Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2013, Vol. 0 ›› Issue (3): 166-170.

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Effect of Silver Nitrate on Agrobacterium Mediated Genetic Transformation of Cassava

Guo Yunling, Yin Qi, Kong Hua, Huang Qixing, Zuo Jiao, He Lika, Guo Anping   

  1. Key Laboratory of Tropical Crops,Ministry of Agriculture,Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology CATAS,Haikou 571101)
  • Received:2012-09-20 Revised:2013-03-21 Online:2013-03-20 Published:2013-03-21

Abstract: It was to improve the conversion efficiency of cassava genetic transformation. The effect of silver nitrate on the Agrobacterium mediated genetic transformation of cassava was assessed by the maturation of 10-15 days of Southern China cassava SC8 embryoid cotyledon as explants. The results showed that silver nitrate could improve the regeneration frequency and reduce callus formation in SC8. The use of silver nitrate at concentrations between 2 and 8 mg/L increased shoot organogenesis frequency from 58.5% to 87.5% while callus formation decreased from 92% to 15.3% without the Agrobacterium cocultivation ;and shoot organogenesis frequency increased from 55.3% to 85.3% while callus formation decreased from 87.5% to 8.5% with Agrobacterium cocultivation. Meantime, the silver nitrate optimum concentration of adventitious buds induction by the Agrobacterium mediated genetic transformation was higher than that without the Agrobacterium treatment, the former was 8 mg/L, the latter was 6 mg/L. The application of silver nitrate can stimulate cassava SC8 genetic transformation.

Key words: Silver nitrate, Cassava, Genetic transformation, Adventitious buds induction