Cryopreservation of lomandra sonderi (asparagaceae) shoot tips using droplet-vitrification

A cryopreservation protocol was developed for Lomandra sonderi (Asparagaceae), an endemic plant of southwest Western Australia used for mine site restoration. Thermal analysis of L. sonderi shoot tips using differential scanning calorimetry was used to detect the formation of ice in shoot tips and c...

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Main Authors: Menon, Akshay, Funnekotter, Bryn, Kaczmarczyk, Anja, Bunn, E., Turner, S., Mancera, Ricardo
Format: Journal Article
Published: CryoLetters C/- Royal Veterinary College 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/7486
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author Menon, Akshay
Funnekotter, Bryn
Kaczmarczyk, Anja
Bunn, E.
Turner, S.
Mancera, Ricardo
author_facet Menon, Akshay
Funnekotter, Bryn
Kaczmarczyk, Anja
Bunn, E.
Turner, S.
Mancera, Ricardo
author_sort Menon, Akshay
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description A cryopreservation protocol was developed for Lomandra sonderi (Asparagaceae), an endemic plant of southwest Western Australia used for mine site restoration. Thermal analysis of L. sonderi shoot tips using differential scanning calorimetry was used to detect the formation of ice in shoot tips and consequently allowed optimisation of the time of incubation in plant vitrification solution 2 (PVS2), which attempted to minimise phytotoxicity of, and excessive dehydration by, its cryoprotective components. Sugar pretreatments did not improve survival. Use of a loading solution containing 2 M glycerol and 0.4 M sucrose prior to incubation in PVS2 improved survival of control shoot tips. Preconditioning at 20+/-1 degree C day/night alternating temperature with a 16 h photoperiod or at a constant 5 degree C temperature with a 12 h photoperiod both significantly improved both control shoot tip survival and post-cryopreservation survival. Shoot tips that recovered from liquid nitrogen immersion were successfully re-established as actively growing in vitro plantlets.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-74862017-01-30T11:00:12Z Cryopreservation of lomandra sonderi (asparagaceae) shoot tips using droplet-vitrification Menon, Akshay Funnekotter, Bryn Kaczmarczyk, Anja Bunn, E. Turner, S. Mancera, Ricardo A cryopreservation protocol was developed for Lomandra sonderi (Asparagaceae), an endemic plant of southwest Western Australia used for mine site restoration. Thermal analysis of L. sonderi shoot tips using differential scanning calorimetry was used to detect the formation of ice in shoot tips and consequently allowed optimisation of the time of incubation in plant vitrification solution 2 (PVS2), which attempted to minimise phytotoxicity of, and excessive dehydration by, its cryoprotective components. Sugar pretreatments did not improve survival. Use of a loading solution containing 2 M glycerol and 0.4 M sucrose prior to incubation in PVS2 improved survival of control shoot tips. Preconditioning at 20+/-1 degree C day/night alternating temperature with a 16 h photoperiod or at a constant 5 degree C temperature with a 12 h photoperiod both significantly improved both control shoot tip survival and post-cryopreservation survival. Shoot tips that recovered from liquid nitrogen immersion were successfully re-established as actively growing in vitro plantlets. 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/7486 CryoLetters C/- Royal Veterinary College restricted
spellingShingle Menon, Akshay
Funnekotter, Bryn
Kaczmarczyk, Anja
Bunn, E.
Turner, S.
Mancera, Ricardo
Cryopreservation of lomandra sonderi (asparagaceae) shoot tips using droplet-vitrification
title Cryopreservation of lomandra sonderi (asparagaceae) shoot tips using droplet-vitrification
title_full Cryopreservation of lomandra sonderi (asparagaceae) shoot tips using droplet-vitrification
title_fullStr Cryopreservation of lomandra sonderi (asparagaceae) shoot tips using droplet-vitrification
title_full_unstemmed Cryopreservation of lomandra sonderi (asparagaceae) shoot tips using droplet-vitrification
title_short Cryopreservation of lomandra sonderi (asparagaceae) shoot tips using droplet-vitrification
title_sort cryopreservation of lomandra sonderi (asparagaceae) shoot tips using droplet-vitrification
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/7486