Somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration from leaves of Ulmus minor Mill.

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2004

Authors

Conde, P (Author) Other; Loureiro, J (Author) Other; Santos, C (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Plant Cell Reports

Vol. 22

Pages: 632-639

ISSN: 0721-7714

Publisher: Springer Nature

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Authenticus ID: P-000-B3E

DOI: 10.1007/s00299-003-0735-1

Abstract (EN): Somatic embryogenesis from mature elm (Ulmus minor Mill.) in vitro-cloned material is possible. Embryogenic callus was obtained from leaves inoculated on two different MS-based media-one supplemented with 2.3 muM 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (I2) and the other supplemented with 1.1 muM kinetin (I6). However, only leaves cultured on medium I6 produced somatic embryos, at the globular stage, when embryogenic callus was maintained in induction media. When embryogenic callus from medium I6 was transferred to basal medium, somatic embryos with green cotyledons were obtained. An average of 35.9% of these embryos converted easily into normal plants in conversion medium with 1% sucrose. Acclimatisation reached 39.7%, and this was not significantly different from a control group consisting of plants propagated by axillary buds. No morphological differences were observed between plants derived from somatic embryos and control plants. Also, no differences in ploidy were detected between the somatic embryo-derived plants and the mother plants.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 8