Glutathione and abscisic acid supplementation influences somatic embryo maturation and hormone endogenous levels during somatic embryogenesis in Podocarpus lambertii Klotzsch ex Endl.
2016
FRAGA, H. P. de F. | VIEIRA, L. do N. | PUTTKAMMER, C. C. | SANTOS, H. P. dos | GARIGHAN, J. de A. | GUERRA, M. P. | Hugo pacheco de Freitas Fraga, Laboratório de Fisiologia do Desenvolvimento e Genética Vegetal, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, 88034-001, Brazil; Leila do Nascimento Vieira, Laboratório de Fisiologia do Desenvolvimento e Genética Vegetal, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, 88034-001, Brazil; Catarina Corrêa Puttkammer, Laboratório de Fisiologia do Desenvolvimento e Genética Vegetal, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, 88034-001, Brazil; HENRIQUE PESSOA DOS SANTOS, CNPUV; Julio de Andrade Garighan, Laboratório de Fisiologia do Desenvolvimento e Genética Vegetal, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, 88034-001, Brazil; Miguel PEdro Guerra, Laboratório de Fisiologia do Desenvolvimento e Genética Vegetal, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, 88034-001, Brazil.
Here we propose a protocol for embryogenic cultures induction, proliferation and maturation for the Brazilian conifer Podocarpus lambertii, and investigated the effect of abscisic acid (ABA) and glutathione (GSH) supplementation on the maturation phase. ABA, zeatin (Z) and salicylic acid (SA) endogenous levels were quantified. Number of somatic embryos obtained in ABA-supplemented treatment was signifi- cant higher than in ABA-free treatment, showing the relevance of ABA supplementation during somatic embryos maturation. Histological analysis showed the stereotyped sequence of developmental stages in conifer somatic embryos, reaching the late torpedo-staged embryo. GSH supplementation in maturation culture medium improved the somatic embryos number and morphological features. GSH 0 mM and GSH 0.1 mM treatments correlated with a decreased ABA endogenous level during maturation, while GSH 0.5 mM treatment showed constantlevels. Alltreatments resulted in decreased Z endogenous levels, supporting the concept that cytokinins are important during the initial cell division but not for the later stages of embryo development. The lowest SA levels found in GSH 0.5 mM treatment were coincident with early embryonic development, and this treatment resulted in the highest development of somatic embryos. Thus, a correlation between lower SA levels and improved somatic embryo formation can be hypothesized
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