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Plant Polyploidization Services

Polyploidization plays a key role in plant Breeding and crop improvement. Polyploidy originates mainly through three ways: unreduced gamete fusion, somatic chromosome doubling, and polyspermia fertilization. Among them, unreduced gametes are the main mechanism of polyploid formation. Polyploids are also important as bridges for genetic transfer between species of hybrid incompatibility, allowing the creation of plant varieties with enhanced pest resistance and stress tolerance. Polyploidy also gives plant breeders more options for developing plant variants with desired traits. Polyploidy and genome-wide replication can cause gene recombination, gene mutation, transposon activity and chromosome rearrangement, and can also drive the evolution and differentiation of plant behavior and gene function, thereby achieving diversification.

Schematic representation of four cultivated species and some of the main polyploidy consequences for application in crop improvement.Schematic representation of four cultivated species and some of the main polyploidy consequences for application in crop improvement.
The symbols "n 1x" and "n 2x" refer to reduced and unreduced reproductive cells, respectively (picture from Sattler M C et al., 2016)

Services

As a leader in the field of plant biotechnology, Lifeasible has developed an advanced platform that can induce polyploidy in a variety of crops.

Plant polyploidization methods

  • Chemical reagent induction
  • 1. Colchicine

    It can prevent chromosomes / chromatids from multiplying in later stages and cause chromosomes to double by inhibiting microtubule polymerization.

    2. Anti-mitotic chemicals

    Such as trifluralin, aspartame, methamphetamine, bufaphos and N2O gas.

  • Protoplast fusion method
  • It is a biological culture technology that can adhere and fuse two or more protoplasts under the induction of polyethylene glycol (PEG) or in the case of electric shock.

    Plant protoplasts, mature or immature embryos, leaves, hypocotyls, roots, etc.

Sample requirements

  • Plant tissue or cell
  • Plant variety name
  • Plant materials

Delivery standard

  • Transplanted plants or other forms.
  • Raw images.
  • Complete experimental report, including methods, original experimental records, instrument parameters, reagents and consumables information.

Service process

Plant Polyploidization Service Process -Lifeasible

Project cycle

It takes about 2~3 months from sample delivery. The specific time required for different plant spices is different, please contact us for details.

Advantages

  • We have built a professional platform for plant polyploidization, and we have also mastered 2 methods to meet your needs.
  • Our experienced scientists and experts will wholeheartedly provide you with assistance in project design, experiment optimization, data interpretation, technical consultation, etc.
  • The one-stop service we provide makes your upstream and downstream experiments seamlessly connected, facilitates your experiments more conveniently and quickly.
  • Standardization system, scientific management.

Reference

  1. Sattler M C, Carvalho C R, Clarindo W R. The polyploidy and its key role in plant Breeding[J]. Planta, 2016, 243(2):281-296.

※ It should be noted that our service is only used for research.

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