Cupressus callus and cell suspension cultures: effect of seiridins on their growth and sensitivity
2004
Sparapano, Lorenzo | Bruno, Giovanni
Cupressus macrocarpa and C. arizonica were examined for callus and cell culture production in vitro. Both species produced callus on agar-solidified MSCY medium supplemented with vitamins, antioxidants, 0.14 μμM kinetin (KIN), and 10 μμM 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D). Suspension cultures of both species were established in liquid MSCY medium. Seiridin (SE) and iso-seiridin (ISE), two phytotoxic butenolides produced by Seiridium cardinale, S. cupressi, and S. unicorne, the causal agents of many canker diseases of cypress, were tested on callus or cell suspension cultures. In the medium without other plant growth regulators (PGR), SE promoted cell proliferation of cypress better than ISE, for callus initiation, callus maintenance, and cell suspension cultures. The growth rates of cypress callus tissues and suspension cultures of both cypress species on media containing 50––150 μμM SE or ISE were measured. At concentrations of 50 μμM and higher, growth rates increased exponentially with the SE concentration. A comparison with KIN and 2,4-D indicated that 50 μμM SE promoted growth of callus tissues and cell suspension cultures more than 100 μμM ISE. SE can also interact with, or counteract, KIN and 2,4-D. It was demonstrated that SE could replace KIN in the medium for C. arizonica. SE could be involved in cell enlargement and proliferation processes. The less susceptible cypress species (C. arizonica) had a higher content of terpenoids than that of the more susceptible species (C. macrocarpa). SE could be a useful tool as a phytohormonal-like regulator to manipulate physiological changes at the cellular level and as an elicitor of sensitivity or tolerance of cypress germplasm to the phytotoxin.
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