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Wu H, Zhang K, Li J, Wang J, Wang Y, Yu J, Cong L, Duan Y, Ke F, Zhang F, Liu Z, Lu F, Zhang Z, Zou J, Zhu K. Somatic embryogenesis from mature sorghum seeds: An underutilized genome editing recipient system. Heliyon 2024; 10:e23638. [PMID: 38187328 PMCID: PMC10770613 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e23638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Revised: 11/23/2023] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024] Open
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Somatic embryogenesis is a process of cell totipotency in vitro, whereby an embryogenic cell develops from vegetative tissues rather than from zygotes after double fertilization. Sorghum is a recalcitrant crop in genetic transformation; previous recipient systems have usually been from immature zygotic embryos, which needed more time and labors to prepare. Here, an efficient 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D)-induced somatic embryogenesis system from mature sorghum seeds was introduced. 2,4-D can induce two types of calli from a plumular axis section. Low-concentration 2,4-D (e.g., 2 mg/L) induces white and loose non-embryogenic calli (type 1), while high-concentration 2,4-D (e.g., 8 mg/L) induces yellow and compact embryogenic calli (type 2), which can be clearly distinguished by Sudan red staining. Germinating seeds have a long 2-day window for SE induction. Somatic embryogenesis can be enhanced by HDAC inhibitor, trichostatin A (TSA), a histone deacetylase treatment, which shows more SE productivity and a bigger size. Importantly, this easily prepared protocol does not show obvious genotype dependency in sorghum hybrids. In this study, a high-concentration 2,4-D-induced SE system was established from mature sorghum seeds. This finding provides a technical option for the genome editing recipient in sorghum.
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- Han Wu
- Sorghum Research Institute, Liaoning Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenyang, China
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- Sorghum Research Institute, Liaoning Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenyang, China
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- Sorghum Research Institute, Liaoning Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenyang, China
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- Sorghum Research Institute, Liaoning Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenyang, China
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- Sorghum Research Institute, Liaoning Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenyang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agriculture Biotechnology, College of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- Sorghum Research Institute, Liaoning Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenyang, China
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- Sorghum Research Institute, Liaoning Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenyang, China
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- Sorghum Research Institute, Liaoning Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenyang, China
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- Sorghum Research Institute, Liaoning Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenyang, China
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- Sorghum Research Institute, Liaoning Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenyang, China
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- Sorghum Research Institute, Liaoning Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenyang, China
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- Sorghum Research Institute, Liaoning Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenyang, China
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- Sorghum Research Institute, Liaoning Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenyang, China
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- Sorghum Research Institute, Liaoning Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenyang, China
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Ding M, Dong H, Xue Y, Su S, Wu Y, Li S, Liu H, Li H, Han J, Shan X, Yuan Y. Transcriptomic analysis reveals somatic embryogenesis-associated signaling pathways and gene expression regulation in maize (Zea mays L.). PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2020; 104:647-663. [PMID: 32910317 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-020-01066-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2019] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Transcriptome analysis of maize embryogenic callus and somatic embryos reveals associated genes reprogramming, hormone signaling pathways and transcriptional regulation involved in somatic embryogenesis in maize. Somatic embryos are widely utilized in propagation and genetic engineering of crop plants. In our laboratory, an elite maize inbred line Y423 that could generate intact somatic embryos was obtained and applied to genetic transformation. To enhance our understanding of regulatory mechanisms during maize somatic embryogenesis, we used RNA-based sequencing (RNA-seq) to characterize the transcriptome of immature embryo (IE), embryogenic callus (EC) and somatic embryo (SE) from maize inbred line Y423. The number of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in three pairwise comparisons (IE-vs-EC, IE-vs-SE and EC-vs-SE) was 5767, 7084 and 1065, respectively. The expression patterns of DEGs were separated into eight major clusters. Somatic embryogenesis associated genes were mainly grouped into cluster A or B with an expression trend toward up-regulation during dedifferentiation. GO annotation and KEGG pathway analysis revealed that DEGs were implicated in plant hormone signal transduction, stress response and metabolic process. Among the differentially expressed transcription factors, the most frequently represented families were associated with the common stress response or related to cell differentiation, embryogenic patterning and embryonic maturation processes. Genes include hormone response/transduction and stress response, as well as several transcription factors were discussed in this study, which may be potential candidates for further analyses regarding their roles in somatic embryogenesis. Furthermore, the temporal expression patterns of candidate genes were analyzed to reveal their roles in somatic embryogenesis. This transcriptomic data provide insights into future functional studies, which will facilitate further dissections of the molecular mechanisms that control maize somatic embryogenesis.
