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- Title
Embryogenic suspensions of adult cork oak: the first step towards mass propagation.
- Authors
Jiménez, Jesús; López-Vela, Dolores; Ruiz-Galea, Mar; Celestino, Cristina; Toribio, Mariano; Alegre, Jesús
- Abstract
Protocols have been established to clone adult cork oak trees by somatic embryogenesis using semisolid medium. However, for economically viable mass propagation, embryogenic cultures in liquid medium need to be developed. In this study, suspension cultures were initiated from embryo clusters obtained by secondary embryogenesis on a gelled medium lacking plant growth regulators. After 6 days of culture, these embryo clusters generated high cell density suspensions that also contained small organized structures (embryos and embryogenic clumps). As the culture duration increased, tissue necrosis and fewer embryogenic structures were observed and the establishment of suspension cultures failed. An alternative method was found adequate for initiation of embryogenic suspensions: embryo clusters from gelled medium were briefly shaken in liquid medium and detached cells and embryogenic masses of 41-800 μm were used as inoculum. Maintenance of embryogenic suspensions was achieved using a low-density inoculum (43 mg l) by subculturing four embryogenic clumps of 0.8-1.2 mm per 70 ml of medium. Proliferation ability was maintained for almost 1 year through ten consecutive subcultures. The initiation and maintenance protocols first developed for a single genotype were effective when tested on 11 cork oak genotypes.
- Subjects
PLANT embryology; SOMATIC embryogenesis; PLANT cell culture; PLANT regulators; PLANT genetics; CORK oak
- Publication
Trees: Structure & Function, 2013, Vol 27, Issue 1, p13
- ISSN
0931-1890
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00468-012-0763-y