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Elimination of macro elements from inoculation and co-cultivation media enhances the efficiency of Agrobacterium-mediated transformation in Petunia
In order to evaluate the effect of inoculation and co-cultivation media elements on transformation frequency in Petunia hybrida, modified MS media with different elements were tested on Alvan and Large Flower Alvan (LF Alvan), two local cultivars. Leaf explants of both cultivars were inoculated with...
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Published in: | Physiology and molecular biology of plants 2018-07, Vol.24 (4), p.703-710 |
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Language: | English |
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Summary: | In order to evaluate the effect of inoculation and co-cultivation media elements on transformation frequency in
Petunia hybrida,
modified MS media with different elements were tested on Alvan and Large Flower Alvan (LF Alvan), two local cultivars. Leaf explants of both cultivars were inoculated with
Agrobacterium tumefaciens
strain LBA4404 (pBI121) containing neomycin phosphotransferase (
nptII
) and an intron-containing β-glucuronidase (
gus
) genes. When medium lacking KH
2
PO
4
, NH
4
NO
3
, KNO
3
, and CaCl
2
was used as inoculation and co-cultivation medium, a higher frequency of transformation for Alvan (22%) and LF Alvan (16%) was obtained. Kanamycin resistant plantlets were stained blue by GUS assay. Furthermore, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis revealed the presence of both
gus
and
nptII
genes in all putative transformants. Finally, southern blot hybridization confirmed insertion of 1–4 copies of
gus
gene in transgenic plants. |
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ISSN: | 0971-5894 0974-0430 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s12298-018-0553-0 |