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- Meiqi Ding
- College of Plant Science, Jilin University, Changchun, 130062, China
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- College of Plant Science, Jilin University, Changchun, 130062, China
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- College of Plant Science, Jilin University, Changchun, 130062, China
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- College of Plant Science, Jilin University, Changchun, 130062, China
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- College of Plant Science, Jilin University, Changchun, 130062, China
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- College of Plant Science, Jilin University, Changchun, 130062, China
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- College of Plant Science, Jilin University, Changchun, 130062, China
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- College of Plant Science, Jilin University, Changchun, 130062, China
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- College of Plant Science, Jilin University, Changchun, 130062, China
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- College of Plant Science, Jilin University, Changchun, 130062, China.
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- College of Plant Science, Jilin University, Changchun, 130062, China.
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Indirect somatic embryogenesis of purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench): a medicinal-ornamental plant: evaluation of antioxidant enzymes activity and histological study. Mol Biol Rep 2020; 47:6621-6633. [PMID: 32803508 PMCID: PMC7561546 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-020-05713-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2020] [Accepted: 08/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench) is a widely used medicinal and ornamental plant. In the present study, the callus embryogenesis was examined using benzyl adenine (BA) at three levels (3, 4, 5 mg L−1), 1-Naphthalene acetic acid (NAA) at three levels (0.1, 0.2 and 0.5 mg L−1) with or without activated charcoal (1 g L−1), coconut milk (50 ml L−1) and casein hydrolysate (50 mg L−1) in the MS (Murashige and Skoog 1962) medium. The embryogenesis indirectly occurred with the production of callus. The calli were observed in three forms: undifferentiated, embryogenic and organogenic. The embryogenic calli were dark green and coherent with a faster growth rate. The highest embryogenesis (100%) and embryonic regeneration (plantlet production) were obtained in the combined BA + NAA treatments with the activated charcoal, coconut milk and casein hydrolysate. However, the combined treatments of growth regulators failed to produce somatic embryos without the use of coconut milk and casein hydrolysate. The maximum amount of protein, peroxidase and catalase activity of embryogenic calli (2.02, 1.79 and 6.62ΔOD/Min/mg.protein, respectively), and highest percentage of acclimatization success (29.3% of plants) were obtained in the combined treatment of 5 mg L−1 BA + 0.5 mg L−1 NAA + activated charcoal + coconut milk + casein hydrolysate. The highest amount of chlorophyll content (33.3 SPAD value) and growth characteristics of acclimatized plantlets were observed in the media containing 3 mg L−1 BA + 0.1 and 0.2 mg L−1 NAA + 1 g. L−1 combined activated charcoal, coconut milk, casein hydrolysate. The histological studies confirmed the somatic embryogenesis in purple coneflower. Generally, it was found that the somatic embryogenesis of E. purpurea occurs at high levels of BA and low levels of NAA with the addition of coconut milk and casein hydrolysate.
