1. Micropropagation of Plum (Prunus domestica L.) in Bioreactors Using Photomixotrophic and Photoautotrophic Conditions
- Author
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Xunta de Galicia, Programa Iberoamericano de Ciencia y Tecnología para el Desarrollo, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (España), Gago, Diego, Sánchez, Conchi, Aldrey, Anxela, Christie, Colin Bruce, Bernal, María Ángeles, Vidal González, Nieves Pilar, Xunta de Galicia, Programa Iberoamericano de Ciencia y Tecnología para el Desarrollo, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (España), Gago, Diego, Sánchez, Conchi, Aldrey, Anxela, Christie, Colin Bruce, Bernal, María Ángeles, and Vidal González, Nieves Pilar
- Abstract
In this study, we propagated two old Galician plum varieties in liquid medium using a temporary immersion system with RITA© bioreactors. Environmental variables including culture system, light intensity, CO enrichment, immersion frequency and sucrose supplementation were evaluated in relation to in vitro proliferation, physiological status and ex vitro performance. Bioreactors were superior to jars for culturing shoots in photomixotrophic conditions, producing up to 2 times more shoot numbers and up to 1.7 times more shoot length (depending on the genotype) using shoot clus-ters. The number and quality of shoots were positively influenced by the sucrose concentration in the medium, plus by the light and gaseous environment. For individual apical sections the best response occurred with 3% sucrose, 150 µmol m s photosynthetic photon flux density and 2000 ppm CO, averaging 2.5 shoots per explant, 26 mm shoot length and 240 mm leaf area, while with 50 µmol m s light and ambient CO (400 ppm) values decreased to 1.2 shoots per explant, 14 mm of shoot length and 160 mm of leaf area. Shoots cultured photoautotrophically (without sucrose) were successfully rooted and acclimated despite of showing limited growth, low photosynthetic pigments, carbohydrate, phenolic and antioxidant contents during the multiplication phase.
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- 2022