The development and growth requirements of Dactylorhiza purpurella in asymbiotic cultures

1972 ◽  
Vol 50 (6) ◽  
pp. 1223-1229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaëtan Harvais

Dactylorhiza purpurella was grown from seed in sterile cultures on agar slopes. The culture media consisted of combinations of minerals, dextrose or sucrose, the amino acids and vitamins etc. found in casein hydrolysate, and yeast extract. After an initial period of germination and growth, the cultures were treated with kinetin, kinetin riboside, 6(γ, γ-dimethylallylamino)purine, and indoleacetic acid (IAA), alone and in various combinations, primarily to simulate patterns of development previously obtained in symbiotic cultures.The results with dextrose and sucrose were essentially similar. Germination and growth in either case were markedly superior where casamino acids were present, and growth and survival were further improved with supplements of yeast extract to those media. On such media protocorm development was normal and in every respect as good as in symbiotic cultures. Aspartic, glutamic, and nicotinic acids appear to play vital roles in the nutrition of D. purpurella.The three aminopurines tested enhanced the shoot characters and suppressed the root characters of the protocorms, and enhanced chlorophyll formation. The results with IAA were inconclusive. The growth regulators may interact with aspartic and (or) glutamic acids with respect to morphogenesis.Iron (as ammonium ferric citrate) was deficient and limiting at 0.2 mg/liter Fe. Greener shoots, better rooting, and no harmful effects were obtained with 25 mg/liter. High levels of manganese (50 mg/liter) caused severe leaf chlorosis and hindered the beneficial effects of iron on the shoots. An Fe/Mn ratio greater than unity was necessary. Within certain limits, the right ratio may be more important than the actual levels of these cations.The effects of the growth regulators should be reassessed in relation to at least aspartic and glutamic acids, iron and manganese.

1973 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 327-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaëtan Harvais

In preliminary studies of terrestrial orchids of the Thunder Bay region Cypripedium reginae showed greatest promise as a species for the investigation of the effects of temperature, light, and nutrients. The orchid was grown from seed in sterile cultures on agar slopes of media consisting of various combinations of minerals, sugars, casein hydrolysate, yeast extract, potato extract, the vitamins thiamine, pantothenic acid, and pyridoxine, and the aminopurines kinetin, kinetin riboside, 6(γ,γ-dimethylallylamino)purine, and zeatin.Better germination and growth occurred at 25 °C vs. 15 °C. Germination was better in the dark than in the light. The young protocorms are adversely affected by light until a crucial stage of development is reached. Premature exposure to light, even at the low intensity of 70 lm/ft2, caused mortality.There was no germination on sterile-distilled-water agar or on mineral media alone. Mineral–sugar media produced fairly healthy plantlets; better results were obtained with sucrose, dextrose, and fructose, respectively. Cypripedium reginae was highly intolerant of the casein hydrolysate and yeast extract supplements. Potato extract at 10% of the original concentration was very beneficial.In some cultures the presence of ammonium ions could be responsible for a marked enhancement of growth (and a slight stimulation of germination irrespective of the presence of sugar). The right nitrate/ammonium ratio may be critical. Low levels of nitrate or high levels of chloride or both hindered responses to iron supplements. Also, C. reginae may have a low calcium requirement.The effects of the three vitamins were restricted to the leaves, causing them to broaden to natural proportions while those in the controls remained spindly. Thus, C. reginae may be heterotrophic for those vitamins.There was no morphogenetic response to the four aminopurines. They impeded growth equally in the light as in the dark.


1961 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
pp. 497-504 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. Hood

The infectivity ofPasteurella tularensisclouds decreases with age, for guineapigs challenged by the peritoneal and respiratory routes. No decrease occurs in mice challenged peritoneally. The loss of infectivity depends to some extent on age of culture but more especially on culture medium used. Cultures grown in a partially hydrolysed casein medium and aged 2–3 weeks lose infectivity severely in clouds held 20 hr. at 85%r.h., whereas if grown in cysteine broth with catalase (CBC) no loss occurs in this time until cultures are aged several months. Chloride ion, yeast extract and casein hydrolysate are shown to be infectivity depressors when used in culture media or when added to suspensions before spraying. Sodium chloride in CBC can be replaced adequately by sodium sulphate or sodium phosphate for growth of the organism.