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Development-Related miRNA Expression and Target Regulation during Staggered In Vitro Plant Regeneration of Tuxpeño VS-535 Maize Cultivar. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20092079. [PMID: 31035580 PMCID: PMC6539278 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20092079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2019] [Revised: 04/24/2019] [Accepted: 04/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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In vitro plant regeneration addresses basic questions of molecular reprogramming in the absence of embryonic positional cues. The process is highly dependent on the genotype and explant characteristics. However, the regulatory mechanisms operating during organ differentiation from in vitro cultures remain largely unknown. Recently, miRNAs have emerged as key regulators during embryogenic callus induction, plant differentiation, auxin responses and totipotency. Here, we explored how development-related miRNA switches the impact on their target regulation depending on physiological and molecular events taking place during maize Tuxpeño VS-535 in vitro plant regeneration. Three callus types with distinctive regeneration potential were characterized by microscopy and histological preparations. The embryogenic calli (EC) showed higher miRNA levels than non-embryogenic tissues (NEC). An inverse correlation for miR160 and miR166 targets was found during EC callus induction, whereas miR156, miR164 and miR394 displayed similar to their targets RNA accumulation levels. Most miRNA accumulation switches took place early at regenerative spots coincident with shoot apical meristem (SAM) establishment, whereas miR156, miR160 and miR166 increased at further differentiation stages. Our data uncover particular miRNA-mediated regulation operating for maize embryogenic tissues, supporting their regulatory role in early SAM establishment and basipetala growth during the in vitro regeneration process.
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Liu B, Shan X, Wu Y, Su S, Li S, Liu H, Han J, Yuan Y. iTRAQ-Based Quantitative Proteomic Analysis of Embryogenic and Non-embryogenic Calli Derived from a Maize ( Zea mays L.) Inbred Line Y423. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19124004. [PMID: 30545080 PMCID: PMC6321184 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19124004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2018] [Revised: 12/03/2018] [Accepted: 12/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Somatic embryos (SE) have potential to rapidly form a whole plant. Generally, SE is thought to be derived from embryogenic calli (EC). However, in maize, not only embryogenic calli (EC, can generate SE) but also nonembryogenic calli (NEC, can’t generate SE) can be induced from immature embryos. In order to understand the differences between EC and NEC and the mechanism of EC, which can easily form SE in maize, differential abundance protein species (DAPS) of EC and NEC from the maize inbred line Y423 were identified by using the isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantification (iTRAQ) proteomic technology. We identified 632 DAPS in EC compared with NEC. The results of bioinformatics analysis showed that EC development might be related to accumulation of pyruvate caused by the DAPS detected in some pathways, such as starch and sucrose metabolism, glycolysis/gluconeogenesis, tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, fatty acid metabolism and phenylpropanoid biosynthesis. Based on the differentially accumulated proteins in EC and NEC, a series of DAPS related with pyruvate biosynthesis and suppression of acetyl-CoA might be responsible for the differences between EC and NEC cells. Furthermore, we speculate that the decreased abundance of enzymes/proteins involved in phenylpropanoid biosynthesis pathway in the EC cells results in reducing of lignin substances, which might affect the maize callus morphology.
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- Beibei Liu
- College of Plant Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China.
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- College of Plant Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China.
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- College of Plant Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China.
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- College of Plant Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China.
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- College of Plant Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China.
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- College of Plant Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China.
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- College of Plant Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China.
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- College of Plant Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China.
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Oliveira EJ, Koehler AD, Rocha DI, Vieira LM, Pinheiro MVM, de Matos EM, da Cruz ACF, da Silva TCR, Tanaka FAO, Nogueira FTS, Otoni WC. Morpho-histological, histochemical, and molecular evidences related to cellular reprogramming during somatic embryogenesis of the model grass Brachypodium distachyon. PROTOPLASMA 2017; 254:2017-2034. [PMID: 28290060 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-017-1089-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2016] [Accepted: 02/13/2017] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The wild grass species Brachypodium distachyon (L.) has been proposed as a new model for temperate grasses. Among the biotechnological tools already developed for the species, an efficient induction protocol of somatic embryogenesis (SE) using immature zygotic embryos has provided the basis for genetic transformation studies. However, a systematic work to better understanding the basic cellular and molecular mechanisms that underlie the SE process of this grass species is still missing. Here, we present new insights at the morpho-histological, histochemical, and molecular aspects of B. distachyon SE pathway. Somatic embryos arose from embryogenic callus formed by cells derived from the protodermal-dividing cells of the scutellum. These protodermal cells showed typical meristematic features and high protein accumulation which were interpreted as the first observable steps towards the acquisition of a competent state. Starch content decreased along embryogenic callus differentiation supporting the idea that carbohydrate reserves are essential to morphogenetic processes. Interestingly, starch accumulation was also observed at late stages of SE process. Searches in databanks revealed three sequences available annotated as BdSERK, being two copies corresponding to SERK1 and one showing greater identity to SERK2. In silico analysis confirmed the presence of characteristic domains in a B. distachyon Somatic Embryogenesis Receptor Kinase genes candidates (BdSERKs), which suggests SERK functions are conserved in B. distachyon. In situ hybridization demonstrated the presence of transcripts of BdSERK1 in all development since globular until scutellar stages. The results reported in this study convey important information about the morphogenetic events in the embryogenic pathway which has been lacking in B. distachyon. This study also demonstrates that B. distachyon provides a useful model system for investigating the genetic regulation of SE in grass species.
