post cryopreservation. The optimized protocols were then applied to 4 additional yacon clones originated from Bolivia and Peru, classified as BOL 22, BOL 23, PER 12, and PER 14. This resulted in survival and regeneration rates ranging between 79.7–94.1% and 66.3–75.4% respectively. Our study shows that optimal cryopreservation protocols for the long-term conservation of yacon can be based on both PVS2 and PVS3 vitrification solutions.


Planta Medica ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 74 (03) ◽  
Author(s):  
RM Moraes ◽  
IS de Melo ◽  
VC Joshi ◽  
J Sumyanto ◽  
V Samoylenko ◽  
...  

2012 ◽  
Vol 158 (4) ◽  
pp. 2053-2067 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula Teper-Bamnolker ◽  
Yossi Buskila ◽  
Yael Lopesco ◽  
Shifra Ben-Dor ◽  
Inbal Saad ◽  
...  

2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1934578X1000500 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiang Zheng ◽  
He Fan ◽  
Kang Ting-Guo ◽  
Dou De-Qiang ◽  
Gai Kuo ◽  
...  

The inhibitory effect of smallanthaditerpenic acids A, B, C and D previously isolated from leaves of Smallanthus sonchifolius (yacon) on α-glucosidase were examined and their IC50 were determined to be 0.48 mg/mL, 0.59 mg/mL, 1.00 mg/mL, and 1.17 mg/mL respectively. In addition, a rapid, reliable RP-HPLC method for the analysis of chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid, and smallanthaditerpenic acids A and C in yacon leaves was established, and the variation in their contents in leaves from plants cultivated in different places and collected at different times of the year were compared. The established analytical method for determining smallanthaditerpenic acids A and C, chlorogenic acid and caffeic acid presented good results and could be used as a method for the quality control of S. sonchifolius leaves.


1994 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 261-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Conceição Eneida Silveira ◽  
Alain Cottignies

Propagation by stem cuttings and in vitro culture of apical bud explants were studied on Fraxinus excelsior L. Stem cuttings from 4- to 7-year-old trees growing under natural conditions sprouted only when cuttings were taken from dormant material. Only 6% of those that had sprouted developed roots by the 7th month of culture. Similarly, only apical bud explants harvested during the dormant period sprouted in vitro. Up to 87% of these sprouts developed two to four branching adventitious roots after 5 months of culture. During the initial phase of in vitro culture, the Quoirin and Lepoivre medium and the woody plant medium favoured sprout lengthening. During the phase of multiplication, up to three sprouts per explant developed with the woody plant medium in the presence of a combination of high 6-benzylaminopurine (3.0–4.0 mg∙L−1) and low indole-3-butyric acid (0.01–0.03 mg∙L−1) concentrations. Rooting was obtained in a medium without any growth regulators. Microscopic analysis showed a direct connection between the vascular elements of adventitious roots and stem of plantlet. Chromosome number in root apices of ash plantlets and ash trees grown under natural conditions was 2n = 46. Key words: chromosome number, Fraxinus excelsior L., in vitro plants, micropropagation, stem cuttings.


2012 ◽  
Vol 109 (11) ◽  
pp. 1971-1979 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Velez ◽  
Natalia Castillo ◽  
Oscar Mesón ◽  
Alfredo Grau ◽  
María E. Bibas Bonet ◽  
...  

Beneficial effects of prebiotics like inulin and fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS) have been proven in health and nutrition. Yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius), an Andean crop, contains FOS (50–70 % of its dry weight) and, therefore, is considered a prebiotic. Commercial FOS can up-regulate total secretory IgA (S-IgA) in infant mice, prevent infection with Salmonella in swine or enhance immune response for Salmonella vaccine in a mouse model. Previously, we found that administration of yacon root flour regulates gut microbiota balance and has immunomodulatory effects without inflammatory responses. The aim of the present paper is to analyse if yacon prevents enteric infection caused by a strain of Salmonella enteritidis serovar Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) in a mouse model. BALB/c mice were supplemented with yacon flour (45 d), challenged with S. Typhimurium and killed to study pathogen translocation, total and specific IgA production by ELISA, presence of IgA and other cytokines and Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and clustor of differentiation 206 (CD206) receptors positive cells by immunofluorescence and histological changes. Yacon flour administration had a protective effect from 15 to 30 d of treatment. We found a peak of total S-IgA production without translocation of the pathogen for these periods. At 30 d, there was an increase in IL-6 and macrophage inflammatory proteins-1α+ cells and expression of the receptors CD206 and TLR4. Yacon flour did not have incidence in pathogen-specific S-IgA production. Longer periods (45 d) of administration had no protective effect. Therefore, yacon can prevent enteric infection caused by S. Typhimurium when given up to 30 d; this effect would be mediated by enhancing non-specific immunity, such as total S-IgA, that improves the immunological intestinal barrier.


1984 ◽  
Vol 62 (6) ◽  
pp. 1149-1157 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Driss-Ecole ◽  
G. Perbal ◽  
Y. Leroux

[3H]indoleacetic acid (AIA) was applied to the shoot tip of intact young plants of Tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum Mill.) for 10, 60, or 120 min. Autoradiograms of whole plants were prepared and liquid scintillation counts of stem segments and principal root segments were performed. Chromatographic analysis showed that 66% of the radioactivity was associated with AIA after 120 min of contact with [3H]AIA. Autoradiographs of semithin and ultrathin sections were prepared after treatment by DCC (1-(3-dimethyl-aminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride). The quantity of label per cell and the density of label were determined for all tissues of the apical bud. The density of label was greater for meristematic cells than for differentiated cells. The observed homogeneity of label distribution in the apical meristem shows that auxin levels do not play a prominent role in distinguishing between its lateral and axial zones. The density of label was similar in the apical and in the axillary bud of leaf 4. The cells of the rib meristem, which elongate to produce pith, were more intensely labelled than the other meristematic cells. The percentage of label was calculated for each tissue in a transverse section of the stem just below the apex. The amount of auxin was greatest in the parenchyma (axial and cortical) with lesser amounts in the procambium, phloem parenchyma, and xylem parenchyma. Vessels, which had the greatest density of label, did not contain more than about 3% of total radioactivity of the stem section, while sieve tubes had only 0.5%. Pathways of auxin transport and the role of AIA in regulating meristematic activity in the apical bud are discussed.


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