Highly Efficient Transformation Protocol for Plum (Prunus domestica L.)

  • César Petri
  • Ralph Scorza
  • Chinnathambi Srinivasan
Protocol
Part of the Methods in Molecular Biology book series (MIMB, volume 847)

Abstract

A high-throughput transformation system for plum has been developed using hypocotyl slices excised from zygotic embryos as the source of explants. The hypocotyl slices are infected in an Agrobacterium tumefaciens suspension and then cocultivated for 3 days in shoot regeneration ¾ MS basal medium supplemented with 9 μM 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid. Transgenic shoots are regenerated in a medium containing 7.5 μM thidiazuron and elongated in a medium containing 3 μM benzyladenine in the presence of 80 mg/L kanamycin in both media. Transformed shoots are rooted in ½ MS basal medium supplemented with 5 μM NAA and 40 mg/L kanamycin. The transgenic plants are acclimatized in a growth chamber and transferred to a temperature-controlled greenhouse. This protocol has allowed transformation efficiencies up to 42% and enabled the production of self-rooted transgenic plum plants within 6 months of transformation.

Key words

High-throughput transformation Prunus domestica Fruit trees Rosaceae Functional genomics Agrobacterium tumefaciens 

Notes

Acknowledgments

The authors gratefully acknowledge the technical assistance of Ahn Silverstein and Mark Demuth.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • César Petri
    • 1
  • Ralph Scorza
    • 1
  • Chinnathambi Srinivasan
    • 1
  1. 1.USDA-ARS-Appalachian Fruit Research StationKearneysvilleUSA

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