Universitas Scientiarum ISSN: 0122-7483 [email protected] Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Colombia Basto, Sofía; Serrano, Carlos; Hodson de Jaramillo, Elizabeth Effects of donor plant age and explants on in vitro culture of Cedrela montana Moritz ex Turcz Universitas Scientiarum, vol. 17, núm. 3, septiembre-diciembre, 2012, pp. 263-271 Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Bogotá, Colombia Available in: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=49925444002 How to cite Complete issue Scientific Information System More information about this article Network of Scientific Journals from Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal Journal's homepage in redalyc.org Non-profit academic project, developed under the open access initiative 263 Universitas Scientiarum Univ. Sci. 2012, Vol. 17 (3): 263-271 http://puj-portal.javeriana.edu.co/portal/page/portal/Facultad%20de%20Ciencias/publi_universitas SICI: 2027-1352(201209/12)17:3<263:EODPAAEOIVCOC>2.0.TS;2-O ORIGINAL PAPER Effects of donor plant age and explants on in vitro culture of Cedrela montana Moritz ex Turcz Sofía Basto1m, Carlos Serrano2, Elizabeth Hodson de Jaramillo 3 Received: 19-06-2012 Accepted: 07-11-2012 Published on line: 28-11-2012 Edited by Alberto Acosta m Abstract. To evaluate the organogenic potential of Efecto de la edad del material parental y del tipo de explante Cedrela montana Moritz ex Turcz, explants from mature en el cultivo in vitro de Cedrela montana Moritz ex Turcz. Resumen. Para evaluar el potencial organogénico de Cedrela montana (10-20 year-old) and juvenile (7-18 month-old) trees Moritz ex Turcz, se colectaron explantes de árboles maduros (10- were collected. The first grouping included buds, leaves, 20 años) y juveniles (7-18 meses). Los primeros incluyeron yemas, and nodes derived from juvenile basal offshoots and hojas y nudos de brotes juveniles (ubicados hacia la parte basal del rejuvenated shoots from cuttings. The second, included tronco) y rejuvenecidos (obtenidos a partir de estacas). Los segundos leaves, petioles, nodes, internodes and nodes of in vitro hojas, peciolos, nudos, entrenudos y nudos de brotes elongados in vitro. Los nudos de árboles juveniles presentaron el mayor potencial elongated shoots. The highest organogenic potential was organogénico, ya que el 45,8% de los explantes presentaron elongación observed in nodes from juvenile trees: 45.8% of explants de yemas axilares y el 56,2% enraizamiento en medio sin reguladores presented axillary bud elongation, while 56.2% presented de crecimiento. El 51% de los brotes elongados formaron brotes rooting in a growth regulator free culture medium. Fifty- adventicios con 0.5 µM NAA y 0.5 µM BA, el 30% con 0.5 µM NAA y 1 µM BA, y el 30% con 1 µM BA; y el 20% raíces con 0,5 µM NAA. one percent of elongated shoots produced adventitious La formación de raíces se vio estimulada con la adición de carbón shoots with 0.5 µM NAA and 0.5 µM BA; 30% with activado (5 gL-1) en el medio. El 80% de las plántulas regeneradas a 0.5 µM NAA and 1 µM BA; and 30% with 1 µM BA. partir de nudos y el 72,5% de las provenientes de brotes generados Twenty percent presented roots with 0.5 µM NAA. Root in vitro se aclimataron exitosamente. Por el contrario, explantes formation was stimulated in a medium supplemented de árboles maduros presentaron baja respuesta organogénica. -1 Elongación de yemas axilares fue registrada solamente en 10.7% de with activated charcoal (5 gL ). The acclimatization los nudos de brotes juveniles y en 6.7% de aquellos provenientes de of eighty percent of plantlets regenerated from nodes, brotes rejuvenecidos. En conclusión, la edad de la planta donadora and of 72.5% in vitro generated shoots was successful. y el tipo de explante influyen sobre el potencial organogénico de C. On the contrary, mature trees material presented low montana. Este estudio contribuyó al conocimiento de la respuesta de esta especie bajo condiciones in vitro. organogenic response. Axillary bud elongation was recorded just in 10.7% of explants from juvenile shoots Resumo. Para avaliar o potencial organogênico da Cedrela montana and in 6.7% of explants from rejuvenated shoots. In Moritz ex Turcz, explantes derivados de árvores adultas (10-20 anos) conclusion the age of donor plant and type of explant e jovens (7-18 meses) foram coletados. O primeiro incluiu brotos, folhas, e nós derivados de brotações jovens (localizado na direção affect the organogenic potential of C. montana. This da parte basal do tronco) e rejuvenescida (obtido a partir de estacas). study contributes to the understanding of this species’ O segundo incluía folhas, pecíolos, nós, entrenós e nós de brotos response under in vitro conditions. alongados in vitro. Maior potencial organogênico foi observado em nós de árvores jovens, em que o alongamento de brotos foi obtido Key words: Cedrela montana, Meliaceae, tropical forestry, em 45,8% dos explantes e o enraizamento atingiu 56,2% em meio woody plant tissue culture, in vitro, vegetative