scholarly journals How Carbon Source and Seedcoat Influence the In Vitro Culture of Peach (Prunus persica L. Batsch) Immature Seeds

HortScience ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Margarita Pérez-Jiménez ◽  
Alfonso Guevara-Gázquez ◽  
Antonio Carrillo-Navarro ◽  
José Cos-Terrer

The effects of carbon source and concentration and of seedcoat were tested on the in vitro germination of peach seeds derived from crosses performed in the field. Seeds were extracted from the fruit and cultured in Woody Plant Medium (WPM) supplemented with sucrose, glucose, or sorbitol at concentrations of 15, 30, and 45 g·L−1. The percentage of germination as well as the root and hypocotyl lengths were measured after the stratification process and before acclimatization. Seedcoat did not have any influence on seed germination in any tested media and genotype. Glucose at a concentration of 15 g·L−1 and sucrose at 15, 30, and 45 g·L−1 resulted in greater stem seedling growth. The root developed the most when seeds were cultured in media with 15 or 30 g·L−1 of sucrose.

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.


HortScience ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly A. Pickens ◽  
James M. Affolter ◽  
Hazel Y. Wetzstein ◽  
Jan H.D. Wolf

Tillandsia eizii is an epiphytic bromeliad that due to over-collection, habitat destruction, and physiological constraints has declined to near threatened status. This species exhibits high mortality in the wild, and seed are characterized by low percentages of germination. As a means to conserve this species, in vitro culture protocols were developed to enhance seed germination and seedling growth. A sterilization protocol using 70% ethanol for 2 minutes followed by 2.6% NaOCl for 40 minutes disinfested seed and promoted seedling growth. Sucrose incorporated into the culture medium had no effect on germination or growth, while NAA inhibited growth, but not germination. Cultures maintained under a 16-hour photoperiod at 22 °C exhibited greater growth than those grown at 30 °C. Seed that germinated in the dark remained etiolated and failed to develop even after transfer to light conditions. Plants grown in vitro were successfully acclimatized and transferred to the greenhouse. Over 86% survival and rapid growth were obtained with either an all-pine-bark medium, or a mixture of 2 redwood bark: 2 fir bark: 2 potting mix: 1 perlite. This demonstrated that in vitro culture of seed may be used to rapidly produce large numbers of T. eizii, and thus can be used for the conservation and reintroduction of this species.


2009 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-109
Author(s):  
Dulce M. Parada-Ponce ◽  
Ángel Villegas-Monter

El híbrido almendro x durazno H1 tiene potencial para ser utilizado como portainjerto de durazno (Prunus persica L.) debido a que resiste sequía, suelos poco fértiles, presencia de nematodos, asfixia radical y clorosis inducida por deficiencia de Fe. Como el híbrido propagado por semilla daría segregación, se debe multiplicar vegetativamente para retener las características deseables. Una alternativa es el cultivo in vitro, con el cual se pueden obtener plantas libres de patógenos y genéticamente uniformes. Para el establecimiento in vitro a quí se utilizaron ápices y fracciones de tallo más yema como explantes, obtenidos de una planta adulta, y se evaluaron tiempos de exposición a hipoclorito de sodio para la desinfestación. Se emplearon dos medios de cultivo, Woody Plant Medium (WPM) y WPM modificado (WPMm), y durante la etapa de proliferación se probaron cuatro niveles de nitrato de amonio y tres de benciladenina (BA). Para el enraizamiento se probaron cuatro niveles de auxina. El menor porcentaje de contaminación (6.6 %) se logró con ápices, pero el mayor establecimiento (44 %) in vitro ocurrió con secciones nodales del tallo en el medio WPM. En la fase de multiplicación, el mayor número de brotes (20.4) se logró en medio WPM adicionado con 2 mM de nitrato de amonio más 2.5 µM de BA. La aplicación de ácido indolbutírico promovió el enraizamiento in vitro, pues al aumentar la concentración de auxina se incrementó el número de raíces, pero disminuyó su longitud. El enraizamiento y la aclimatación se pueden realizar simultáneamente si se aplica Radix 10 000® a 20 % (p/p) durante el trasplante, y así se evitaría la fase de enraizamiento in vitro. El protocolo aquí empleado permitió la micropropagación del híbrido almendro x durazno H1 a partir de plantas adultas desarrolladas en campo.


