Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Field performance of micropropagated forestry species

  • Invited Review
  • Published:
In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Plant Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Summary

Micropropagated plants both from angiosperms (bamboo, birch, eucalyptus, tamarind, teak, willow) and gymnosperms (Douglas-fir, loblolly pine, Monterey pine, and redwood) have been established in the field. Plantlets were regenerated from juvenile explants (via adventitious or axillary buds) as well as explants from mature trees [apical and axillary buds (nodal segments)]. Plantlets regenerated from adventitious buds tend to show early maturation traits (Douglas fir, loblolly pine, Monterey pine). A population of selected clones showed superior performance and yield over seedlings derived from the same trees. Increased biomass production was obtained with plantlets derived from tissue culture ofEucalyptus spp. when compared to seedlings. No morphologic variation was observed in micropropagated plants. Plantlets derived from tissue culture grew very uniformly. Early flowering was observed with plantlets derived from tissue culture (tamarind, teak).

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  • Amerson, H. V.; Frampton, L. J., Jr.; Mott, R.L., et al. Tissue culture of conifers using loblolly pine as a model. In: Hanover, J. W.; Keathley, D. E., eds. Genetic Manipulation of Woody Trees. New York: Plenum Press; 1988:117–138.

    Google Scholar 

  • Bigot, C.; Engelmann, F. Vegetative propagationin-vitro ofCunninghamia lanceolata (Lamb). Hook. In: Bonga, J. M.; Durzan, D. J., eds. Cell and tissue culture in forestry. vol. 3. Dordrecht: Martinus Nijhoff Publishing; 1987:114–127.

    Google Scholar 

  • Boulay, M. In-vitro propagation of tree species. In: Green, C. E.; Somers, D. A.; Hackett, W. P., et al., eds. Plant tissue and cell culture. New York: A. R. Liss; 1987:367–382.

    Google Scholar 

  • Chaturvedi, A. N.; Venkataraman, K. G. Volume and weight table forEucalyptus Hybrid. Indian For. 99:599–608; 1973.

    Google Scholar 

  • Dunstan, D. I. Prospects and progress in conifer biotechnology. Can. J. For. Res. 18:1497–1506; 1988.

    Google Scholar 

  • Frampton, L. J., Jr.; Amerson, H. V. Influence of tissue culture method on field growth of loblolly pine. In Vitro Cell. Dev. Biol. 25(3) Part II:13A; 1989.

  • Gleed, J. A. Overcoming constraints to successful commercial production of tissue culturedPinus radiata. Abst. in Proceedings of the Conifer Biotechnology Work Group, 5th Meeting Shell Research Ltd., Sittingbourne, U.K.; 1990:5.

  • Grönroos, L.; Hardner, C.; Gullberg, U., et al. Field performance of Salix clones propagated via shoot culture in vitro. Scand. J. For. Res. 5:487–492; 1990.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Gupta, P. K.; Nadgir, A. L.; Mascarenhas, A. F., et al. Tissue culture of forest trees—clonal multiplication ofTectona grandis (teak) by tissue culture. Plant Sci. Lett. 17:259–268; 1980.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Gupta, P. K.; Mascarenhas, A. F. Eucalyptus. In: Bonga, J. M.; Durzan, D. J., eds. Cell and tissue culture in forestry, vol. 3. Dordrecht: Martinus Nijhoff; 1987:385–399.

    Google Scholar 

  • Horgan, K.Pinus radiata. In: Bonga, J. M.; Durzan, D. J., eds. Cell and tissue culture in forestry, vol. 3. Dordrecht: Martinus Nijhoff. 1987:128–145.

    Google Scholar 

  • Horgan, K.; Holland, L. Micropropagation of Radiata pine. Abst. in Proc. of Conifer Biotechnology Working group, 5th meeting Shell Research Ltd. Sittingbourne, U.K.; 1990:15.

  • Mascarenhas, A. F.; Kendurkar, S. V.; Gupta, P. K., et al. Teak. In: Bonga, J. M.; Durzan, D. J., eds. Cell and tissue culture in forestry, vol. 3. Dordrecht: Martinus Nijhoff; 1987:300–315.

