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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Histocytological analysis of callogenesis and somatic embryogenesis from cell suspensions of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera)
Annals of Botany, Volume 98, No. 2, Year 2006
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• Background and Aims: The date palm is a dioecious perennial species of the Arecaceae for which in vitro micropropagation is essential to ensure the renewal of palm plantations. This study presents a histocytological analysis of the traditional Mauritanian Amsekhsi cultivar beginning from the initial callogenesis and continuing up to the establishment of the cellular embryogenic cell suspensions. The formation of somatic embryos and their development into rooted plants are also described. • Methods: Foliar segments of seedlings cultured in the presence of 2,4-D produced primary calli that were chopped to produce fine friable granular calli that subsequently produced cellular suspensions when transferred to liquid medium. The somatic proembryos that developed after removal of the 2,4-D were plated on agar medium where they developed into rooted plants. Thin sections of tissue fragments taken at each stage of the process were stained using Periodic Acid Schiff and Naphthol Blue-Black. • Key Results: The first cellular divisions were localized close to the vascular vessels of the leaf. The primary calli were obtained within 2 months. Fine friable granular calli grew quickly after the primary calli were chopped. Individual embryogenic cells were identified that rapidly started to divide and developed into globular proembryos. In addition, in the microcalli, breaking zones appeared in the thick pectocellulosic walls which delimited the pluricellular proembryos. The anatomy of somatic embryos is similar to that of zygotic embryos despite a deficit in the accumulation of intracellular proteins. When rooted with NAA, the vitroplants developed a strong orthotropic taproot. • Conclusions: This study contributes to understanding the whole process of somatic embryogenesis, but two specific questions remain to be answered: what factors are involved in the reactivation of the somatic cells at the beginning of the initial callogenesis, and why do the somatic embryos not accumulate proteins in their tissues during maturation? © The Author 2006. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Annals of Botany Company. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Sané, Djibril
Senegal, Dakar
Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
Aberlenc-Bertossi, Frédérique
France, Marseille
Ird Institut de Recherche Pour le Developpement
Gassama-Dia, Yaye Kène
Senegal, Dakar
Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
Sagna, Maurice T.
Senegal, Dakar
Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
Trouslot, Marie France
France, Marseille
Ird Institut de Recherche Pour le Developpement
Duval, Yves
France, Marseille
Ird Institut de Recherche Pour le Developpement
Borg̀el, Alain
France, Marseille
Ird Institut de Recherche Pour le Developpement
Statistics
Citations: 123
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1093/aob/mcl104
ISSN:
03057364