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Sornchai P, van Doorn WG, Imsabai W, Burns P, Chanprame S. Dendrobium orchids carrying antisense ACC oxidase: small changes in flower morphology and a delay of bud abortion, flower senescence, and abscission of flowers. Transgenic Res 2020; 29:429-442. [PMID: 32691287 DOI: 10.1007/s11248-020-00209-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2019] [Accepted: 06/29/2020] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Four Dendrobium Sonia 'Earsakul' lines were generated by insertion of one, two or three antisense copies of a Carica papaya gene encoding 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid oxidase (CpACO). Whole vegetative plants of the transgenic lines showed about 50% of the basal ethylene production rate, while the increase in ethylene production in floral buds during opening and open flowers prior to visible senescence was delayed. Detailed analysis of more than 100 parameters in flowering plants showed no effect of antisense ACO on plant morphology and coloration, except for shorter length and width of some of the sepals and petals. In intact plants the water-soaking of floral buds as well as bud abscission were delayed by ACO antisense, as was the time to senescence of open flowers. Pollen viability and pollen tube growth were not affected in the transgenic lines. In cut inflorescences placed in water, bud yellowing, bud water soaking, and bud abscission were considerably delayed by the antisense construct, while the life span of open flowers were increased and abscission of open flowers were delayed. It is concluded that the reduction of ACO activity affected the shape of some petals/sepals and delayed the abortion in floral buds, and the senescence and abscission of open flowers.
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- Piyanuch Sornchai
- Center for Agricultural Biotechnology, Kasetsart University, Nakhon Pathom, 73140, Thailand.,Center of Excellence on Agricultural Biotechnology (AG-BIO/PERDO-CHE), Bangkok, 10900, Thailand.,Center for Advanced Studies for Agriculture and Food, Kasetsart University Institute for Advanced Studies (CASAF, NRU-KU), Bangkok, 10900, Thailand.,Department of Agriculture, Biotechnology Research and Development Office, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand
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- Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen, Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Nakhon Pathom, 73140, Thailand
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- Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen, Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Nakhon Pathom, 73140, Thailand
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- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, 113 Thailand Science Park, Phahonyothin Road, Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani, 12120, Thailand
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- Center for Agricultural Biotechnology, Kasetsart University, Nakhon Pathom, 73140, Thailand. .,Center of Excellence on Agricultural Biotechnology (AG-BIO/PERDO-CHE), Bangkok, 10900, Thailand. .,Center for Advanced Studies for Agriculture and Food, Kasetsart University Institute for Advanced Studies (CASAF, NRU-KU), Bangkok, 10900, Thailand. .,Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen, Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Nakhon Pathom, 73140, Thailand.
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Hesse L, Bunk K, Leupold J, Speck T, Masselter T. Structural and functional imaging of large and opaque plant specimens. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2019; 70:3659-3678. [PMID: 31188449 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erz186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2019] [Accepted: 04/08/2019] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Three- and four-dimensional imaging techniques are a prerequisite for spatially resolving the form-structure-function relationships in plants. However, choosing the right imaging method is a difficult and time-consuming process as the imaging principles, advantages and limitations, as well as the appropriate fields of application first need to be compared. The present study aims to provide an overview of three imaging methods that allow for imaging opaque, large and thick (>5 mm, up to several centimeters), hierarchically organized plant samples that can have complex geometries. We compare light microscopy of serial thin sections followed by 3D reconstruction (LMTS3D) as an optical imaging technique, micro-computed tomography (µ-CT) based on ionizing radiation, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) which uses the natural magnetic properties of a sample for image acquisition. We discuss the most important imaging principles, advantages, and limitations, and suggest fields of application for each imaging technique (LMTS, µ-CT, and MRI) with regard to static (at a given time; 3D) and dynamic (at different time points; quasi 4D) structural and functional plant imaging.