HortScience ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. 1485-1486
Author(s):  
Ikuo Miyajima ◽  
Adriana Kato ◽  
Juan Carlos Hagiwara ◽  
Diego Mata ◽  
Gabriela Facciuto ◽  
...  

In vitro germination of immature seeds of Jacaranda mimosifolia treated with gibberellic acid (GA3) was studied. Immature seeds were collected monthly after crossings and sown on Murashige and Skoog (1962) medium with 3.0% sucrose and 0.6% agar after soaked 24 hours with 0, 10, 100, and 500 mg·L–1 GA3 solutions. Though germination was observed in the immature seeds harvested 2 months after crossing (2 MAC), the rate was quite low. When immature seeds of 3 MAC treated with 100 or 500 mg·L–1 GA3 solution were cultured, >60% germination were obtained within 2 weeks after culturing. These results indicate that immature seeds of 3 MAC treated with adequate GA3 solutions, seedlings can be obtained precociously and the period from crossing to the seedling stage was shorter than for mature seeds.


HortScience ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 397C-397
Author(s):  
Guochen Yang ◽  
Marihelen Kamp-Glass

Exochorda racemosa is an ornamental shrub with white flowers that is spiraea-like, deciduous, and hardy. The buds resemble pearls. Normally it is propagated by seeds, layers, and cuttings of softwood. However, it is a slow process that takes a few years to produce a reasonable size plant for the demanding market. Our objective was to establish a successful in vitro culture and to rapidly multiply this ornamental species. Softwood explant materials were collected from a local nursery and were disinfested with 15% bleach solution and rinsed three times with sterile distilled and deionized water. In vitro cultures were established and maintained in woody plant medium (WPM) supplemented with BA at 0.1 mg·L-1, 3% sucrose, and 0.7% agar with the pH adjusted to 5.8. Then shoots were transferred to the multiplication medium containing BA, CPPU, or thidiazuron (TDZ) at various concentrations. Preliminary results show that explants cultured on medium containing TDZ produced the best shoot proliferation.


2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. 118-120
Author(s):  
Renu Chandola ◽  
Anshulika Upadhyaya

Meizotropis pellita is a rare, endangered and threatened plant species found in Patwadanger forest. In nature this species grows from rootstock in precise and sensitive habitats. However, phenolic compounds provoke browning reaction which is responsible for lethal browning in plant tissue culture and hindering in vitro germination. The aim of this study was to minimize the effect of phenolic compound during seed germination. We evaluate different antibrowning treatments in Meizotropis pellita seeds. The seeds were pretreated in Polyvinylpyrrolidone and then treated seeds were cultured on MS media and sterilized seeds were directly inoculated on PVP containing MS media. These culture media incubate under dark and light conditions at different durations respectively. Our results showed that addition of antibrowning agent, PVP inhibit onset of browning. Dark and light condition also played a crucial role on onset of browning. Delayed and low intensity of browning were observed in case of seeds that were inoculated on MS media containing PVP and were kept in dark. The present research offers a positive in vitro seed germination protocol for Meizotropis pellita conservation.


2012 ◽  
Vol 39 (No. 1) ◽  
pp. 21-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Sedlák ◽  
F. Paprštein

The goal of this study was to investigate in vitro multiplication protocols for use with red currant cultivars grown in the Czech Republic. Cultivars Detvan, Vitan and Rotte Höllandische were successfully established in vitro using mercuric chloride in a concentration of 0.15% as a sterilization solution. The overall rate of contamination was 25.7%. Two proliferation media Murashige and Skoog medium (MS) and McCown woody plant medium (WPM) containing 1 or 2 mg/l of 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP) were tested. Initial explants produced new plants in the form of rosettes. Rosettes arose from the base of the initial explants in the form of adventitious bud formation. The shoot number was relatively low and varied between 1.0 and 2.1. Generally, the highest number was obtained for cultivar Rotte Holländische that produced 2.1 ± 0.1 new rosettes on MS medium containing lower concentration 1 mg/l BAP. In contrary, Vitan cv. had significantly lower shoot number ranging from 1.0 to 1.3. WPM medium with a lower concentration of mineral salts proved to be unsuitable for the multiplication of tested cultivars.


Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document