Polyploidization using colchicine in horticultural plants: A review

WH Eng, WS Ho - Scientia horticulturae, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Polyploidization of plants occurs in nature but it is a slow and gradual process that has
driven evolution and speciation throughout the ages. As time is important, polyploidization …

In vitro Ploidy Manipulation for Crop Improvement

DH Touchell, IE Palmer, TG Ranney - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2020‏ - frontiersin.org
In vitro regeneration systems provide a powerful tool for manipulating ploidy to facilitate
breeding and development of new crops. Polyploid induction can expand breeding …

Polyploidy in industrial crops: applications and perspectives in plant breeding

A Trojak-Goluch, M Kawka-Lipińska, K Wielgusz… - Agronomy, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Polyploidisation is an important process in the evolution of many plant species. An
additional set of chromosomes can be derived from intraspecific genome duplication …

Effect of colchicine-induced polyploidy on morphological characteristics and essential oil composition of ajowan (Trachyspermum ammi L.)

SA Sadat Noori, M Norouzi, G Karimzadeh… - Plant cell, tissue and …, 2017‏ - Springer
Polyploidy is an amazing evolutionary event that can be used in plant breeding to improve
plant material. The present study was conducted to assess the effect of in vitro-induced …

[HTML][HTML] Induced autopolyploidy—a promising approach for enhanced biosynthesis of plant secondary metabolites: an insight

S Gantait, E Mukherjee - Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Background Induced polyploidy serves as an efficient approach in extricating genetic
potential of cells. During polyploidization, multiple sets of chromosomes are derived from the …

In vitro polyploidy induction: changes in morphology, podophyllotoxin biosynthesis, and expression of the related genes in Linum album (Linaceae)

N Javadian, G Karimzadeh, M Sharifi, A Moieni… - Planta, 2017‏ - Springer
Main conclusion Induction of tetraploidy was performed and podophyllotoxin production
increased by upregulating the expression level and enzyme activity of genes related to its …

[HTML][HTML] Secondary metabolites in orchids: Biosynthesis, medicinal uses, and biotechnology

S Gantait, A Das, M Mitra, JT Chen - South African Journal of Botany, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Orchidaceae has been considered as the second largest family among the angiosperms. It
is commercially important in the cut-flower industry and many of its members also possess …

[PDF][PDF] Flow cytometry-a modern method for exploring genome size and nuclear DNA synthesis in horticultural and medicinal plant species

E Sliwinska - Folia Horticulturae, 2018‏ - sciendo.com
Flow cytometry (FCM) has been used for plant DNA content estimation since the 1980s;
however, presently, the number of laboratories equipped with flow cytometers has …

Enhanced shoot and plantlet quality of Gerbera (Gerbera jamesonii Revolution Yellow) cultivar on medium containing silver and cobalt nanoparticles

HT Tung, PLH Nguyen, T Van Lich, HTM Ngan… - Scientia …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The effects of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) and cobalt nanoparticles (CoNPs) in Murashige
and Skoog (MS) medium were investigated with regard to shoot multiplication, in vitro …

Induction of Polyploidy in Citrus Rootstocks through In Vitro Colchicine Treatment of Seed-Derived Explants

V Narukulla, Y Lahane, K Fiske, S Pandey, V Ziogas - Agronomy, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Polyploidy, frequently observed in citrus species, aids in achieving better adaptation to
environmental stresses. In this context, the current work aims to develop stable tetraploids in …