Plant regeneration from grapevine(Vitis spp.)via somatic embryogenesis typically is poor.Recovery of plants from Vitis rotundifolia Michx.(muscadine grape)is particularly problematic due to extremely low efficiency,in...Plant regeneration from grapevine(Vitis spp.)via somatic embryogenesis typically is poor.Recovery of plants from Vitis rotundifolia Michx.(muscadine grape)is particularly problematic due to extremely low efficiency,including extended culture durations required for embryo–plant conversion.Poor plant recovery is an obstacle to the selection of improved genetically modified lines.Somatic embryos(SEs)of V.rotundifolia cultivar Delicious(Del-HS)and Vitis vinifera L cultivar Thompson Seedless(TS)were used to identify culture media and conditions that promoted embryo differentiation and plant conversion;this resulted in a two-step culture system.In comparative culture experiments,C2D medium containing 6%sucrose was the most effective,among four distinct formulae tested,for inducing precocious SE germination and cell differentiation.This medium,further supplemented with 4 mM 6-benzylaminopurine(C2D4B),was subsequently determined to enhance post-germinative growth of SE.MS medium supplemented with 0.5 mM 1-naphthaleneacetic acid(MSN)was then utilized to stimulate root and shoot growth of germinated SE.An average of 35%and 80%‘Del-HS’and‘TS’SE,respectively,developed into plants.All plants developed robust root and shoot systems and exhibited excellent survival following transfer to soil.Over 150 plants of‘Del-HS’were regenerated and established within 2.5 months,which is a dramatic reduction from the 6-to 12-month time period previously required.Similarly,88‘TS’plant lines were obtained within the same time period.Subsequently,seven out of eight Vitis cultivars exhibited significantly increased plant conversion percentages,demonstrating broad application of the two-step culture system to produce the large numbers of independent plant lines needed for selection of desired traits.展开更多
基金This research was supported in part by the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station,the USDA/NIFA Specialty Crops Research Initiative(grant#2011-51181-30668)the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’Viticulture Trust Fund(grant#00079907).
文摘Plant regeneration from grapevine(Vitis spp.)via somatic embryogenesis typically is poor.Recovery of plants from Vitis rotundifolia Michx.(muscadine grape)is particularly problematic due to extremely low efficiency,including extended culture durations required for embryo–plant conversion.Poor plant recovery is an obstacle to the selection of improved genetically modified lines.Somatic embryos(SEs)of V.rotundifolia cultivar Delicious(Del-HS)and Vitis vinifera L cultivar Thompson Seedless(TS)were used to identify culture media and conditions that promoted embryo differentiation and plant conversion;this resulted in a two-step culture system.In comparative culture experiments,C2D medium containing 6%sucrose was the most effective,among four distinct formulae tested,for inducing precocious SE germination and cell differentiation.This medium,further supplemented with 4 mM 6-benzylaminopurine(C2D4B),was subsequently determined to enhance post-germinative growth of SE.MS medium supplemented with 0.5 mM 1-naphthaleneacetic acid(MSN)was then utilized to stimulate root and shoot growth of germinated SE.An average of 35%and 80%‘Del-HS’and‘TS’SE,respectively,developed into plants.All plants developed robust root and shoot systems and exhibited excellent survival following transfer to soil.Over 150 plants of‘Del-HS’were regenerated and established within 2.5 months,which is a dramatic reduction from the 6-to 12-month time period previously required.Similarly,88‘TS’plant lines were obtained within the same time period.Subsequently,seven out of eight Vitis cultivars exhibited significantly increased plant conversion percentages,demonstrating broad application of the two-step culture system to produce the large numbers of independent plant lines needed for selection of desired traits.
