[Objective] This study aimed to investigate the salt-tolerance mechanism of sweet potato.[Method]Two sweet potato varieties of Xu 25-2(salt-tolerant cultivar)and Triumph 100(salt-sensitive cultivar)were treated by sod...[Objective] This study aimed to investigate the salt-tolerance mechanism of sweet potato.[Method]Two sweet potato varieties of Xu 25-2(salt-tolerant cultivar)and Triumph 100(salt-sensitive cultivar)were treated by sodium chloride with the concentration of 0 mmol/L and 100 mmol/L.After 20 days,Na+ content and Na+/K+ ratio in the roots,shoots and leave were determined by the flame photometer,while dry weight and fresh weight of roots,shoots and leave in different varieties were also studied.[Result]The growth of two sweet potato varieties was inhibited under salt stress,so the plant became shorter,leaf and root became fewer,dry weight of roots and leave decreased,but seedlings of Xu 25-2 were inhibited slightly.Furthermore,Na+ content and Na+/K+ ratio in roots,shoots and leaves of two sweet potato varieties increased.Na+ content of salt-tolerant Xu 25-2 was low in roots,shoots and leaves,while Na+ content of salt-sensitive Triumph 100 was high in shoots and leave of seedlings,but the change range of Xu 25-2 was less than that of Triumph 100.[Conclusion]The lower Na+ content and Na+/K+ ratio in leaves under salt stress were the most important characteristics for salt-tolerance of sweet potato varieties.展开更多
Different aspects of micropropagation through meristem culture for the production of virus indexed source plants, <i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">in vitro</span></i><span sty...Different aspects of micropropagation through meristem culture for the production of virus indexed source plants, <i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">in vitro</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> tuberization and field evaluation of the </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">in vitro</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> regenerated plants were studied on four commercial cultivars of potato (</span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Solanum tuberosum</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> L.) viz., Diamant, Cardinal, Shilbilati and Lalpakri. The investigation was conducted at Rajshahi, Bangladesh from December 2010 to March 2012 to produce virus-free potato plantlets through meristem culture, shoot multiplications with root induction as well as their acclimatization and evaluation of morphological characters and tuber yield under field condition. Shoot tips of 25</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">30 day old field</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">grown plants of above mentioned four cultivars were used for meristem isolation. After isolation, meristems of these varieties of potato were cultured on “M” shaped filter paper bridge in Murashige and Skoog (MS) liquid medium. Four different treatments of media formulations viz. 0.1 mg/L KIN + 0.1 mg/L GA</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">3</span></sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, 0.1</span></span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">mg/L KIN + 0.5 mg/L GA</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">3</span></sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, 0.5 mg/L KIN + 0.1 mg/L GA</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">3</span></sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> and 0.5 mg/L KI</span></span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">N + 0.5 mg/L GA</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">3</span></sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> were used as plant growth regulators. From these formulations MS + 0.1 mg/L KIN + 0.5 mg/L GA</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">3</span></sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> was found to be the best for </span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">the </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">primary establishment of meristem culture. The primar</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">ily</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> established meristems were subcultured on to MS semisolid basal medium supplemented with four different treatment combinations of hormones viz. 0.5 mg/L BA</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">+ 1.0 mg/L IBA;0.1 mg/L KIN + 0.1 mg/L GA</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">3</span></sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">;0.5 mg/L BA + 0.5 mg/L GA</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">3</span></sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> and 0.5 mg/L KIN + 0.5 mg/L GA</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">3</span></sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> were used to identify the suitable media compositions for shoot proliferation. Results showed that out of these four media treatments the formulation 0.5 mg/L BA + 0.5 mg/L GA</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">3</span></sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> was found