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- Linnea Hesse
- Plant Biomechanics Group and Botanic Garden, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies (FIT), Freiburg, Germany
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- Plant Biomechanics Group and Botanic Garden, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies (FIT), Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, Medical Physics, Medical Center University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Plant Biomechanics Group and Botanic Garden, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies (FIT), Freiburg, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence livMatS @ FIT - Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies, University of Freiburg, Germany
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- Plant Biomechanics Group and Botanic Garden, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies (FIT), Freiburg, Germany
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Wang Y, Zhao H, Wang Y, Yu S, Zheng Y, Wang W, Chan Z. Comparative physiological and metabolomic analyses reveal natural variations of tulip in response to storage temperatures. PLANTA 2019; 249:1379-1390. [PMID: 30671621 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-018-03072-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Three tulip cultivars were screened out with successful bloom after a short-term cold treatment, and the differential responses to postharvest cold treatment were analyzed between two contrasting tulip cultivars. Tulip is one of the most important ornamental bulbous plants in the world. A precious precooling treatment during bulb postharvest is required for optimal floral stalk elongation and flower development in tulip. In this study, the naturally growing and flowering variations of tulip to storage temperatures were analyzed after long-term cold (LTC) and short-term cold (STC) treatments. Three cultivars were screened out with successful blooming after STC, which included 'Dow Jones' (DJ), 'Van Eijk' (VE) and 'World's Favourite' (WF) (5 °C for 2 weeks). Comparative analysis revealed that DJ cultivar maintained normal and intact reproductive organs under STC condition, while the 'Orange Emperor' (OE) cultivar, which failed blooming after STC treatment, showed gradually destroyed reproductive organs under STC condition. In addition, the DJ cultivar accumulated lower ROS levels and higher antioxidant enzyme activities, as well as significantly higher contents of total primary metabolites than OE to maintain normal shoot growth and floral organ development under STC condition. The relative expression levels of genes involved in vernalization and/or flower time regulation in DJ were significantly higher than those in OE after STC treatment. This study provides new insights into understanding the underlying mechanism of natural variation of tulip cultivars during postharvest storage treatment.
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- Yanping Wang
- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture in Central China, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture in Central China, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture in Central China, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture in Central China, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture in Central China, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture in Central China, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture in Central China, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.
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Mirgorodskaya OE, Koteyeva NK, Volchanskaya AV, Miroslavov EA. Pollen development in Rhododendron in relation to winter dormancy and bloom time. PROTOPLASMA 2015; 252:1313-23. [PMID: 25643916 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-015-0764-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2014] [Accepted: 01/19/2015] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Microsporogenesis and microgametogenesis of Rhododendron ledebourii (semi-deciduous), Rhododendron luteum (deciduous), and Rhododendron catawbiense (evergreen) were studied by light and electron microscopies in order to determine the stages of pollen development in relation to period of winter dormancy and bloom time throughout an annual growth cycle. Development of generative organs starts in June in R. ledebourii and in July in R. luteum and R. catawbiense and reaches completion about 11 months later. R. luteum and R. catawbiense microspores undergo meiosis at the end of the August and spend winter at the vacuolization stage. Mitosis with the formation of bicellular pollen grain occurs shortly before flowering at the beginning of June. R. ledebourii develops two types of flowers which differ in the timing of microgametogenesis. The first type is characterized by early microspore meiosis and mitosis leading to development of bicellular pollen grains by the end of August, and is prone to fall blooming during warm autumn temperatures. Microspores of the second flower type have a more prolonged vacuolization stage with mitosis and subsequent bicellular pollen grains occurring in November. By winter, flower buds in R. ledebourii are more advanced developmentally than in R. catawbiense and R. luteum, and bloom about 1 month earlier. The different strategies of pollen development identified both within and between these three Rhododendron species were recognized which are not associated with leaf drop during winter but appear to be related to the time of spring flowering and the frequency of autumn flowering.
