Abstract:
【Objective】 This study aimed to establish and optimize an
Agrobacterium tumefaciens mediated genetic transformation system for
Zantedeschia hybrida Spr., providing theoretical support for improving the efficiency of genetic transformation and cultivating resistant varieties of
Z. hybrida Spr. 【Method】 An orthogonal experiment was conducted using different explants(stem base, leaves, and adventitious buds) and different concentrations thidiazuron(TDZ) of 0.001, 0.002 and 0.005 mg/L to determine the optimal explant and clustered bud proliferation medium. The pCAMBIA2301 and pBI121 plasmids were introduced into
A. tumefaciens LBA4404 competent cells using the liquid nitrogen freeze-thaw method. The
Z. hybrida Spr. clustered buds were genetically transformed using β-glucuronidase(GUS) gene as a reporter gene for
A. tumefaciens mediated transformation. Positive seedlings were verified by PCR amplification. The optimal transformation conditions were screened by orthogonal experiment with three factors: kanamycin(Kan) concentrations(50, 100 and 150 mg/L), infection time(25, 30 and 40 min), and co-culture time(2 and 3 d). 【Result】 The induction rate of clustered buds using adventitious bud as an explant was extremely significantly higher than that from stem base and leaf(
P<0.01). When adventitious bud was used as explant and the TDZ concentration was 0.002 mg/L, the proliferation times of clustered buds(5.12 times) was significantly higher than that of 0.001 and 0.005 mg/L TDZ treatments(
P<0.05). The optimal medium for clustered bud proliferation was M6 medium+0.002 mg/L TDZ+30 g/L sucrose+6.25 g/L agar. The factors affecting the positive transformation frequency were ranked as: infection time > Kan concentration > coculture time. The ideal infection conditions were: 50 mg/L Kan, 25 min infection time, and 3 d co-culture time, resulting in the highest GUS
+ clustered bud emergence frequency(54.0%) and PCR positive frequency(15.27%). 【Conclusion】 An efficient
A. tumefaciens mediated genetic transformation system for
Z. hybrida Spr. is successfully established and optimized. The optimal explant is adventitious bud, and the optimal transformation conditions are 50 mg/L Kan, 25 min infection time, and 3 d co-culture time.