to be the best suitable for shoot generation. Among the four cultivars of potato higher frequency of shoot proliferation (number of shoots/explant and longest shoot length) was observed in Diamant, though the highest shoot formation (76%) was recorded in Cardinal. Virus free </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">in vitro</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> grown potato plantlets were ob</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">tained through DAS-ELISA test and used substantially for m</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">icro-propagation. After gradual acclimatization of rooted plantlets of four potato cultivars</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">,</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> they were transferred into the field for cultivation and established successfully. It was observed from the field study of </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">in vitro</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> meristem-derived plantlets that there were no virus-affected plants. The virus-free exotic varieties were much superior in all vegetative attributes and yield compare</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">d</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> to those of indigenous varieties with producing potato plants of normal height. In contrast, the indigenous varieties took </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">a </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">longer time to tuber initiation and maturity, lower plant height and number of leaves per plant, </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">a </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">higher number of tubers but </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">a </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">lower amount of tuber weight per plant, and poorer tuber grade than the exotic varieties. However, the variety Cardinal exposed the best performances in the context of survival percentage of plantlets (90%), days to tuber initiation (DTI), </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">a </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">number of leaves per plant (NL), tuber weight per plant (343.40%) and the percentage of rich tuber grade.</span>展开更多
Chonemorpha fragrans is an endangered medicinal woody climber,regarded among alternative plant sources of camptothecin.Camptothecin is a monoterpene indole anti-cancer alkaloid with annual trade value of over three bi...Chonemorpha fragrans is an endangered medicinal woody climber,regarded among alternative plant sources of camptothecin.Camptothecin is a monoterpene indole anti-cancer alkaloid with annual trade value of over three billion U.S.dollars in the recent,and is used in the production of its analog drugs approved for the chemotherapy of cancer of varied types.Effects of plant growth regulators,culture media strength and photoperi-odic duration on the micropropagation ef ciency of C.fragrans from nodal segment explants were studied on Murashige and Skoog(MS)medium amended with Thidiazuron(TDZ),Benzylaminopurine(BAP)or Kinetin(Kin).Thidiazuron was more ef cient over BAP and Kin when half basal MS medium was used over full or quarter strength.Results of carbon source experiment showed sucrose as the most effective over glucose,fructose,and maltose in the clonal production.Studies on the photope-riodic incubation duration showed 12 h as the best light period and sub or supra-optimal resulted in the production of abnormal and albino micro shoots.Experimental results on the evaluation of physiological,biochemical parameters showed the role of pigment molecules and antioxidant systems in the production of albino micro shoots.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation(30670177)Scientific Research Foundation for the Outstanding Young Scientist of Shangdong Province(006BS06002)National Ministry of Education Doctoral Fund(20050445003)~~
文摘[Objective] This study aimed to investigate the salt-tolerance mechanism of sweet potato.[Method]Two sweet potato varieties of Xu 25-2(salt-tolerant cultivar)and Triumph 100(salt-sensitive cultivar)were treated by sodium chloride with the concentration of 0 mmol/L and 100 mmol/L.After 20 days,Na+ content and Na+/K+ ratio in the roots,shoots and leave were determined by the flame photometer,while dry weight and fresh weight of roots,shoots and leave in different varieties were also studied.[Result]The growth of two sweet potato varieties was inhibited under salt stress,so the plant became shorter,leaf and root became fewer,dry weight of roots and leave decreased,but seedlings of Xu 25-2 were inhibited slightly.Furthermore,Na+ content and Na+/K+ ratio in roots,shoots and leaves of two sweet potato varieties increased.Na+ content of salt-tolerant Xu 25-2 was low in roots,shoots and leaves,while Na+ content of salt-sensitive Triumph 100 was high in shoots and leave of seedlings,but the change range of Xu 25-2 was less than that of Triumph 100.[Conclusion]The lower Na+ content and Na+/K+ ratio in leaves under salt stress were the most important characteristics for salt-tolerance of sweet potato varieties.
