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Embryo induction and regeneration from root explants of Medicago truncatula after osmotic pre-treatment

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Embryo induction and regeneration from suspension culture of two Medicago truncatula cvs. (cv. R 108 1 and cv. Jemalong) have been studied. The influence of osmotic pre-treatment (1 M solution of sucrose for 48 h and 72 h) of roots as an initial explant, on embryogenic efficiency of the suspension culture was assessed. In comparison to the control, the level of abscisic acid (ABA) increased significantly after osmotic stress. The increased ABA level did not correlate with the induction of embryogenesis neither with the improved embryogenic potential of cv. R 108 1. The shortest regeneration period and the highest percent of conversion to plants were found in cv. R 108 1 after 72-h pre-treatment of roots. The efficiency of somatic embryo conversion was less after 48-h pre-treatment and much less for the untreated control. Osmotic stress did not positively affect the process of embryogenesis from root explants of cv. Jemalong, confirming its cultivar dependence. A single cell suspension fraction was produced in both Medicago trunacatula cvs. during the somatic embryo maturation stage. A higher embryogenic potential than the initial suspension culture was established only for the cell suspension originating from 72-h pre-treated roots of cv. R 108 1. The data confirms that the process of somatic embryo induction and embryo conversion from root explants of cv. R 108 1 could be promoted by osmotic stress pre-treatment.

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Abbreviations

ABA:

abscisic acid

2.4-D:

dichlorophenoxyacetic acid

BAP:

6-benzylaminopurine

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  1. Agrobioinstitute, bul. Dragan Tsankov 8, 1164, Sofia, Bulgaria

    Anelia Iantcheva, Slavtcho Slavov, Mariana Vlahova, Slavtcho Slavov, Mariana Vlahova, Slavtcho Slavov, Mariana Vlahova, Slavtcho Slavov, Mariana Vlahova & Atanas Atanassov

  2. Campus Drie Eiken, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, B-2610, Antwerpen, Belgium

    Els Prinsen, Henry van Iantcheva, Els Prinsen, Henry van Iantcheva, Els Prinsen, Henry van Iantcheva, Els Prinsen & Henry van Onckelen

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Iantcheva, A., Slavov, S., Prinsen, E. et al. Embryo induction and regeneration from root explants of Medicago truncatula after osmotic pre-treatment. Plant Cell Tiss Organ Cult 81, 37–43 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11240-004-2774-x

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