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    INTRODUCTION OF GLYOXALASE I GENE FOR SALT TOLERANCE INTO RICE (Oryza sativa L.) VARIETIES ‘PR118’ AND ‘KITAAKE’ THROUGH PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT
    (PAU Ludhiana, 2013) Saroj Kumar Sah; Ajinder Kaur
    The present investigation dealing with introduction of glyoxalase I gene for salt tolerance into rice (Oryza sativa L.) through particle bombardment was carried out using two varieties PR118 (indica) and Kitaake (japonica). Calli were induced from both the varieties on MS medium supplemented with 2,4-D (3.0 mgL-1) + BAP (0.25 mgL-1) + proline (600 mgL-1) + maltose (40 gL-1) + phytagel (3 gL-1). Embryogenic calli were subcultured on shoot regeneration MS medium supplemented with BAP (4.0 mgL-1) + NAA (0.2 mgL-1) + sucrose (30 gL-1) + phytagel (2 gL-1) + agar (8 gL-1). An attempt was made to introduce GlyI gene into both the varieties. Mature seed-derived embryogenic calli were used as explants for all the transformation experiments. Success was achieved in both the varieties. Using GlyI gene, in PR118, out of 2600 calli bombarded, 249 putative transgenic plants were regenerated on medium containing hygromycin (30 mgL-1). Likewise, in Kitaake, out of 615 calli bombarded, 469 putative transgenic plants were regenerated on medium containing hygromycin (30 mgL-1). Among the 249 regenerants of PR118, 13 plants were PCR positive and in case of Kitaake, among 615 plants 41 showed PCR positive results. Further, these plants were grown to maturity in transgenic glass house. Presence of copy number of transgene was done by Real Time PCR. In total, a set of 10 PCR positive plants (5 of PR118 and 5 of Kitaake) 10 samples were analyzed, among them sample number four has single copy gene and rest has multiple copy ranging from 2-14 copies. To conclude tissue culture base line has been established in two varieties PR118 and Kitaake. Using this baseline, a total of 54 PCR positive transgenic plants were developed. The protocol developed here is genotype independent and is suitable for japonica as well as indica varieties.
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    INTRODUCTION AND EXPRESSION OF ANTIFUNGAL CHITINASE AND β-1, 3-GLUCANASE GENES IN ARBOREUM COTTON TO INDUCE RESISTANCE AGAINST Fusarium oxysporum
    (PAU Ludhiana, 2013) Aradhna Sonik; Jagdeep Singh, Sandhu
    In the present study, immature embryos of diploid cotton (Gossypium arboreum L. cv. RG8) were transformed with three recombinant plasmids viz., H1Z, H2Z and pBI121 containing -1, 3-glucanase, chitinase and GUS gene cassettes respectively, under the control of CaMV 35S promoter and NOS terminator, with an objective to induce resistance against Fusarium oxysporum. The immature embryos were excised from 18-day old cotton bolls obtained during early, mid and late flowering seasons of the diploid cotton plants, cultured on germination medium (GM) [basal MS medium containing proline (560mg/l), BAP (2mg/l), GA3 (40mg/l), activated charcoal (0.20%), omnatax (500ppm) and casein hydrolysate (500mg/l)] followed by incubation under dark at 28±2oC. After five days of culture establishment, the germinating embryos were transferred under 16 hr(s) photoperiod during which they elongated into shoots and developed true leaves. Root multiplication was induced by placing elongated shoots on root induction medium (1/2 strength MS medium fortified with 0.20% activated charcoal). The plantlet formation efficiency of the embryos cultured during the mid flowering season was found to be significantly higher (37.67%) compared to the embryos excised during late (32.80%) flowering season and at par with the efficiency of embryos excised during the early season (36.28%). The three recombinant plasmids–H1Z, H2Z and pBI121, after being confirmed for the presence of gene cassettes by PCR and restriction digestion were introduced in the immature embryos using particle bombardment. The integration of gene cassettes was analysed in transient histochemical GUS assay and PCR, 48 hr(s) post bombardment. The results revealed 91.6% bombarded embryos expressing GUS gene, whereas 66.6% embryos had the co-integration of H1Z and H2Z plasmids containing -1, 3-glucanase and chitinase coding region respectively. The bombarded embryos were cultured on media GM supplemented with 210mg/l ampicillin for five selection cycles of 20 days each. After five selection cycles, 12 plantlets survived and the plantlet formation efficiency of 0.65% was obtained, which was significantly higher than the efficiency of non-bombarded embryos (0%). The PCR analysis, 100 days post bombardment, showed co-integration of -1, 3-glucanase and chitinase genes in eight plantlets with a transformation efficiency of 0.43%, while the remaining 4 plantlets showed integration of either of the genes. These putative transgenic plantlets are currently growing in the glass-house.
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    GENETIC DIVERSITY AMONG Gossypium arboreum L. GERMPLASM LINES AS DETERMINED BY SSR MARKERS AND MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS
    (Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana –, 2013) Lovepreet Singh; Pathak, Dharminder
    The present study was undertaken to study the genetic diversity among Gossypium arboreum germplasm lines using molecular and morphological markers. Sixty four germplasm lines from diverse eco-geographical regions of India were taken for evaluation. Forty SSR primer pairs belonging 11 of the 13 A-genome chromosomes were employed to assess diversity at the molecular level. LD 694 and RAC 024 were observed to be quite diverse from each other. G. hirsutum accession TM1 and G. herbaceum accession RAHS 14 formed separate clusters. PIC value of the markers ranged from 0.11 to 0.79. The dissimilarity coefficient for G. arboreum ranged from 0.08 to 0.29. Mahalanobis D2 distances statistics was used to cluster the genotypes into six groups. Cluster I was the largest with thirty three genotypes followed by cluster II which consisted of 25 genotypes. Cluster III and IV both included two genotypes, whereas, cluster V and VI were having one genotype each. The maximum inter-cluster distance was 97.85 (cluster IV & V). The maximum intra-cluster distance was 30.68 (cluster I). Both the estimates of genetic distances did not find any relationship between genetic diversity and eco-geographical distribution. Several morphological characters such as plant body colour, flower colour, leaf shape, presence/ absence of leaf nectar did not have any impact on the clustering pattern of the genotypes