title: [Improved protoplast-derived plants of Astragalus adsurgens through somatic embryogenesis].
abstract: Embryogenic callus was obtained only from hypocotyl explants of Astragalus adsurgens and light inhibited the formation of embryogenic callus. A high yield (1.2 x 10(6)/g F. Wt.) of protoplasts with high viability (over 80%) could be isolated from 10-day-old embryogenic callus. Protoplasts were induced to undergo sustained division and to form cell colonies when cultured in agarose-solidified medium (KMP) containing 1/4 strength of mineral salts and supplemented with 1.5 mg/L 2, 4-D, 0.5 mg/L BA and 0.5 mol/L glucose at a plating density of 1.0 x 10(5)mL, where the plating efficinency was 16.8%. Conditioning medium significantly improved the formation of cell colonies. When protoplast-derived colonies were maintained at 4 degrees C for 2 weeks and subsequently transferred onto medium (MS) with 0.1 mg/L NAA and 1.0 mg/L BA, somatic embryogenesis occurred. Frequency of cell colonies producing somatic embryos reached 70%, and the number of somatic embryos per gram cells was over 200. Cultured on hormone-free half-strength MS medium, somatic embryos developed into healthy plantlets with normal chromosome complement.
authors.affiliation: School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.forename: Y H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D002478:Cells, Cultured; D019684:Magnoliopsida / Q000502:physiology*; D011523:Protoplasts / Q000502:physiology*; D012038:Regeneration; D019685:Rosales / Q000502:physiology*