In vitro slow-growth conservation, acclimatization, and genetic stability of virus-free apple plants

Abstract In vitro slow-growth storage has long played an important role in maintaining valuable horticultural materials. It is particularly applicable to the conservation of virus-free materials recovered from meristem culture or shoot-tip cryotherapy. In this study, the apple cultivar ‘Yanfu-6’ and...

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Main Authors: Xian Lu, Pengpeng Sun, Ruihan Liu, Caiwen Wang, Lu Tong, Muhammad Mobeen Tahir, Xiaoyan Ma, Junhua Bao, Dong Zhang, Minrui Wang, Na An
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Published: Springer 2024-11-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s44281-024-00049-0
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author Xian Lu
Pengpeng Sun
Ruihan Liu
Caiwen Wang
Lu Tong
Muhammad Mobeen Tahir
Xiaoyan Ma
Junhua Bao
Dong Zhang
Minrui Wang
Na An
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Pengpeng Sun
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Na An
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description Abstract In vitro slow-growth storage has long played an important role in maintaining valuable horticultural materials. It is particularly applicable to the conservation of virus-free materials recovered from meristem culture or shoot-tip cryotherapy. In this study, the apple cultivar ‘Yanfu-6’ and the rootstock genotype ‘Qingzhen-1’ obtained from a virus disinfection program were compared during the establishment of in vitro slow-growth storage programs. At room temperature (25℃), combining with 4.5% sucrose or 0.5% mannitol, extended the conservation period of ‘Yanfu-6’ and ‘Qingzhen-1’to 5 and 9 months, respectively. Decreasing the temperature to 12℃ led to further reduced shoot growth, extending the conservation period to 9 months for ‘Yanfu-6’, while more than 80% of ‘Qingzhen-1’ shoots could be recovered after one year of storage. Similarly, high rooting and acclimatization success levels were obtained for ‘Qingzhen-1’ after one-year storage at 12℃, as well as for the plants that underwent monthly subcultures, but not for ‘Yanfu-6’. The inability to root in ‘Yanfu-6’ was overcome by micrografting onto rootstock ‘Qingzhen-1’, which resulted in a rooting percentage of 83% and an acclimatization success of 77%. In the analysis of genetic stability by next-generation sequencing, reduced levels of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs) and insertions and deletions (InDels) were detected in ‘Qingzhen-1’ shoots recovered after one-year storage at 12℃, as compared with shoots that underwent regular subcultures. These results highlight the use of in vitro slow-growth program assisted with micrografting for the conservation of valuable horticultural species.
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spelling doaj-art-ab941d2a8eba4157ac51d4bfe1a7bd1f2025-08-20T02:22:20ZengSpringerHorticulture Advances2948-11042024-11-012111210.1007/s44281-024-00049-0In vitro slow-growth conservation, acclimatization, and genetic stability of virus-free apple plantsXian Lu0Pengpeng Sun1Ruihan Liu2Caiwen Wang3Lu Tong4Muhammad Mobeen Tahir5Xiaoyan Ma6Junhua Bao7Dong Zhang8Minrui Wang9Na An10College of Horticulture, Yangling Sub-Center of National Center for Apple Improvement, Northwest A&F UniversityCollege of Horticulture, Yangling Sub-Center of National Center for Apple Improvement, Northwest A&F UniversityCollege of Life Science, Northwest A&F UniversityCollege of Life Science, Northwest A&F UniversityCollege of Horticulture, Yangling Sub-Center of National Center for Apple Improvement, Northwest A&F UniversityCollege of Horticulture, Yangling Sub-Center of National Center for Apple Improvement, Northwest A&F UniversityCollege of Horticulture, Yangling Sub-Center of National Center for Apple Improvement, Northwest A&F UniversityCollege of Horticulture, Yangling Sub-Center of National Center for Apple Improvement, Northwest A&F UniversityCollege of Horticulture, Yangling Sub-Center of National Center for Apple Improvement, Northwest A&F UniversityCollege of Horticulture, Yangling Sub-Center of National Center for Apple Improvement, Northwest A&F UniversityCollege of Horticulture, Yangling Sub-Center of National Center for Apple Improvement, Northwest A&F UniversityAbstract In vitro slow-growth storage has long played an important role in maintaining valuable horticultural materials. It is particularly applicable to the conservation of virus-free materials recovered from meristem culture or shoot-tip cryotherapy. In this study, the apple cultivar ‘Yanfu-6’ and the rootstock genotype ‘Qingzhen-1’ obtained from a virus disinfection program were compared during the establishment of in vitro slow-growth storage programs. At room temperature (25℃), combining with 4.5% sucrose or 0.5% mannitol, extended the conservation period of ‘Yanfu-6’ and ‘Qingzhen-1’to 5 and 9 months, respectively. Decreasing the temperature to 12℃ led to further reduced shoot growth, extending the conservation period to 9 months for ‘Yanfu-6’, while more than 80% of ‘Qingzhen-1’ shoots could be recovered after one year of storage. Similarly, high rooting and acclimatization success levels were obtained for ‘Qingzhen-1’ after one-year storage at 12℃, as well as for the plants that underwent monthly subcultures, but not for ‘Yanfu-6’. The inability to root in ‘Yanfu-6’ was overcome by micrografting onto rootstock ‘Qingzhen-1’, which resulted in a rooting percentage of 83% and an acclimatization success of 77%. In the analysis of genetic stability by next-generation sequencing, reduced levels of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs) and insertions and deletions (InDels) were detected in ‘Qingzhen-1’ shoots recovered after one-year storage at 12℃, as compared with shoots that underwent regular subcultures. These results highlight the use of in vitro slow-growth program assisted with micrografting for the conservation of valuable horticultural species.https://doi.org/10.1007/s44281-024-00049-0Genetic stabilityMalusMannitolRooting analysisSlow-growth conservation
spellingShingle Xian Lu
Pengpeng Sun
Ruihan Liu
Caiwen Wang
Lu Tong
Muhammad Mobeen Tahir
Xiaoyan Ma
Junhua Bao
Dong Zhang
Minrui Wang
Na An
In vitro slow-growth conservation, acclimatization, and genetic stability of virus-free apple plants
Horticulture Advances
Genetic stability
Malus
Mannitol
Rooting analysis
Slow-growth conservation
title In vitro slow-growth conservation, acclimatization, and genetic stability of virus-free apple plants
title_full In vitro slow-growth conservation, acclimatization, and genetic stability of virus-free apple plants
title_fullStr In vitro slow-growth conservation, acclimatization, and genetic stability of virus-free apple plants
title_full_unstemmed In vitro slow-growth conservation, acclimatization, and genetic stability of virus-free apple plants
title_short In vitro slow-growth conservation, acclimatization, and genetic stability of virus-free apple plants
title_sort in vitro slow growth conservation acclimatization and genetic stability of virus free apple plants
topic Genetic stability
Malus
Mannitol
Rooting analysis
Slow-growth conservation
url https://doi.org/10.1007/s44281-024-00049-0
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