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Dr. Ronald A. de Fossard
Specialist in cloning of plants by micropropagation since 1961
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"Plant Tissue
Culture
Case Histories " CD
2008 edition with Excel spreadsheets
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- "Case Histories" section (PDF)
- "Photographs of Species TC-Propagated" (PDF)
- "Culture Media" section (PDF)
- "Experimentations" section (PDF)
- "Statistical Analysis of Experimental Data" section (PDF)
- Interactive Spreadsheets (Excel)
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PLANT TISSUE CULTURE CASE HISTORIES
Publication: Table of Contents
CASE HISTORIES FORMAT (1976)
SEEDS
- Aseptic Seed Germination and Seedling Growth
FERNS
- Fern Callus Formation and Differentiation into Gametophytic or Sporophytic Tissues
- Propagation of Ferns by Spores in Sterile Culture
- The Induction of Apogamy in the Bracken Fern
DICOTS
- ACTINIDIACEAE
- Organ Culture for the Propagation of Chinese Gooseberry
(Actinidia chinensis PL.)
- Organ Culture for the Propagation of Chinese Gooseberry
- AIZOACEAE
- Plants from Mesembryanthemum floribundum Callus
- BEGONIACEAE
- Propagation of Begonia x cheimantha from Petiole Segments
- Propagation of Begonia x cheimantha from Petiole Segments
- CARYOPHYLLACEAE
- Carnation Shoot Tip Culture
- Multiplication of Carnations from Shoot Apices
- COMPOSITAE
- Chrysanthemum Shoot Tip Culture
- Rapid Multiplication of Gerbera jamesonii Bolus
- Vegetative Propagation of Pyrethrum and Other Composites by Capitulum Culture
- CONVOLVULACEAE
- Tip Culture of Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatus (L.) LAM.)
- Tip Culture of Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatus (L.) LAM.)
- CRUCIFERAE
- Propagation of Brussels Sprouts (Brassica oleraceae L. var. gemmiera DC.)
- Cauliflower Plants from Curds by "Meristem" Culture
- EUPHORBIACEAE
- Stem Tip Culture of Cassava, Manihot esculentus Crantz (M.utillissimus POHL.)
- Stem Tip Culture of Cassava, Manihot esculentus Crantz (M.utillissimus POHL.)
- GERANIACEAE
- Geranium (Pelargonium) Plants from Callus
- Geranium (Pelargonium) Plants from Callus
- GESNERIACEAE
- Multiplication of Gloxinias by Culture of Peduncles
- Multiplication of Gloxinias by Culture of Peduncles
- GROSSULARIACEAE
- Gooseberry Propagation by Stem Tip Culture
- Gooseberry Propagation by Stem Tip Culture
- LABIATAE
- Apical Meristem Culture of Coleus
- Apical Meristem Culture of Coleus
- LEGUMINOSAE
- Plant Regeneration from Callus of Stylosanthes hamata SW.
- Plants from Callus of Pea (Pisum sativum L.)
- Regeneration of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) from Callus
- MYRTACEAE
- Clonal Propagation of Eucalyptus grandis L. by Nodal Culture
- Clonal Propagation of Eucalyptus grandis L. by Nodal Culture
- PEPEROMIACEAE
- Regeneration from Leaf Squares of Peperomia Sandersii A.DC.
- Regeneration from Leaf Squares of Peperomia Sandersii A.DC.
- POLYGONACEAE
- Propagation of Rhubarb (Rheum rhaponticum L.) by Stem Tip Culture
- Propagation of Rhubarb (Rheum rhaponticum L.) by Stem Tip Culture
- RANUNCULACEAE
- Embryo Formation in Liquid Cultures of Nigella damascena L.
- Embryo Formation in Liquid Cultures of Nigella damascena L.
- ROSACEAE
- Multiplication of Apple Plants from Shoot TIp Cultures
- Plant Regeneration from Almond Callus
- Stem Tip Culture of Rosa multiflora THUNB.
- RUTACEAE
- Plants from the Nucellus of Several Species of Citrus
- Propagation of Citrus madurensis L. from Internodal Segments
- SALICACEAE
- Plant Formation from Callus of Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides MICHX)
- Plant Formation from Callus of Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides MICHX)
- SOLANACEAE
- Bud Formation and Embryo Differentiation from Petunia Cultures
- Regeneration of Shoots and Plants from Tobacco Pith Callus
- Stem Tip Culture of Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.)