HortScience ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 401F-402
Author(s):  
Jonathan W. Sinclair ◽  
David H. Byrne

Carbohydrate energy source of various tissue culture media has an effect on growth and survival of the explants. Sucrose is the standard carbohydrate used in most tissue culture systems. The objective of the study was to determine the effect of five carbohydrate sources (fructose, glucose, maltose, sorbitol, and sucrose) at two levels (2% and 3%) on germination, growth, and survival of immature peach embryos (9.7 to 14.7mm) in vitro. Five cultivars were used. Overall, fructose, maltose, and sucrose each stimulated germination and growth as the primary carbohydrate energy source of peach embryo culture to the same degree; glucose and sorbitol were inferior. However, fructose was superior to sucrose in one cultivar. In general, sugar level did not affect survival, although cultivars did vary somewhat. Survival was found to be highly dependent upon embryo maturity.


2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.V. Korchagin

Рассмотрены различные аспекты производства рассады цветочных культур, позволяющие достигнуть высокого качества продукции: правильный выбор посевного материала, механизация производства, досветка растений и применение регуляторов роста, использование готовых сеянцев.Various aspects of the production of flower seedlings to achieve high product quality are considered: the right choice of seeds, mechanization of growing, supplementary lighting of the plants and the application of growth regulators, the use of ready-made seedlings.


2001 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 246-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
CARLO FINOLI ◽  
ANGELA VECCHIO ◽  
ANTONIETTA GALLI ◽  
IVAN DRAGONI

Several strains of Penicillium are used for the production of mold-ripened cheeses, and some of them are able to produce mycotoxins. The aims of the research were the determination of roquefortine C and PR toxin in domestic and imported blue cheeses, the identification of the penicillia used as starter, and the investigation of their capacity for producing toxins in culture media. Roquefortine C was always found in the cheeses at levels ranging from 0.05 to 1.47 mg/kg, whereas the PR toxin was never found. The identification of the fungal strains present in the domestic cheeses included Penicillium glabrum, Penicillium roqueforti, and Penicillium cyclopium in the Gorgonzola “dolce” and Penicillium roqueforti in the Gorgonzola “naturale”; in one case, the presence of Penicillium crustosum was observed. The strains isolated from the foreign cheeses belonged to P. roqueforti. The strains were able to produce between 0.18 and 8.44 mg/liter of roquefortine in yeast extract sucrose medium and between 0.06 and 3.08 mg/liter and less than 0.05 mg/liter when inoculated in milk at 20°C for 14 days and 4°C for 24 days, respectively. Linear relations between production of roquefortine in culture media and cheeses did not emerge. PR toxin ranged from less than 0.05 to 60.30 mg/liter in yeast extract sucrose medium and was produced in milk at 20°C from only one strain. The low levels and the relatively low toxicity of roquefortine make the consumption of blue cheese safe for the consumer.


2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulka Sachdev ◽  
Xiangdong Cui ◽  
Qian Sun ◽  
Edith Tzeng ◽  
Alex Chen ◽  
...  

Introduction: Millions of Americans are at risk for amputation from severe peripheral arterial disease (PAD) when surgery is not possible. Pro-regenerative and angiogenic agents may improve outcome in that setting. Chloroquine (CQ) promotes wound healing in scleroderma but has not been tested in PAD. CQ promotes healing of ischemic muscle, increases muscle high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1), an inflammatory, pro-angiogenic protein, and activates caspase-1 in myoblasts. We hypothesize that HMGB1 mediates protective effects of CQ and is regulated by caspase-1 in muscle. Controlled rather than indiscriminate release of HMGB1 from damaged muscle may be protective during ischemia. Methods: C2C12 myoblasts in low serum were treated with CQ (0-50μM) ± Ac-YVAD-cmk (10 μg/ml), a caspase-1 inhibitor. HMGB1 release in supernatants was measured using ELISA. Cytotoxicity was assessed by comparing spontaneous lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity in culture media from control, treated and maximally lysed cells. CQ (50μg/ml) or placebo treated wild-type and inducible HMGB1 knockout (iHMGB1KO) mice underwent unilateral femoral artery ligation (FAL). Laser Doppler perfusion imaging (LDPI) before and 1,7,14 and 21d after FAL was reported as % improvement over time. ANOVA was used to assess statistical significance among groups. Results: CQ (5-10uM) attenuated spontaneous LDH leak after 12h from serum-depleted myoblasts (p <0.01, N=3), and modestly increased HMGB1 release (p <0.001, N=3). Ac-YVAD-cmk reversed the cytoprotective effects of CQ, significantly raising both LDH activity to 55% of maximal activity and HMGB1 in the supernatant. Compared to d1 post FAL, CQ improved perfusion recovery in WT mice by 300-800% over 21 days (p<0.03, N=7/group), but not in iHMGB1KO mice. Conclusion: We present the novel finding that in nutrient-depleted myoblasts, caspase-1 mediates the survival benefits of CQ and regulates HMGB1 release. In turn, HMGB1 is critical for CQ’s beneficial effects on perfusion after FAL, another stress condition. Regulated HMGB1 release may be immunomodulatory, regenerative and modifiable with drugs like CQ. Altering survival and inflammatory pathways through CQ may present a novel therapeutic strategy in PAD.