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- Olga E Mirgorodskaya
- V.L. Komarov Botanical Institute of Russian Academy of Science, 2, Prof. Popov St., 197376, St. Petersburg, Russia
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Khodorova NV, Boitel-Conti M. The Role of Temperature in the Growth and Flowering of Geophytes. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2013; 2:699-711. [PMID: 27137399 PMCID: PMC4844387 DOI: 10.3390/plants2040699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2013] [Revised: 09/09/2013] [Accepted: 10/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Among several naturally occurring environmental factors, temperature is considered to play a predominant role in controlling proper growth and flowering in geophytes. Most of them require a "warm-cold-warm" sequence to complete their annual cycle. The temperature optima for flower meristem induction and the early stages of floral organogenesis vary between nine and 25 °C, followed, in the autumn, by a several-week period of lower temperature (4-9 °C), which enables stem elongation and anthesis. The absence of low temperature treatment leads to slow shoot growth in spring and severe flowering disorders. Numerous studies have shown that the effects of the temperature surrounding the underground organs during the autumn-winter period can lead to important physiological changes in plants, but the mechanism that underlies the relationship between cold treatment and growth is still unclear. In this mini-review, we describe experimental data concerning the temperature requirements for flower initiation and development, shoot elongation, aboveground growth and anthesis in bulbous plants. The physiological processes that occur during autumn-winter periods in bulbs (water status, hormonal balance, respiration, carbohydrate mobilization) and how these changes might provoke disorders in stem elongation and flowering are examined. A model describing the relationship between the cold requirement, auxin and gibberellin interactions and the growth response is proposed.
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- Nadezda V Khodorova
- Unité de Recherche EA 3900 BIOPI "Biologie des Plantes et Innovations", UFR des Sciences, Ilôt des Poulies, Jules Verne University of Picardie, 33 rue St-Leu, Amiens 80039, France.
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- Unité de Recherche EA 3900 BIOPI "Biologie des Plantes et Innovations", UFR des Sciences, Ilôt des Poulies, Jules Verne University of Picardie, 33 rue St-Leu, Amiens 80039, France.
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Han H, Yi M. MRI can reveal metabolic changes in lily bulbs in vivo during dormancy release. SCIENCE CHINA. LIFE SCIENCES 2012; 55:1002-6. [PMID: 23124794 DOI: 10.1007/s11427-012-4394-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2012] [Accepted: 09/27/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The factors influencing dormancy release in lily bulbs strongly affect commercialization success, but the mechanism of dormancy release is still unclear. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can detect changes in morphology and water status in a living plant bulb and aid in investigating release factors. To evaluate whether MRI could be used to detect intra-bulb metabolic changes during the dormant period in Oriental Lilies (Lilium 'Sorbonne'), a series of MRI and sugar concentration measurements were performed weekly on bulbs stored for 11 weeks at 4°C. The image quality of intra-bulb structure obtained using T (1)-weighted imaging was superior to that obtained using T (2)-weighted imaging and had a higher signal-to-noise ratio (0.97 ± 0.01). Magnetization transfer ratio values for the bud and basal plate declined during the first eight weeks of cold storage (P>0.05), and were well correlated with concentration of soluble sugar in the bud (R (2)=0.95) and basal plate (R (2)=0.93). Thus, MRI can serve as a valuable tool for observation and analysis of dynamic morphological and metabolic changes in vivo during dormancy release. This information is potentially useful as a guide in the improvement of horticultural product quality.