- ULMACEAE
- Propagation of Elm (Ulmus americana) from Cell Suspension Culture
- Propagation of Elm (Ulmus americana) from Cell Suspension Culture
- UMBELLIFERAE
- Carrot Plants from Suspension Cultures
- Carrot Plants from Suspension Cultures
- VITIDACEAE
- Callus and Cell Culture from Grape Berries (Vitis vinifera L.)
- Callus and Cell Culture from Grape Berries (Vitis vinifera L.)
MONOCOTS
- AMARYLLIDACEAE
- Bud and Root Formation from Excised Bulb Scales of Hippeastrum hybridum
- Bud and Root Formation from Excised Bulb Scales of Hippeastrum hybridum
- ARACEAE
- Plant Formation in Callus Tissues of Anthurium andraeanum LIND
- Plant Formation in Callus Tissues of Anthurium andraeanum LIND
- GRAMINEAE
- Meristem Culture of Lolium multiflorum LAM.
- Plant Differentiation from Maize (Zea mays L.) Callus
- Plant Differentiation from Sugarcane (Saccharum) Callus. I.
- Plant Differentiation from Sugarcane (Saccharum) Callus. II.
- IRIDACEAE
- Gladiolus Plants from Callus Cultures
- Propagation of Dutch Iris (Iris hollandica) by Tissue Culture
- Vegetative Propagation of Freesia Through Callus Culture
- LILIACEAE
- Bulblet Regeneration of Hyacinthus orientalis L.
- Plant Regeneration from Suspension Cultures of Lilium
- Rapid Vegetative Propagation of Asparagus through Lateral Bud Culture
- MUSACEAE
- Banana Plants from Meristem Culture
ORCHIDS
- Professor Yoneo Sagawa's Methods for Orchids
- Growth and Development of Unripe Seeds of Cattleya
- Clonal Propagation of Cattleya Orchids
- Clonal Propagation of Cymbidium Orchids
- Laeliocattleya Propagation by Leaf Tip Culture
- Broad Spectrum Experimentation with Cymbidium
CONIFERS
- PINACEAE
- Broad Spectrum Media for Pinus radiata Don. Embryo Culture
- Adventitious Bud Formation from Douglas Fir Callus
- Differentiation of Buds on Cultured Cotyledons of Pinus palustris MILL.
HAPLOID CULTURES
- GERANIACEAE
- Prooduction of Haploid Sporophytes from Pelargonium hortorum Bailey
- GESNERIACEAE
- Haploid Sporophytes of African Violet (Saintpaulia ionantha H.Wendl.)
- Haploid Sporophytes of African Violet (Saintpaulia ionantha H.Wendl.)
- GRAMINEAE
- Haploid Sporophytes from Wheat Pollen on a Potato Medium
- Haploid Sporophytes from Wheat Pollen on a Potato Medium
- SOLANACEAE
- Tobacco Haploid Plants (Sporophytes) from Anther Culture
- Tobacco Haploid Plants (Sporophytes) from Anther Culture
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PHOTOGRAPHS of SPECIES TC-PROPAGATED in my LABORATORY
Introduction
TISSUE CULTURE PROPAGATION of Aroids
Tissue culture propagation of cordylines
Tissue culture propagation of begonia & episcia
tissue culture propagation of ferns
tissue culture propagation of capers (Capparis spinosa)
cloning paulownia - the only woody scrophulariaceae species
tissue culture of eucalyptus
tissue culture propagation of dionaea, sarracenia and nepenthes
cloning of scaevola aemula (goodeniaceae)
cloning of neomarica - the walking iris (iridaceae)
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PLANT TISSUE CULTURE - CULTURE MEDIA
WELL KNOWN PUBLISHED TISSUE CULTURE MEDIA
- Chemical Compounds (mass and mole amounts), Preparation of x100
- WHITE'S (1943) MEDIUM White, P.R.,
- NITSCH'S (1951) MEDIUM Nitsch,.J.P.,
- HILDEBRANDT'S SUNFLOWER MEDIUM (1962) Hildebrandt, A.C.,
- HILDEBRANDT'S TOBACCO MEDIUM (1962) Hildebrandt,.A.C.,
- MURASHIGE & SKOOG MEDIUM (1962) Murashige, T., and Skoog, F.,
- BLAYDES' (1966) MEDIUM Blaydes,D.F.,
- B5-MEDIUM (1968) Gambore,O.L., Miller,R.A. and Ojima.K,.