1946 ◽  
Vol 24f (1) ◽  
pp. 29-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sybil B. Fratkin ◽  
G. A. Adams

Wheat starch is a poor medium for fermentation by Aerobacillus polymyxa. The solubles recovered from the separation of starch and gluten in patent flour enhance the fermentation but not as effectively as the similar fraction from whole wheat flour. Addition of supplements is necessary for a satisfactory yield of products in a reasonable length of time. Wheat gluten has no stimulatory effect but bran and shorts are both effective, the latter being slightly superior. An 8% starch medium fortified with the solubles from whole wheat required a 2.5% supplement of shorts to bring fermentation by A. polymyxa to 90% completeness in 72 hr.Of the various supplements tested, a 1% addition of malt sprouts proved to be the most effective, fermentation being 90% complete in 72 hr. Shorts, bran, Cerogras (dehydrated young oats), alfalfa, soya beans, yeast extract, and corn-steep liquor follow in order of decreasing effectiveness.The solubles from whole wheat when ashed have no beneficial effects on the fermentation of starch by A. polymyxa.


2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Indra Wahyu Pratama ◽  
Dade Jubaedah ◽  
Mohamad Amin

Pratama et al, 2018. The Effect of Different C/N Ratio in for Biofloc of Formation Culture Media to the Growth and Survival Rate of Juvenile Climbing Perch (Anabas testudineus). JLSO 7(1): Climbing perch fish resources still have a problem due to this fish is still obtained only through capture and also the growth of climbing perch fish is slow. The solutions to increase the growth of the climbing perch fish is by applying biofloc technology for climbing perch fish culture. The purpose of this research was to know the effect of different C/N ratio on the growth of climbing perch fish (Anabas testudineus) juvenille with biofloc farming system. This research used a completely randomized design consist of four treatments and three replications. The treatments were without molase (P0), molase with C/N ratio 15 (P1), C/N 20 (P2) and C/N ratio 25 (P3). The results showed that C / N ratio 20 was the best treatment with absolute length of growth of 1.33 cm, absolute growth of weight 1.92 g, survival rate of 99.17% and feed efficiency 138.06%.


Genetika ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-136
Author(s):  
Velichka Rodeva ◽  
Stanislava Grozeva ◽  
Velichka Todorova

Callusogenesis and regeneration ability of cotyledon and hypocotyl explants from three Bulgarian pepper varieties in MS basal medium supplemented with l-3mg/l BAP. l.0mg/1 IAA and 0.5mg/l GA3 was studied. In the different variants of culture medium was registered high level of callusogenesis and organogenesis in both type of explants from the all varieties. The highest percentage of plant-regenerants is established in cotyledon explants (from 3.3 to 18.3) in variant 3 of the culture medium containing 3mg/l BA. In the process of micropropagation by stem explants of the same studied pepper varieties the addition of the vitamins C. B12. Casein hydrolysate and Ferulic acid had a stimulation effect on the plant growth in height and rooting. In result of anther cultivation from three pepper varieties and four breeding lines the highest percentage of embryo structure formation was registered in varieties Albena and Strjama (12.0 and 13.8 respectively). The Bulgarian peppers are recalcitrant and their in vitro answer is different depending from the explants type, genotype and the culture media composition.


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