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- Haojun Han
- Department of Ornamental Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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Khodorova NV, Miroslavov EA, Shavarda AL, Laberche JC, Boitel-Conti M. Bud development in corydalis (Corydalis bracteata) requires low temperature: a study of developmental and carbohydrate changes. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2010; 105:891-903. [PMID: 20382640 PMCID: PMC2876016 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcq076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Spring geophytes require a period of low temperature for proper flower development but the mechanism that underlies the relationship between cold treatment and flowering remains unknown. The present study aims to compare the developmental anatomy and carbohydrate content of the tuberous geophyte Corydalis bracteata growing under natural winter conditions from 10 to -10 degrees C (field-grown) and under a mild temperature regime of 18 degrees C (indoor-grown plants). METHODS Samples were studied under light and electron microscopy. A histochemical test (periodic acid--Schiff's) was employed to identify starch in sectioned material. Sugars were analysed by capillary gas chromatography. Apoplastic wash fluid was prepared. KEY RESULTS Under natural conditions, shoots were elongated, and buds gained in dry mass and developed normally. For indoor-grown plants, these parameters were lower in value and, from December, a progressive necrosis of flower buds was observed. The tuber consisted of the new developing one, which was connected to the bud, and the old tuber with its starch reserve. Due to the absence of plasmodesmata between new and old tuber cells, sugar transport cannot be through the symplast. Thus, a potential apoplastic route is proposed from old tuber phloem parenchyma cells to the adjacent new tuber cells. Sugar content in buds during the autumn months (September-November) was lower for indoor-grown plants than control plants, whereas the sugar content in tubers during the same period was similar for plants from both temperature treatments. However, the amount of apoplastic sugars in tubers of field-grown plants was almost 15-fold higher than in indoor-grown tubers. CONCLUSIONS The results suggest that low temperature activates the apoplastic route of sugar transport in C. bracteata tubers and a consequent carbohydrate delivery to the bud. In the absence of cold treatment, the carbohydrate reserve is locked in old tuber cells so the nutrient supply to the buds is suppressed, possibly leading to bud abortion.
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- Nadejda V. Khodorova
- Laboratory of Anatomy and Morphology
- Laboratory of Phytochemistry, Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Prof. Popov Street, 2, 197376, St-Petersburg, Russia
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- Unité de Recherche EA 3900 BioPI ‘Biologie des Plantes et contrôle des Insectes ravageurs’, UFR des Sciences, Ilot des Poulies, Jules Verne University of Picardie, 33 rue St-Leu, 80039, Amiens, France
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- Laboratory of Phytochemistry, Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Prof. Popov Street, 2, 197376, St-Petersburg, Russia
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- Laboratory of Phytochemistry, Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Prof. Popov Street, 2, 197376, St-Petersburg, Russia
- For correspondence. E-mail
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Yu Z, Chen LC, Suzuki H, Ariyada O, Erra-Balsells R, Nonami H, Hiraoka K. Direct profiling of phytochemicals in tulip tissues and in vivo monitoring of the change of carbohydrate content in tulip bulbs by probe electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2009; 20:2304-11. [PMID: 19815427 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasms.2009.08.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2009] [Revised: 08/27/2009] [Accepted: 08/28/2009] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Probe electrospray ionization (PESI) is a recently developed ESI-based ionization technique which generates electrospray from the tip of a solid needle. In this study, we have applied PESI interfaced with a time of flight mass spectrometer (TOF-MS) for direct profiling of phytochemicals in a section of a tulip bulb in different regions, including basal plate, outer and inner rims of scale, flower bud and foliage leaves. Different parts of tulip petals and leaves have also been investigated. Carbohydrates, amino acids and other phytochemicals were detected. A series of in vivo PESI-MS experiments were carried out on the second outermost scales of four living tulip bulbs to monitoring the change of carbohydrate content during the first week of initial growth. The breakdown of carbohydrates was observed which was in accordance with previous reports achieved by other techniques. This study has indicated that PESI-MS can be used for rapid and direct analysis of phytochemicals in living biological systems with advantages of low sample consumption and little sample preparation. Therefore, PESI-MS can be a new choice for direct analysis/profiling of bioactive compounds or monitoring metabolic changes in living biological systems.
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- Zhan Yu
- Clean Energy Research Center, University of Yamanashi, Kofu, Japan
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