- NITSCH & NITSCH'S (1969) MEDIUM Nitsch,.J.P., and Nitsch,C.,
- SCHENK & HILDEBRANDT'S (1972) MEDIUM Schenk,R.U., and HILDEBRANDT,A.C.
- WOODY PLANT MEDIUM (1980) Lloyd,G., and McCown,B.,
- DKW MEDIUM (1984) Driver,.J.A., and Kuniyuki,A.H.
- KNOP'S MINERALS (1865) Knop,W.,
- KNUDSON'S MEDIUM (1946) C Knudson,L.
- HELLER'S MEDIUM (1953) Heller,R.,
- VACIN and WENT'S MEDIUM (1949) Vacin,E., and Went,F.,
- MOREL and MULLER'S MEDIUM (1964) Morel,G., & Muller,J.F.,
- WIMBER'S MEDIUM (1963) Wimber, D.E.,
TABLE of COMPOUNDS & CONCENTRATED CHEMICAL STOCK SOLUTION S for "TIDIED-UP" MEDIA
- (a) MACRONUTRIENT ELEMENTS
- (b) MICRONUTRIENT ELEMENTS
- (c) MICRONUTRIENT ELEMENTS
- (d) MAIN CARBON SOURCE
- (e) PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS
- AUXINS
- CYTOKININS
- GIBBERELLINS
- (f) OTHER GROWTH FACTORS
- (g) AMINO ACIDS
- (h) UNDEFINED SUBSTANCES
- (i) OTHER SUBSTANCES
WELL-KNOWN PUBLISHED TISSUE CULTURE MEDIA: "TIDIED-UP" VERSIONS
- WHITE'S (1943) MEDIUM
- MURASHIGE & SKOOG (1962) MEDIUM
- SCHENK & HILDEBRANDT'S (1972)
- GAMBORG, MILLER & OJIMA'S (1968) B5-MEDIUM
- LLOYD,G., and McCOWN,B.'s-WPM's (1980)
- NITSCH'S (1951) MEDIUM
- NITSCH & NITSCH'S (1969) MEDIUM
- DKW MEDIUM (1984)
- KNOP (1865) MEDIUM
- KNUDSON(1946) MEDIUM
- VACIN & WENT (1949) MEDIUM
- MOREL & MULLER (1964) MEDIUM
- WIMBER (1963) MEDIUM
- HELLER (1953) MEDIUM
PROPOSED CASE HISTORY FORMAT FOR POSSIBLE INCLUSION IN WIKIPEDIA
- TITLE:
- EXPLANT:
- DISINFESTATION:
- CULTURE MEDIUM:
- (1) PHYSICAL CONDITIONS:
- (2) CHEMICAL CONSTITUTION:
- INCUBATION:
- COMMENTS:
- REFERENCES:
- CONTRIBUTED BY:
PREPARATION OF CONCENTRATED CHEMICAL STOCK SOLUTIONS FOR BROAD SPECTRUM CULTURE MEDIA
- INTRODUCTION
- BROAD SPECTRUM CULTURE MEDIA: CODING SYSTEM
- BROAD SPECTRUM CONCENTRATED CHEMICAL STOCK SOLUTIONS
- CONCENTRATION FACTORS (CF) IN BROAD SPECTRUM CULTURE MEDIUM
- PREPARATION of STOCK SOLUTIONS
- MINERAL STOCK SOLUTIONS
- AUXIN STOCK SOLUTIONS
- CYTOKININ STOCK SOLUTIONS
- GROWTH FACTOR STOCK SOLUTIONS
BROAD SPECTRUM CULTURE MEDIA in CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
- CODE LETTERS CLOSED
BROAD SPECTRUM CULTURE MEDIA in CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
- CODE LETTERS EXPANDED
BROAD SPECTRUM CULTURE MEDIA REARRANGED for analysis
