Abstract
Protoplast isolation and culture protocols were developed for ten cultivars of Hibiscus cannabinus L. (kenaf). Leaves from seedling lines maintained in vitro were used as donor tissues. Optimal cell wall digestions were achieved with a combination of cellulysin (1.0%) and macerase (0.5%). Average yields ranged from 0.9×105 to 5.9×106 protoplasts g fw-1 leaf tissue with viability estimates ranging from 53% to 87%. This protocol was ineffective for leaf tissue taken from plants grown in vivo. Protoplasts harvested from plantlets maintained in vitro produced rapidly growing calluses when plated in semi-solid medium after an initial culture in liquid medium. First cell divisions were observed within four to six days after initial culture in medium containing plant growth regulators 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (1.4 μM) and kinetin (13.8 μM). An electrofusion protocol which did not significantly reduce protoplast viabilities was developed for kenaf protoplasts. The maximum fusion frequency (4.6%) was obtained with an electrofusion voltage of 2.0 kV cm-1.
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Abbreviations
- 2,4-d :
-
2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid
- BA:
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6-benzylaminopurine
- FDA:
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fluorescein diacetate
- MS:
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Murashige and Skoog
- NAA:
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1-naphthaleneacetic acid
- PGRs:
-
plant growth regulators
- SCL:
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seed clonal line
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Reichert, N.A., Liu, D. Protoplast isolation, culture, and fusion protocols for kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus). Plant Cell Tiss Organ Cult 44, 201–210 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00048525
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