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- Title
Morphological and polyamine content changes in embryogenic and non-embryogenic callus of sugarcane.
- Authors
Silveira, Vanildo; Vita, Aline; Macedo, Amanda; Dias, Maria; Floh, Eny; Santa-Catarina, Claudete
- Abstract
Differences in competence acquisition and subsequent embryo maturation in embryogenic and non-embryogenic callus of sugarcane var. SP79-1011 were evaluated using histomorphological analysis, growth curves, numbers of somatic embryos, and polyamine contents. Embryogenic callus was formed by cells with embryogenic characteristics such as a rounded shape, prominent nuclei, a high nucleus: cytoplasm ratio, small vacuoles and organized globular structures. However, non-embryogenic callus presented dispersed, elongated and vacuolated cells with a low nucleus: cytoplasm ratio; these characteristics did not allow for the development of somatic embryos even upon exposure to a maturation stimulus. These results suggest that non-embryogenic callus does not acquire embryogenic competence during induction and that maturation treatment is not sufficient to promote somatic embryo differentiation. The use of activated charcoal (AC; 1.5 g L) resulted in a higher somatic embryo maturation rate in embryogenic callus but did not yield success in non-embryogenic callus. Embryogenic callus incubated with control (10 μM 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid) and maturation (1.5 g L AC) treatments for 28 days showed similar patterns of total free polyamines; these results differed from the results observed with non-embryogenic callus, suggesting that embryogenic callus already exhibits a characteristic pattern of endogenous polyamine levels. At 28 days of culture with maturation treatment, embryogenic callus exhibited significantly higher levels of free Spm than embryogenic callus incubated with control treatment and non-embryogenic callus incubated with both treatments. This result suggests that Spm could be important for the acquisition of embryogenic competence and somatic embryo maturation in sugarcane var. SP79-1011.
- Subjects
SUGARCANE; POLYAMINES; EMBRYOS; CALLUS (Botany); CELLS
- Publication
Plant Cell, Tissue & Organ Culture, 2013, Vol 114, Issue 3, p351
- ISSN
0167-6857
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11240-013-0330-2