Dix, Philip and McLysaght, Una A. and Pearce, Roger S. (1984) The potential of cell cultures for the production of salt tolerant cultivars. In: Efficiency in Plant Breeding. Pudoc Wageningen, pp. 219-223.

Preview

Download (192kB) | Preview

Abstract

The progress towards the production of salt tolerant plants through selection in cell cultures is briefly reviewed. The need for a fuller understanding of the mechanisms of salt tolerance in non-halophytes is emphasised and illustrated with reference to recent investigations on the role of proline. A clear protective effect, against salt stress, of exogenously applied proline has been demonstrated suggesting elevated levels of endogenous proline synthesis, for which there is a direct selection procedure, as a basis for improved salt tolerance. Salt tolerance of proline-overproducing plants and cell cultures is currently under investigation in a Nicotiana sylvestris line with almost 100-fold increase in free proline.

Item Type:	Book Section
Keywords:	selection; cell culture; salt tolerance; Nicotiana sylvestris; proline; hydroxyproline resistance;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Science and Engineering > Biology
Item ID:	9714
Depositing User:	Prof. Philip J. Dix
Date Deposited:	26 Jul 2018 12:10
Publisher:	Pudoc Wageningen
Refereed:	Yes
URI:
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

Repository Staff Only(login required)

Item control page

Downloads

Origin of downloads