文摘Different aspects of micropropagation through meristem culture for the production of virus indexed source plants, <i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">in vitro</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> tuberization and field evaluation of the </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">in vitro</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> regenerated plants were studied on four commercial cultivars of potato (</span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Solanum tuberosum</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> L.) viz., Diamant, Cardinal, Shilbilati and Lalpakri. The investigation was conducted at Rajshahi, Bangladesh from December 2010 to March 2012 to produce virus-free potato plantlets through meristem culture, shoot multiplications with root induction as well as their acclimatization and evaluation of morphological characters and tuber yield under field condition. Shoot tips of 25</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">30 day old field</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">grown plants of above mentioned four cultivars were used for meristem isolation. After isolation, meristems of these varieties of potato were cultured on “M” shaped filter paper bridge in Murashige and Skoog (MS) liquid medium. Four different treatments of media formulations viz. 0.1 mg/L KIN + 0.1 mg/L GA</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">3</span></sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, 0.1</span></span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">mg/L KIN + 0.5 mg/L GA</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">3</span></sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, 0.5 mg/L KIN + 0.1 mg/L GA</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">3</span></sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> and 0.5 mg/L KI</span></span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">N + 0.5 mg/L GA</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">3</span></sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> were used as plant growth regulators. From these formulations MS + 0.1 mg/L KIN + 0.5 mg/L GA</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">3</span></sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> was found to be the best for </span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">the </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">primary establishment of meristem culture. The primar</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">ily</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> established meristems were subcultured on to MS semisolid basal medium supplemented with four different treatment combinations of hormones viz. 0.5 mg/L BA</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">+ 1.0 mg/L IBA;0.1 mg/L KIN + 0.1 mg/L GA</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">3</span></sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">;0.5 mg/L BA + 0.5 mg/L GA</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">3</span></sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> and 0.5 mg/L KIN + 0.5 mg/L GA</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">3</span></sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> were used to identify the suitable media compositions for shoot proliferation. Results showed that out of these four media treatments the formulation 0.5 mg/L BA + 0.5 mg/L GA</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">3</span></sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> was found to be the best suitable for shoot generation. Among the four cultivars of potato higher frequency of shoot proliferation (number of shoots/explant and longest shoot length) was observed in Diamant, though the highest shoot formation (76%) was recorded in Cardinal. Virus free </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">in vitro</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> grown potato plantlets were ob</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">tained through DAS-ELISA test and used substantially for m</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">icro-propagation. After gradual acclimatization of rooted plantlets of four potato cultivars</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">,</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> they were transferred into the field for cultivation and established successfully. It was observed from the field study of </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">in vitro</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> meristem-derived plantlets that there were no virus-affected plants. The virus-free exotic varieties were much superior in all vegetative attributes and yield compare</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">d</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> to those of indigenous varieties with producing potato plants of normal height. In contrast, the indigenous varieties took </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">a </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">longer time to tuber initiation and maturity, lower plant height and number of leaves per plant, </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">a </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">higher number of tubers but </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">a </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">lower amount of tuber weight per plant, and poorer tuber grade than the exotic varieties. However, the variety Cardinal exposed the best performances in the context of survival percentage of plantlets (90%), days to tuber initiation (DTI), </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">a </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">number of leaves per plant (NL), tuber weight per plant (343.40%) and the percentage of rich tuber grade.</span>
基金supported by the Department of Biotechnology,Government of India New Delhithe World Academy of Science(TWAS)for the Advancement of Science in the Developing World TriesteItaly through DBT-TWAS Postgraduate Research Fellowship
文摘Chonemorpha fragrans is an endangered medicinal woody climber,regarded among alternative plant sources of camptothecin.Camptothecin is a monoterpene indole anti-cancer alkaloid with annual trade value of over three billion U.S.dollars in the recent,and is used in the production of its analog drugs approved for the chemotherapy of cancer of varied types.Effects of plant growth regulators,culture media strength and photoperi-odic duration on the micropropagation ef ciency of C.fragrans from nodal segment explants were studied on Murashige and Skoog(MS)medium amended with Thidiazuron(TDZ),Benzylaminopurine(BAP)or Kinetin(Kin).Thidiazuron was more ef cient over BAP and Kin when half basal MS medium was used over full or quarter strength.Results of carbon source experiment showed sucrose as the most effective over glucose,fructose,and maltose in the clonal production.Studies on the photope-riodic incubation duration showed 12 h as the best light period and sub or supra-optimal resulted in the production of abnormal and albino micro shoots.Experimental results on the evaluation of physiological,biochemical parameters showed the role of pigment molecules and antioxidant systems in the production of albino micro shoots.