Coculture of Pachyrhizus erosus (L.) hairy roots with Rhizobium SPP

Abstract

We have established an in vitro system for the induction and study of nodulation in Pachyrhizus erosus (jicama) via a hairy root-Rhizobium coculture. In vitro-grown P. erosus plantlets were infected with Agrobacterium rhizogenes (ATCC No. 15834) and two hairy root lines were established. Hairy roots were grown in a split-plate system in which compartment I (CI) contained MS medium with nitrogen and different sucrose levels (0-6%), while CII held MS medium without nitrogen and sucrose. Nodule-like structures developed in transformed roots grown in CI with 2-3% sucrose, inoculated with Rhizobium sp. and transferred to CII. Nodule-like structures that developed from hairy roots lacked the rigid protective cover observed in nodules from plants grown in soil. Western blot analysis of nodules from hairy roots and untransformed roots (of greenhouse-grown jicama) showed expression of glutamine synthetase, leghemoglobin and nodulins. Leghemoglobin was expressed at low levels in hairy root nodules.

Source or Periodical Title

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant

ISSN

10545476

Page

238-242

Document Type

Article

Subject

Hairy root, Leghemoglobin, Nodules, Rhizobium

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