Somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration capacity in Argentinean maize (Zea mays L.) inbred lines



Título del documento: Somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration capacity in Argentinean maize (Zea mays L.) inbred lines
Revista: Electronic journal of biotechnology
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000358441
ISSN: 0717-3458
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Institucions: 1Instituto de Genética “Ewald A. Favret”, Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias Veterinarias y Agronómicas, Castelar, Buenos Aires. Argentina
2Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Pergamino, Pergamino, Buenos Aires. Argentina
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Volum: 15
Número: 1
País: Chile
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Experimental, aplicado
Resumen en inglés Somatic embryogenesis, which is still the method of choice for tissue culture, regeneration and transformation of maize, is largely considered highly genotype-dependent. The Hi II, a highly embryogenic genotype, has been extensively used in transformation protocols. However, this is not an inbred line; instead, it has a proportion of the undesirable A-188 background, and the progeny segregates for phenotypic characteristics and shows poor agronomic performance. In an effort to identify genotypes that combine a high somatic embryogenic response and good agronomic performance, we evaluated 48 advanced inbred lines developed at INTA. Callus development and somatic embryogenesis capacity were measured in 200 immature embryos per line. Embryogenic capacity [EC (mature somatic embryos/callus evaluated) x 100], Regeneration Capacity (RC) and Fertile Plant Recovery in greenhouse (FPR, fertile plants/regenerated plants) were recorded. A total of 17 lines reached an EC > 50%, and 14 out of those 17 lines regenerated seedlings. The FPR ranged between 50 and 100%. Also, we selected three promising lines with high agronomic performance, as alternatives to Hi II, in order to be included in a maize transformation scheme via somatic embryogenesis. In addition, we report the usefulness of Single Sequences Repeat (SSRs) in the determination of genetic diversity among 14 divergent lines for somatic embryogenesis response. The seven lines displaying good in vitro behaviour can be crossed to obtain hybrids combining desirable alleles for somatic embryogenesis response and different genetic backgrounds
Disciplines Agrociencias
Paraules clau: Fitotecnia,
Gramíneas,
Fisiología vegetal,
Líneas endogámicas,
Embriogénesis somática,
Marcadores moleculares,
Maíz,
Regeneración vegetal,
Zea mays
Keyword: Agricultural sciences,
Crop husbandry,
Gramineae,
Plant physiology,
Inbred lines,
Somatic embryogenesis,
Molecular markers,
Corn,
Plant regeneration,
Zea mays
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