    Google Scholar 

  • Mascarenhas, A. F.; Nair, S.; Kulkarni, V. M., et al. Tamarind. In: Bonja, J. M.; Durzan, D. J., eds. Cell and tissue culture in forestry, vol. 3. Dordrecht: Martinus Nijhoff; 1987:316–330.

    Google Scholar 

  • Mascarenhas, A. F.; Khuspe, S. S.; Nadgauda, R. S., et al. Potential of cell culture in plantation forestry programmes. In: Genetic manipulation of woody plants. New York: Plenum Press; 1988:391–412.

    Google Scholar 

  • Mascarenhas, A. F.; Khuspe, S. S.; Nadgauda, R. S., et al. Biotechnological application of plant tissue culture to forestry in India. In: Dhawan, V., ed. Application of biotechnology in forestry and horticulture. New York: Plenum Press; 1989:73–86.

    Google Scholar 

  • McCown, D. D.; McCown, B. H. North American hardwoods. In: Bonga, J. M.; Durzan, D. J., eds. Cell and tissue culture in forestry, vol. 3. Dordrecht: Martinus Nijhoff, 1987:247–260.

    Google Scholar 

  • Monteuuis, D. Rejuvenation of a 100-yr-oldSequoiadendron giganteum through in-vitro meristem culture. I. Organogenic and morphological arguments. Physiol. Plan. 81:111–115; 1991.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Nadgauda, R. S.; Parasharami, V. A.; Mascarenhas, A. F. Precocious flowering and seeding behaviour in tissue-cultured bamboos. Nature 344:335–336; 1990.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Pullman, G. S.; Timmis, R. Establishment of juvenile shoot cultures and plantlets from adult Douglas-fir. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture. In Press; 1991.

  • Ritchie, G. A.; Long, A. J. Field performance of micropropagated Douglasfir. NZ J. For. Sci. 16(3):343–356; 1986.

    Google Scholar 

  • Smith, D. R. Radiata pine. In: Bajuj, Y. P. S., ed. Biotechnology in agriculture and forestry, Vol. 1. Berlin: Springer-Verlag; 1986:274–290.

    Google Scholar 

  • Thorpe, T. A.; Harry, I. S.; Kumar, P. P. Application of micropropagation to forestry. In: Debergh, P. C.; Zimmerman, R. H., eds. Micropropagation technology and application. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers; 1991:311–336.

    Google Scholar 

  • Timmis, R.; Ritchie, G. A.; Pullman, G. S. Growth in soil and plagiotropism of adult versus juvenile-origin Douglas-fir plantlets. Plant Cell, Tissue Organ Cult. In press; 1991.

  • Warrag, E. I.; Lesney, M. S.; Rockwood, D. L. Comparative greenhouse study ofEucalyptus grandis in-vitro plantlets and half-sib seedlings. I. Net photosynthesis Pl. Cell. Rep. 8:497–499; 1989a.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Warrag, E. I.; Lesney, M. S.; Rockwood, D. L. Comparative greenhouse study ofEucalyptus grandis in-vitro plantlets and half-sib seedlings. II. Dry matter accumulation and relative distribution. Plant Cell Rep. 8:500–503; 1989b.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Whitehead, H. C. M.; Giles, K. L. Rapid propagation of poplars by tissue culture methods, NZ J For Sci. 7:40–43; 1977.

    Google Scholar 

  • Winton, L. L. Shoot and tree production from aspen tissue cultures. Am. J. Bot. 57:904–909; 1970.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Technology Center, Weyerhaeuser Company, 98477, Tacoma, Washington

    Pramod K. Gupta & Roger Timmis

  2. Plant Tissue Culture, National Chemical Laboratory, 411008, PUNE, India

    Pramod K. Gupta & A. F. Mascarenhas

Authors
  1. Pramod K. Gupta
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Roger Timmis
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. A. F. Mascarenhas
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Additional information

Based on a presentation at an International Training Course on the Application of Biotechnology in Forest Trees held in Caracas, Venezuela, May 1991.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Gupta, P.K., Timmis, R. & Mascarenhas, A.F. Field performance of micropropagated forestry species. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol - Plant 27, 159–164 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02632210

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02632210

Key words

Search

Navigation