Myrtaceae in Australia: Use of Cryobiotechnologies for the Conservation of a Significant Plant Family under Threat

The Myrtaceae is a very large and diverse family containing a number of economically and ecologically valuable species. In Australia, the family contains approximately 1700 species from 70 genera and is structurally and floristically dominant in many diverse ecosystems. In addition to threats from h...

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Main Authors: Hardstaff, Lyndle K., Sommerville, K.D., Funnekotter, Bryn, Bunn, Eric, Offord, C.A., Mancera, Ricardo
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI 2022
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Online Access:http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP160101496
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/90908
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author Hardstaff, Lyndle K.
Sommerville, K.D.
Funnekotter, Bryn
Bunn, Eric
Offord, C.A.
Mancera, Ricardo
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Sommerville, K.D.
Funnekotter, Bryn
Bunn, Eric
Offord, C.A.
Mancera, Ricardo
author_sort Hardstaff, Lyndle K.
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description The Myrtaceae is a very large and diverse family containing a number of economically and ecologically valuable species. In Australia, the family contains approximately 1700 species from 70 genera and is structurally and floristically dominant in many diverse ecosystems. In addition to threats from habitat fragmentation and increasing rates of natural disasters, infection by myrtle rust caused by Austropuccinia psidii is of significant concern to Australian Myrtaceae species. Repeated infections of new growth have caused host death and suppressed host populations by preventing seed set. Although most Myrtaceae species demonstrate orthodox seed storage behavior, exceptional species such as those with desiccation sensitive seed or from myrtle rust-suppressed populations require alternate conservation strategies such as those offered by cryobiotechnology. Targeting seven key Australian genera, we reviewed the available literature for examples of cryobiotechnology utilized for conservation of Myrtaceae. While there were only limited examples of successful cryopreservation for a few genera in this family, successful cryopreservation of both shoot tips and embryonic axes suggest that cryobiotechnology provides a viable alternative for the conservation of exceptional species and a potential safe storage method for the many Myrtaceae species under threat from A. psidii.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-909082023-05-10T03:03:59Z Myrtaceae in Australia: Use of Cryobiotechnologies for the Conservation of a Significant Plant Family under Threat Hardstaff, Lyndle K. Sommerville, K.D. Funnekotter, Bryn Bunn, Eric Offord, C.A. Mancera, Ricardo Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Plant Sciences ex situ conservation cryobiotechnology cryostorage plant tissue culture in vitro culture exceptional species Austropuccinia psidii VACUUM INFILTRATION VITRIFICATION IN-VITRO PROPAGATION TEA TREE OIL MYRTLE RUST PUCCINIA-PSIDII SUCCESSFUL CRYOPRESERVATION ENCAPSULATION-DEHYDRATION PHYSIOLOGICAL-RESPONSES AUSTROPUCCINIA-PSIDII BACKHOUSIA-CITRIODORA Austropuccinia psidii cryobiotechnology cryostorage ex situ conservation exceptional species in vitro culture plant tissue culture The Myrtaceae is a very large and diverse family containing a number of economically and ecologically valuable species. In Australia, the family contains approximately 1700 species from 70 genera and is structurally and floristically dominant in many diverse ecosystems. In addition to threats from habitat fragmentation and increasing rates of natural disasters, infection by myrtle rust caused by Austropuccinia psidii is of significant concern to Australian Myrtaceae species. Repeated infections of new growth have caused host death and suppressed host populations by preventing seed set. Although most Myrtaceae species demonstrate orthodox seed storage behavior, exceptional species such as those with desiccation sensitive seed or from myrtle rust-suppressed populations require alternate conservation strategies such as those offered by cryobiotechnology. Targeting seven key Australian genera, we reviewed the available literature for examples of cryobiotechnology utilized for conservation of Myrtaceae. While there were only limited examples of successful cryopreservation for a few genera in this family, successful cryopreservation of both shoot tips and embryonic axes suggest that cryobiotechnology provides a viable alternative for the conservation of exceptional species and a potential safe storage method for the many Myrtaceae species under threat from A. psidii. 2022 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/90908 10.3390/plants11081017 English http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP160101496 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ MDPI fulltext
spellingShingle Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Plant Sciences
ex situ conservation
cryobiotechnology
cryostorage
plant tissue culture
in vitro culture
exceptional species
Austropuccinia psidii
VACUUM INFILTRATION VITRIFICATION
IN-VITRO PROPAGATION
TEA TREE OIL
MYRTLE RUST
PUCCINIA-PSIDII
SUCCESSFUL CRYOPRESERVATION
ENCAPSULATION-DEHYDRATION
PHYSIOLOGICAL-RESPONSES
AUSTROPUCCINIA-PSIDII
BACKHOUSIA-CITRIODORA
Austropuccinia psidii
cryobiotechnology
cryostorage
ex situ conservation
exceptional species
in vitro culture
plant tissue culture
Hardstaff, Lyndle K.
Sommerville, K.D.
Funnekotter, Bryn
Bunn, Eric
Offord, C.A.
Mancera, Ricardo
Myrtaceae in Australia: Use of Cryobiotechnologies for the Conservation of a Significant Plant Family under Threat
title Myrtaceae in Australia: Use of Cryobiotechnologies for the Conservation of a Significant Plant Family under Threat
title_full Myrtaceae in Australia: Use of Cryobiotechnologies for the Conservation of a Significant Plant Family under Threat
title_fullStr Myrtaceae in Australia: Use of Cryobiotechnologies for the Conservation of a Significant Plant Family under Threat
title_full_unstemmed Myrtaceae in Australia: Use of Cryobiotechnologies for the Conservation of a Significant Plant Family under Threat
title_short Myrtaceae in Australia: Use of Cryobiotechnologies for the Conservation of a Significant Plant Family under Threat
title_sort myrtaceae in australia: use of cryobiotechnologies for the conservation of a significant plant family under threat
topic Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Plant Sciences
ex situ conservation
cryobiotechnology
cryostorage
plant tissue culture
in vitro culture
exceptional species
Austropuccinia psidii
VACUUM INFILTRATION VITRIFICATION
IN-VITRO PROPAGATION
TEA TREE OIL
MYRTLE RUST
PUCCINIA-PSIDII
SUCCESSFUL CRYOPRESERVATION
ENCAPSULATION-DEHYDRATION
PHYSIOLOGICAL-RESPONSES
AUSTROPUCCINIA-PSIDII
BACKHOUSIA-CITRIODORA
Austropuccinia psidii
cryobiotechnology
cryostorage
ex situ conservation
exceptional species
in vitro culture
plant tissue culture
url http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP160101496
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/90908