propagation. sem reguladores de crescimento. Brotos adventícios foram induzidas em 51% dos rebentos gerados in vitro com 0.5 µM NAA e 0.5 µM BA; 30% de indução ocorreu com 0.5 µM NAA e 1 µM BA; 30% com 1 µM BA. Raízes adventícias foram induzidas em 20% dos rebentos com 0,5 µM NAA. Formação de raízes foi estimulada com carvão ativado (5 gL-1) no meio. 80% das plântulas regeneradas a partir de nós e 72,5% 1 Unidad de Biotecnología Vegetal, Departamento de Biología, das plântulas a partir de brotações obtidas in vitro foram aclimatizadas Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia. com sucesso. Em contraste, explantes derivados de árvores adultas apresentou resposta organogênica baixo. Alongamento de brotos de 2 Consultor Independiente. Bogotá, D.C., Colombia. gemas axilares foi registrado somente em 10,7% dos nós de brotações jovens e 6,7% das brotações ejuvenescidas. Em conclusão a idade da 3 Profesora Emérita, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad planta doadora e o tipo de explante afeta o potencial de organogênese Javeriana. Bogotá, D.C., Colombia. in vitro da C. montana. Este estudo contribuiu para o conhecimento da resposta desta espécie sob condições in vitro. Universitas Scientiarum, Journal of the Faculty of Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, is licensed under the Creative Commons 2.5 of Colombia: Attribution - Noncommercial - No Derivative Works. 264 In vitro culture of Cedrela montana Introduction to improve applications on micropropagation and the conservation of C. montana. The Meliaceae is among the foremost tree families native to the Northern South America, an area rich in tree species essential to the wood Materials and methods manufacturing industry and biologically valuable to the region. Cedrela montana Moritz ex Turcz. Tree material: Explants were excised from mature belongs to this family; it is about 25-30 m. tall, 10-20 year-old trees located in Subachoque, with thick greyish branches and pink wood (1). Cundinamarca, Colombia, and from juvenile The tree is found in temperate and cool tropical 7-18 month-old plants at nurseries belonging to climates, at 1,200-3,000 m. above sea level (2), the CAR (Cundinamarca Regional Autonomous and it is commonly used in the production of Corporation). Trees and juvenile plants were chosen fine furniture (1). Similarly to other forest species based on their good phytosanitary conditions, height, often used in wood manufacturing, natural stands and stem straightness. At a later stage, elongated in of C. montana have been subject to considerable vitro shoots from nodes from juvenile material were genetic erosion by uncontrolled exploitation and used as an additional source of explants (Table habitat transformation. The ‘cedro rosado’ as it 1). Rejuvenation methods were applied to adult is known locally (2) is biologically valuable for material, these techniques included 1) obtaining soil protection and preservation of native animal offshoots formed spontaneously on the basal part populations (1). of approximately 10 year-old trees, used as juvenile- Despite its broad variation in germination, like explant sources; and 2) rooting of cuttings to between 40-90% (2), the propagation of C. montana produce new shoots. is always by seed. However, micropropagation of selected phenotypes of C. montana is desirable since propagation by seed yields high levels of genetic Table 1. Source of explants for in vitro culture of variability, a limiting factor for its commercial Cedrela montana. use. Studies focused on in vitro propagation have achieved embryogenic callus induction from Mature 10-20 Juvenile 7-18 zygotic embryos (3). Other Cedrela species have year-old trees month-old trees also been micropropagated. For example, C. Buds Leaves odorata has been propagated in vitro using shoot tips (4), seedling material (5-9), 2-wk-old hypocotyl Leaves Petioles segments (10) and nodal explants from juvenile cuttings from juvenile shoots from 10-12 year-old Nodes from juvenile trees (11). C. tonduzii has been micropropagated shoots of rooted and Nodes from 6 month-old material (12), and C. fissilis by unrooted cuttings using nodal segments from seedlings produced Nodes from basal Internodes from seeds under sterile conditions (13). In vitro offshoots Elongated in vitro shoots propagation offers an alternative method not only from juvenile material to establish plantations with elite traits, but also nodes to provide plant material for forest biodiversity conservation programs (14). The characteristics for selection of individuals can be identified in Disinfection: In order to initiate aseptic cultures, juvenile or, preferably, adult trees. This research 65 disinfection treatments were evaluated, using explored the in vitro propagation of C. montana preliminary and concluding immersions in an from juvenile and adult plant sources. As such, antioxidant solution of citric acid (2.5 g l-l) and this study contributes to the understanding of the ascorbic acid (2.5 g l-l) for all disinfection treatments.