Microculture effects on leaf epidermis and root structure in Sclerocarya birrea subsp. caffra

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 78, Issue , 2012, Pages 170-177

  Moyo, M ^a   Finnie, J F ^a   Van Staden, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Histology; Microculture; Micropropagation; Microscopy; Stomata; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ABNORMALITY; CUTICLE; FRUIT; HISTOLOGY; LEAF AREA; MICROCLIMATE; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; PHLOEM; PHOTOPERIOD; ROOT SYSTEM; STOMATA; SURVIVAL; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION; WAX; XYLEM;

SCLEROCARYA BIRREA;

EID: 84855978561     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2011.06.011     Document Type: Article

References (29)

1. Afreen F. Physiological and anatomical characteristics of in vitro photoautotrophic plants. Photoautotrophic (sugar-free medium) Micropropagation as a New Micropropagation and Transplant Production System 2005, 61-90. Springer, Dordrecht. T. Kozai, F. Afreen, S.M.A. Zobayed (Eds.).
2. Da Silva M.H.M., Debergh P.C. The effect of light quality on the morphogenesis of in vitro cultures of Azorina vidalii (Wats.) Feer. Plant cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 1997, 51:187-193.
3. Economou A.S., Read P.E. Light treatments to improve efficiency of in vitro propagation systems. HortScience 1987, 22:751-754.
4. Franklin K.A. Light and temperature signal crosstalk in plant development. Current Opinion in Plant Biology 2009, 12:63-68.
5. Gonçlaves J.C., Diogo G., Amâncio S. In vitro propagation of chestnut (Castanea sativa × C. crenata): effects of rooting treatments on plant survival, peroxidise activity and anatomical changes during adventitious root formation. Scientia Horticulturae 1998, 72:265-275.
6. Gyula P., Schäfer E., Nagy F. Light perception and signalling in higher plants. Current Opinion in Plant Biology 2003, 6:446-452.
7. Hauser B.A., Cordonnier-Pratt M.-M., Pratt L.H. Temporal and photoregulated expression of five tomato phytochrome genes. Plant Journal 1998, 14:431-439.
8. Kodym A., Zapata-Arias F.J. Natural light as an alternative light source for the in vitro culture of banana (Musa acuminata cv. 'Grande Naine'). Plant cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 1998, 55:141-145.
9. Kozai T., Kubota C. In vitro aerial environments and their effects on growth and development of plants. Photoautotrophic (Sugar-Free Medium) Micropropagation as a New Micropropagation and Transplant Production System 2005, 31-52. Springer, Dordrecht. T. Kozai, F. Afreen, S.M.A. Zobayed (Eds.).
10. Kozai Y., Kubota C., Jeong B.R. Environmental control for the large-scale production of plants through in vitro techniques. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 1997, 51:49-56.
11. Kühn N., Ormeño-Nυñez J., Jaque-Zamora G., Pérez F.J. Photoperiod modifies the diurnal expression profile of VvPHYA and VvPHYB transcripts in field grown grapevine leaves. Journal of Plant Physiology 2009, 166:1172-1180.
12. Majada J.P., Sierra M.I., Sánchez-Tamés R. Air exchange rate affects the in vitro developed leaf cuticle of carnation. Scientia Horticulturae 2001, 87:121-130.
13. Miguens F.C., Louro P.R., Machado R.D. A scanning electron microscope study of normal and vitrified leaves from Datura insignis plantlets cultured in vitro. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 1993, 32:109-113.
14. Mockler T., Yang H., Yu X., Parkh D., Cheng Y.-C., Dolan S., Lin C. Regulation of photoperiodic flowering by Arabidopsis photoreceptors. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2003, 100:2140-2145.
15. Mollel H.N., Goyvaerts E.M.A. Preliminary examination of factors affecting Agro-bacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of marula, Sclerocarya birrea subsp. caffra (Anarcadiaceae). Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 2004, 79:321-328.
16. Moyo M., Kulkarni M.G., Finnie J.F., Van Staden J. After-ripening, light conditions, and cold stratification influence germination of marula [Sclerocarya birrea (A. Rich.) Hochst. subsp. caffra (Sond.) Kokwaro] seeds. HortScience 2009, 44:119-124.
17. Moyo M., Finnie J.F., Van Staden J. In vitro morphogenesis of organogenic nodules derived from Sclerocarya birrea subsp. caffra leaf explants. Plant cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 2009, 98:273-280.
18. Moyo M., Finnie J.F., Van Staden J. Recalcitrant effects associated with the development of basal callus-like tissue on caulogenesis and rhizogenesis in Sclerocarya birrea. Plant Growth Regulation 2011, 63:187-195.
19. Murashige T., Skoog F. A revised medium for rapid growth and bio assays with tobacco tissue cultures. Physiologia Plantarum 1962, 15:473-497.
20. Nadgauda R.S., John C.K., Parasharami V.A., Joshi M.S., Mascarenhas A.F. A comparison of in vitro and in vivo flowering in bamboo: Bambusa arundinacea. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 1997, 48:181-188.
21. Nguyen Q.T., Kozai T. Photoautotrophic micropropagation of woody species. Photoautotrophic (Sugar-Free Medium) Micropropagation as a New Micropropagation and Transplant Production System 2005, 123-146. Springer, Dordrecht. T. Kozai, F. Afreen, S.M.A. Zobayed (Eds.).
22. Reynolds E.S. The use of lead citrate at high pH as an electron-opaque stain in electron microscopy. Journal of Cell Biology 1963, 17:208-212.
23. fr) of phytochrome. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 1983, 80:6244-6248.
24. Snider J.L., Choinski J.S., Wise R.R. Juvenile Rhus glabra leaves have higher temperatures and lower gas exchange rates than mature leaves when compared in the field during periods of high irradiance. Journal of Plant Physiology 2009, 166:686-696.
25. Walker T.S., Bailey J.L. Two spectrally different forms of the phytochrome chromophore extracted from etiolated oat seedlings. Biochemical Journal 1968, 107:103-105.
26. Walters R.G., Shepherd F., Rogers J.J.M., Rolfe S.A., Horton P. Identification of mutants of Arabidopsis defective in acclimation of photosynthesis to the light environment. Plant Physiology 2003, 131:472-481.
27. Yang S.-H., Yeh D.-M. In vitro leaf anatomy, ex vitro photosynthetic behaviours and growth of Calathea arbifolia (Linden) Kennedy plants obtained from semi-solid medium and temporary immersion systems. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 2008, 93:201-207.
28. Zacchini M., Morini S., Vitagliano C. Effect of photoperiod on some stomatal characteristics of in vitro cultured fruit tree shoots. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 1997, 49:195-200.
29. Zobayed S.M.A., Armstrong J., Armstrong W. Leaf anatomy of in vitro tobacco and cauliflower plantlets as affected by different types of ventilation. Plant Science 2001, 161:537-548.