The effect of a short heat treatment on the in vitro induced androgenesis in Silene latifolia ssp. alba

Author: Šafářová D.   Kopecký D.   Vagera J.  

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

ISSN: 0006-3134

Source: Biologia Plantarum, Vol.49, Iss.2, 2005-06, pp. : 261-264

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Abstract

The effect of a short heat treatment in combination with different culture medium composition on the efficiency of in vitro induced androgenesis in Silene latifolia ssp. alba was studied. The heat shocks (33 and 37°C) were applied for 1, 3, and 5 d. The best androgenic response was observed at 25°C and after a one-day treatment at 33°C. All other treatments reduced androgenic response. Among different media compositions tested, the most satisfactory results were obtained on BMS medium supplemented with 6-benzylaminopurine (0.5 mg dm−3) and sucrose. The green, albino and chimeric, only female, plants were regenerated. Flow cytometry of 110 regenerants identified haploids, mixoploids (n+2n and 2n+4n) and dihaploids.

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