- CODE LETTERS EXPANDED
PREPARATION of CULTURE MEDIA
- ORGANISATION and FORMAT of the SPREADSHEET FILE USED by the AUTHOR for the PREPARATION of CULTURE MEDIA
- Preparation of MEDIUM-1
- Preparation of MEDIUM-4
- Preparation of MEDIUM-7
- Preparation of MEDIUM-8
- Preparation of MEDIUM-9
- Preparation of MEDIUM-10
- Preparation of MEDIUM-11
- Preparation of MEDIUM-14
- Preparation of MEDIUM-16
- Preparation of MEDIUM-17
- Preparation of MEDIUM-18
- Preparation of MEDIUM-19
- Preparation of MEDIUM-32
- Preparation of MEDIUM-43
- Preparation of MEDIUM-55
- Preparation of MEDIUM-68
- Preparation of MEDIUM-70
- Preparation of MEDIUM-88
- Preparation of MEDIUM-89
- Preparation of MEDIUM-93
- Preparation of MEDIUM-97
- Preparation of MEDIUM-99
- Preparation of MEDIUM-100
- Preparation of MEDIUM-101
- Preparation of MEDIUM-105
- Preparation of MEDIUM-107
- Preparation of MEDIUM-108
- Preparation of MEDIUM-110
ANALYSIS OF PUBLished culture media
- OBJECTIVE: To translate published culture media into a form allowing comparisons to be made with other media.
- Table 1 Compounds frequently used in different culture media
- Table 2 Template for Translating Different Culture Media
- (1) WOODY PLANT MEDIUM Lloyd,G. and McCown,B.,
- (2) de Fossard's Medium-16
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PLANT TISSUE CULTURE - EXPERIMENTATIONS
STEP by step procedures to achIEVe clonal propagation of a cultivar
From my CD Plant Tissue Culture Propagation (2007; pages 91-93)
- INTRODUCTION
- PATHWAY-I: EXPERIMENTATION WITH ASEPTIC SEEDLINGS
- PATHWAY-II: INITIAL CULTURE AND GROWTH OF SELECTED GENOTYPE
CHAPTER 5 THE BROAD SPECTRUM APPROACH to MEDIA
From my CD Commercial Micropropagation (2007; pages 87-98))
- INTRODUCTION
- STANDARDIZED CODING OF BROAD SPECTRUM MEDIA
- Table 5.1 Constituents and Concentration of the 1974 Broad Spectrum Experiment
- Table 5.2 Four-Letter Code describing Broad Spectrum Culture Media
- THE TOBACCO BROAD SPECTRUM EXPERIMENT (1974)
- THE EUCALYPTUS BROAD SPECTRUM EXPERIMENT (1970s)
- THE BROAD SPECTRUM EXPERIMENT IN THE 1980s
- Table 5.3 Basal medium consisting of micronutrients, growth factors and gelling agent.
- Table 5.4 Full strength (x1) macronutrients and iron comopound.
