Benefiting from the past: establishing in vitro culture of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) from provenance trial trees and seedlings.

IF 4.7 2区 生物学 Q1 BIOCHEMICAL RESEARCH METHODS
Virginia Zahn, Alexander Fendel, Alice-Jeannine Sievers, Matthias Fladung, Tobias Bruegmann
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Abstract

Background: European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) is distributed across diverse climate conditions throughout Europe. Local adaptations, such as drought tolerance, could become crucial for maintaining beech populations facing climate change. In vitro culture offers a promising tool for preserving and propagating valuable genotypes and provides a basis for biotechnological research, although establishing and propagating recalcitrant beech in vitro is difficult. To the best of our knowledge, this study is the first to use beeches from a provenance trial to establish in vitro cultures, aiming to capture a wide genetic spectrum and investigate provenance-specific suitability for in vitro cultivation. In addition, a high-throughput method using seedlings has been developed to increase the success of establishing in vitro cultures of a provenance.

Results: Actively growing shoots from 22 field-grown provenances were obtained for in vitro establishment. After 12 weeks, shoot formation on shoot tips and nodal segments was induced in 13 provenances (57%), with success rates ranging from 3 to 80%, significantly influenced by the provenance and sampling date of the branches. Combining one harvest each in February and May resulted in the highest shoot formation rate (18%). However, after two years, stable micropropagation was achieved for a single genotype. In the second approach, whole shoots or shoot tips from seedlings were used for in vitro establishment, achieving shoot formation rates between 38 and 94%. Bacterial contamination during establishment was controlled through antibiotic application. Using culture medium without phytohormones improved initial leaf flush on shoot tips within the first 8 weeks of in vitro culture. Phytohormone-supplemented media were needed for shoot multiplication and prolonged in vitro culture. Cultures of 25 genotypes were maintained for up to two years. The viability of in vitro shoots was maintained by supplementing the medium with FeNaEDTA, MgSO4, and glucose. Some genotypes showed enhanced performance on sugar-free media with increased light intensity, which reduced bacterial outgrowth.

Conclusion: With the technical approaches presented here, we provide starting points for the establishment of beech cultures from various types of starting material, as well as for further method improvement for establishment and long-term cultivation.

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Plant Methods
Plant Methods 生物-植物科学
CiteScore
9.20
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3.90%
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121
审稿时长
2 months
期刊介绍: Plant Methods is an open access, peer-reviewed, online journal for the plant research community that encompasses all aspects of technological innovation in the plant sciences. There is no doubt that we have entered an exciting new era in plant biology. The completion of the Arabidopsis genome sequence, and the rapid progress being made in other plant genomics projects are providing unparalleled opportunities for progress in all areas of plant science. Nevertheless, enormous challenges lie ahead if we are to understand the function of every gene in the genome, and how the individual parts work together to make the whole organism. Achieving these goals will require an unprecedented collaborative effort, combining high-throughput, system-wide technologies with more focused approaches that integrate traditional disciplines such as cell biology, biochemistry and molecular genetics. Technological innovation is probably the most important catalyst for progress in any scientific discipline. Plant Methods’ goal is to stimulate the development and adoption of new and improved techniques and research tools and, where appropriate, to promote consistency of methodologies for better integration of data from different laboratories.
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