Comparison of in vitro regeneration and transformation efficiency among five vietnamese indica rice cultivars
¹Department of Molecular Pathology, Institute of Agricultural Genetics, Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hanoi 11956, Vietnam
²Institute of Biotechnology and Food technology, Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry, Thai Nguyen 24153, Vietnam
*Correspondence: dungnt@tuaf.edu.vn
Abstract:
This study optimized the in vitro regeneration and transformation processes for five popular indica rice cultivars in Vietnam named as BC15, Bac Thom 7 (BT7), Khang Dan 18 (KD18), OM5451, and TBR225. The highest callus induction rates (83-93.67%) were achieved on a medium containing 2.5 mgL-l 2,4-D, supplemented with 500 mg L-l each of L-proline, L-glutamine, and casein. Higher or lower concentrations of 2,4-D resulted in reduced callus induction. Among tested cultivars, BT7 exhibited the highest callus induction rate of 93.67%. Shoot regeneration was optimized on a medium with a combination of 0.5 mg L-l kinetin, 2.0 mg L-l BAP, and 0.5 mg L-l NAA, resulting in regeneration rates ranging from 80.23% to 90.77% across cultivars, with BT7 exhibiting the highest regeneration rate (90.77%). Hygromycin at 20 mg L-l was optimal for selecting transgenic calli, with BT7 showing the highest transformation efficiency opdetermined to be optimal for selecting transgenic calli, with BT7 achieving the highest transformation efficiency (44% hygromycin-resistant callus and 29% GUS expression). PCR analysis confirmed a high proportion (87.5%) of transgenic plants in the BT7 cultivar. These findings indicate that the BT7 is the most suitable cultivar for genetic transformation and gene editing applications.
Key words:
callus, in vitro, indica rice, regeneration, shoot