- SUGGESTED INITIAL EXPERIMENTS
- Table 5.5 Selecton of a Suitable Culture Medium for Organ Culture
- EXAMINING BROAD SPECTRUM EXPERIMENTS
- Table 5.6 Format for Recording Results and Experimental Details from a Mini Broad Spectrum Experiment
- Table 5.7 Omission Type Experiments
- Table 5.8 Follow up of Omission Type Experiment
- Table 5.9 Dose Response Experiments
- COMMERCIAL MICROPROPAGATION
APPENDIX E:- EXPERIMENTATION
From my CD Commercial Micropropagation (2007)
- INTRODUCTION
- DEFINITION OF OBJECTIVES OF EXPERIMENTS
- MODELS OF EXPERIMENTS
- A Mini Broad Spectrum Experiment
- Planning the Experiment
- Preparation Details
- A Omission Experiments
- Preparation Details of Omission Experiments
- A. Auxin Experiment (8 treatments)
- B. Cytokinin Experiment (7 treatments)
- C. Minerals Experiment (3 treatments)
- D. Sucrose Experiment (3 treatments)
- Dose Response Experiments
- Preparation of IAA Dose Response Experiment
- Preparation of BAP Dose Response Experiment
- Preparation of Sucrose Dose Response Experiment
FINDING SUITABLE CULTURE MEDIA
From my CD Plant Tissue Culture Propagation (2007 Update; pages 9-18)
- INTRODUCTION
- BROAD SPECTRUM EXPERIMENTATION
- EXPLORATORY EXPERIMENT-I
- Objective
- Basal Medium
- Treatments
- Preparaton Details for Basal Medium Components
- EXPLORATORY EXPERIMENT-II
- Objective
- Basal Medium
- Treatments
- Strategy for Preparation of Treatments
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STATISTICAL ANALYSIS of EXPERIMENTAL DATA
ABSTRACT
Preface
BIOASSAY FOR AUXINS a class experiment from the 1970s
Introduction
procedure
- Preparaton of wheat seedlings
- Treatments
- Preparation of Stock Solutions
- Preparation of Petri dishes and treatments
- Table 1: SCHEDULE for PREPARATION of TREATMENT PETRI DISHES
- Replicates
- Incubation
- Results
- Table 2: LENGTH (to nearest mm) of SEGMENTS AFTER INCUBATION
- Table 3: Re-arranging treatments for first ANOVA analysis involving 20 treatments; Isolation of Treatments not involved in first ANOVA analysis;
ANOVA: TWO-FACTOR WITHOUT REPLICATION
- Table 3: Re-arranging treatments for first ANOVA analysis involving 20 treatments
- SUMMARY
- ANOVA
- Least Significant Differences (LSDs)
- Table and Histogram
- Interpretation of First Anova Analysis
- Summary
- Treatments
ANOVA: TWO-FACTOR WITH REPLICATION
- Re-arranging treatments for second ANOVA analysis involving 16 treatments, eight IAA and two Basal Media
- SUMMARY
- ANOVA
- Least Significant Differences (LSDs)
- Table and Histogram
COMPARING EXCEL's ANOVA with The University of New England's AOV
- ANOVA (EXCEL) table: 5% Probablility Level
- AOV (UNE) table
- ANOVA (EXCEL) table: 1% Probability Level
- ANOVA (EXCEL) table: 0.1% Probability Level
- Least Significant Differences (LSDs)
- Table of Means with 5%, 1% and 0.1% LSD
- Least Significant Differences (LSDs)
- BASAL MEDIUM
- IAA DOSE-RESPONSE
- IAA x BASAL MEDIA INTERACTION
- NOTE FOR THESIS PREPARATION
- Sorted Means
- Sorted Studentized Range
MULTIPLE REGRESSION ANALYSIS (MRA)
MRA: 2nd order polymonial involving 10 treatments
SUMMARY output & anova BM1 & bm2 and Equations
Equations & Derived values
Graphs
MRA: Linear equation involving 10 treatments
SUMMARY, ANOVA, EQUATION for BM1
SUMMARY, ANOVA, EQUATION for BM2
DERIVED VALUES
GRAPH
CALCULUS
- Using Calculus to Estimate Optimal IAA Concentrations
- Comparing Excel's MRA with that of THE UNIVERSITY of NEW ENGLAND
A FEW DEFINITIONS
ESTIMATION OF "UNKNOWNS": Solving Quadratic Equations from Regression Equations
APPENDIX I: Calculation of Mean, Standard Deviation, Standard Error and cOefficient of Variation
APPENDIX II: TRANSFORMATIONS
APPENDIX III: Student's t-test
APPENDIX IV: Table of F-Statistics p=0.05, p=0.01 and p=0.001
REPRODUCED from my CD Commercial Micropropagation
APPENDIX D: Records, Experimental DesiGNs and Statistical Analysis of Data
- Experimental Design and Statistical Analyses of Data
- Analysis of Variance and Studentized Range Method
- Equal Increment Dose-Response Experiments
- Transformation of Units of Molarity for Computation in Multiple Regression Analysis
- The X2 Test (the Chi2 Test)
- Number of Replicates in Plant Tissue Culture Work
- Example 1: Sunflower Anther Callus
- Example 2: Anther Culture of Cereals
- Calculation of the Number of Replicates
- Replication in Equal Increment Dose-Response Type Experiments
- Calculation of Mean, Standard Deviation , Standard Error and Coefficient of Variation
- Transformation of Data
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