Wang, Q., Institute of Horticulture, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Science, Chengdu, P.R, China. Perl, A., Institute of Horticulture, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Science, Chengdu, P.R, China.
Encapsulation-vitrification, which is a combination of encapsulation-dehydration and vitrification procedures, is a newly developed technique for cryopreservation of plant germoplasm. Here, we describe the protocol of this methodology, using grapevine (Vitis) as a model plant. Cell suspensions at the exponential growth stage were encapsulated with 2.5% sodium alginate solution in 0.1 M calcium chloride solution for 20 min to form beads of about 4 mm in diameter containing 25% cells. The beads were stepwise precultured in increasing sucrose concentrations of 0.25, 0.5, and 0.75 M for 3 yr, with 1 d for each step. Precultured beads were treated with a loading solution for 60 min at room temperature and then dehydrated with PVS2 at 0 degrees C for 270 min, followed by direct immersion in liquid nitrogen for 1 h. The beads were rapidly rewarmed at 40 degrees C in a water bath for 3 min and then diluted with 1 M sucorse solution at room temperature for 30 min. Rewarmed, washed beads were post-cultured on a recovery medium for 3 d at 25 degrees C in the dark for survival. Surviving cells were transferred to a regrowth medium to induce cell proliferation. Embryogenic cell suspensions were re-established by suspending the cells in a cell suspension maintenance medium maintained on a gyratory shaker at 25 degrees C in the dark. For plant regeneration, surviving cells were transferred from the recovery medium to an embryo maturation medium and maintained at 25 degrees C under light conditions. Embryos at the torpedo stage were cultured on rooting medium until whole plantlet was developed.
Cryopreservation of embryogenic cell suspensions by encapsulation-vitrification.
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Wang, Q., Institute of Horticulture, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Science, Chengdu, P.R, China. Perl, A., Institute of Horticulture, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Science, Chengdu, P.R, China.
Cryopreservation of embryogenic cell suspensions by encapsulation-vitrification.
Encapsulation-vitrification, which is a combination of encapsulation-dehydration and vitrification procedures, is a newly developed technique for cryopreservation of plant germoplasm. Here, we describe the protocol of this methodology, using grapevine (Vitis) as a model plant. Cell suspensions at the exponential growth stage were encapsulated with 2.5% sodium alginate solution in 0.1 M calcium chloride solution for 20 min to form beads of about 4 mm in diameter containing 25% cells. The beads were stepwise precultured in increasing sucrose concentrations of 0.25, 0.5, and 0.75 M for 3 yr, with 1 d for each step. Precultured beads were treated with a loading solution for 60 min at room temperature and then dehydrated with PVS2 at 0 degrees C for 270 min, followed by direct immersion in liquid nitrogen for 1 h. The beads were rapidly rewarmed at 40 degrees C in a water bath for 3 min and then diluted with 1 M sucorse solution at room temperature for 30 min. Rewarmed, washed beads were post-cultured on a recovery medium for 3 d at 25 degrees C in the dark for survival. Surviving cells were transferred to a regrowth medium to induce cell proliferation. Embryogenic cell suspensions were re-established by suspending the cells in a cell suspension maintenance medium maintained on a gyratory shaker at 25 degrees C in the dark. For plant regeneration, surviving cells were transferred from the recovery medium to an embryo maturation medium and maintained at 25 degrees C under light conditions. Embryos at the torpedo stage were cultured on rooting medium until whole plantlet was developed.