›› 2020, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (8): 1405-1414.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.2020.08.10

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Effects of pH on physiological characters in somatic embryo induction stage of Agapanthus praecox

YUE Jianhua1,2, DONG Yan3, LI Wenyang3, LI Meng1,2, ZHANG Yan1,2,*   

  1. 1. College of Horticulture, Xinyang Agriculture and Forestry University, Xinyang 464100, China;
    2. Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plants Genetic Improvement of Dabie Mountain, Xinyang 464100, China;
    3. College of Forestry, Xinyang Agriculture and Forestry University, Xinyang 464100, China
  • Received:2020-01-09 Online:2020-08-25 Published:2020-08-28

Abstract: Suitable medium pH maintains a suitable pH environment in the process of in vitro culture, which ensures the normal physiological metabolism of cells. To improve somatic embryogenesis efficiency in Agapanthus praecox, the medium pH parameter was optimized, and the regulatory effects of pH on plant hormones, carbon sources and oxidative stress during somatic embryogenesis were investigated. Pedicel originated embryogenic callus were used as materials, the induction efficiency of young somatic embryos (YSE) and mature somatic embryos (MSE) with gradient medium pH (5.6, 5.8, 6.0 and 6.2) in somatic embryo induction stage were revealed, respectively. Furthermore, physiological differences were detected by the ELISA technique, and correlation analyses among pH, embryo number and physiological indices were conducted. The results showed that the optimal pH values in YSE and MSE induction stages were 6.0 and 6.2, respectively. In YSE induction stage, content of endogenous IAA was positively correlated with YSE number (P<0.01), while content of GA1 was negatively correlated with YSE number (P<0.05). In MSE induction stage, pH was positively correlated with MSE quantity, IAA oxidase activity, and sucrose content (P<0.05), respectively. Then IAA oxidase activity was positively correlated with MSE quantity (P<0.01), and the correlation between GA4 content, sucrose content and MSE quantity were also strong. H2O2 content and YSE numbers showed a positive correlation, while the correlation between H2O2 and MSE numbers was negative. POD activity was negatively correlated with YSE numbers (P<0.05). pH in the process of YSE and MSE induction stages were optimized in this study, the results showed that endogenous IAA might be the crucial factor for somatic embryo induction under different pH conditions, GA4 and sucrose contents played important roles in MSE induction.

Key words: Agapanthus praecox, pH, somatic embryogenesis, plant hormone, sugar metabolism, oxidative stress

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