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- Evelyn Jardim Oliveira
- Laboratório de Cultura de Tecidos/BIOAGRO, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Avenida P. H. Rolfs s/n, 36570-900, Viçosa, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Cultura de Tecidos/BIOAGRO, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Avenida P. H. Rolfs s/n, 36570-900, Viçosa, MG, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Regional Jataí, BR 364, km 195, 75801-615, Jataí, GO, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Cultura de Tecidos/BIOAGRO, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Avenida P. H. Rolfs s/n, 36570-900, Viçosa, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Cultura de Tecidos/BIOAGRO, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Avenida P. H. Rolfs s/n, 36570-900, Viçosa, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Cultura de Tecidos/BIOAGRO, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Avenida P. H. Rolfs s/n, 36570-900, Viçosa, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Cultura de Tecidos/BIOAGRO, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Avenida P. H. Rolfs s/n, 36570-900, Viçosa, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Cultura de Tecidos/BIOAGRO, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Avenida P. H. Rolfs s/n, 36570-900, Viçosa, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fitopatologia e Nematologia, Universidade de São Paulo/ESALQ, Av. Pádua Dias, 13418-900, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratorio de Genética Molecular do Desenvolvimento Vegetal (LGMDV), Universidade de São Paulo/ESALQ, Av. Pádua Dias, 13418-900, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Cultura de Tecidos/BIOAGRO, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Avenida P. H. Rolfs s/n, 36570-900, Viçosa, MG, Brazil.
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Zhang J, Gai M, Li X, Li T, Sun H. Somatic embryogenesis and direct as well as indirect organogenesis in Lilium pumilum DC. Fisch., an endangered ornamental and medicinal plant. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2016; 80:1898-906. [PMID: 27285948 DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2016.1194178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Somatic embryogenesis and organogenesis in Lilium pumilum were successfully regulated by picloram, α-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA), and 6-benzyladenine (BA). In organogenesis, the highest shoot regeneration frequency (92.5%) was obtained directly from bulb scales on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium containing 2.0 mg L−1 BA and 0.2 mg L−1 NAA, while organogenic callus (OC) formed from leaves on MS medium supplemented with 1.0 mg L−1 BA and 0.5 mg L−1 NAA. Following subculture, 76.7% of OC regenerated shoots. In somatic embryogenesis, the combination of picloram and NAA increased the amount of embryogenic callus (EC) that formed with a maximum on 90.7% of all explants which formed 11 somatic embryos (SEs) per explant. Differences between EC and OC in cellular morphology and cell differentiation fate were easily observed. SEs initially formed via an exogenous or an endogenous origin. The appearance of a protoderm in heart-shaped SE and the bipolar shoot–root development in oval-shaped SE indicated true somatic embryogenesis. This protocol provides a new and detailed regulation and histological examination of regeneration pattern in L. pumilum.
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- Jing Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture of Education Ministry and Liaoning Province, College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture of Education Ministry and Liaoning Province, College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture of Education Ministry and Liaoning Province, College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture of Education Ministry and Liaoning Province, College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture of Education Ministry and Liaoning Province, College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, PR China
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