REVIEW article

Front. Plant Sci., 03 June 2020

Sec. Plant Breeding

Volume 11 - 2020 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.00722

In vitro Ploidy Manipulation for Crop Improvement

  • Mountain Crop Improvement Lab, Department of Horticultural Science, Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center, North Carolina State University, Mills River, NC, United States

Abstract

In vitro regeneration systems provide a powerful tool for manipulating ploidy to facilitate breeding and development of new crops. Polyploid induction can expand breeding opportunities, assist with the development of seedless triploid cultivars, enhance ornamental characteristics and environmental tolerances, increase biomass and restore fertility in wide hybrids. In vitro ploidy manipulation is commonly induced using antimitotic agents such as colchicine, oryzalin and trifluralin, while many other antimitotic agents have been relatively unexplored. Successful induction requires a synergistic pairing of efficient penetration of the antimitotic agent and may be dependent the length of exposure and concentrations of antimitotic agents, tissue types, and interactions with basal media and plant growth regulators. In vitro conditions vary among taxa and individual genera, species, and cultivars, often requiring unique treatments to maximize polyploid induction. In some taxa, the induction of polyploidy influences in vitro growth, development, and root formation. Here we provide an overview of mitotic inhibitors and their application for in vitro ploidy manipulation for plant breeding and crop improvement.

Introduction

Polyploidy, the condition of having more than two sets of chromosomes, has long been recognized as a major driver of plant evolution and speciation (). Naturally occurring polyploids have been identified in a wide range of taxa and recent estimates suggest that almost all extant angiosperms have experienced polyploid events in their evolutionary history (). Potential evolutionary/adaptive advantages of being polyploid include increased heterosis, gene redundancy and mutational robustness, and phenotypic plasticity (; ).

The artificial induction of polyploidy can provide a valuable tool to assist with understanding evolutionary processes and to facilitate plant breeding and improvement programs. Polyploids often possess improved traits, such as thicker, darker-colored leaves; larger, longer-lasting flowers and thicker petals; enhanced vigor; improved tolerances to environmental stresses, pests and pathogens; increased metabolite production and may restore fertility in sterile wide hybrids (; ; ; ). However, incorporating polyploids into plant breeding programs often necessitates the induction of new polyploids.

In vitro chromosome doubling has predominantly been induced using the antimitotic agent colchicine. However, the herbicides oryzalin and trifluralin, are often preferred due to their reduced toxicity, higher affinity to plant tubulins, and effectiveness at lower concentrations. The success of in vitro chromosome doubling protocols is dependent upon the effectiveness of antimitotic agents to temporarily arrest cell division (cytokinesis) in actively growing tissue. While the length of exposure and concentrations of antimitotic agents is critical for chromosome doubling, several other factors such as tissue types, methods of application, culture conditions and species differences may influence the efficacy of in vitro chromosome doubling. Species-specific in vitro chromosome doubling protocols for diverse and valuable taxa have been widely reported (Table 1). In this review we will explore mitotic inhibitors and examine factors that impact in vitro polyploid manipulation and provide possible areas for further research.

TABLE 1

FamilySpeciesTissueAgentConcentrationExposureReferences
ActinidiaceaeActinidia chinensisOrganogenesis from petiolesColchicine1.25–2.5 mM4 hWu et al., 2011
AmaryllidaceaeClivia miniateImmature embryosColchicine10–50 mM10–30 daysWang and Lei, 2012
Allium cepaShoot apicesColchicine Oryzalin2.5 mM 50 μM24 h 24 h
ApiaceaeCentella asiaticaShoot apicesColchicine1.25–5 mM12–24 h
Trachyspermum ammiSeedsColchicine0.06–1.25 mM6–48 h
AraceaeSpathiphyllum wallsiiSomatic embryosOryzalin Trifluralin Colchicine10 μM 10 μM 100 μM16 h
Zantedeschia sp.Shoot apicesColchicine1.25 mM1–4 days
AsparagaceaeOphiopogon planiscapusEmbryogenic callusOryzalin7.5 μM3–9 days
AsteraceaeEchinacea purpureaOrganogenesis from petiolesColchicine300 mM28 days
Rudbeckia hirtaShoot apicesOryzalin15 μM3–5 daysTouchell personal communication
Rudbeckia subtomentosaShoot apicesOryzalin15–60 μM3–5 days
Rudbeckia maximaShoot apicesOryzalin60 μM3 days
Gerbera jamesoniiShootsColchicine2.5–12.5 mM2–8 h
Smallanthus sonchifoliusNodal segmentsColchicine Oryzalin3 mM 20–25 μM24 h 24–48 hViehmannová et al., 2009
Artemisia annuaOrganogenesis from leavesColchicine25 mM24 h
BalsaminaceaeImpatiens wallerianaShoot apicesOryzalin15–60 μM12–48 h
BixaxeaeBixa orellanaHypocotyl segmentsOryzalin15 μM15 days
BrassicaceaeRaphanus sativus x Brassica oleraceaShootsAmiprophos-methyl10–30 μM24 h
Brassica oleraceae var. capitateRoot culturesColchicine5–10 mM3–12 hYuan et al., 2015
Brassica oleraceae var. italicaRoot culturesColchicine1.25 mM6–12 hYuan et al., 2015
CannabaceaeHumulus lupulusShoot apicesColchicine0.25–2.5 mM24–72 hTrojal-Golush and Skomra, 2013
Cannabis sativaShoot apicesOryzalin20–60 μM24 h
CaryophyllaceaeLychnis sennoNodal segmentsColchicine0.25–1.25 μM3 days
Dianthus caryophyllusNodal segmentsAPM32.9 μM24 h
CucurbitaceaeCitrullus lanatusHypocotyl segmentsColchicine0.25 mM4 days
Citrullus lanatusShoot apicesColchicine Oryzalin Ethalfluralin Butralin Dinitramine1.5–2.5 mM 25–100 μM 25–100 μM 25–100 μM 25–100 μM3–9 days 3–9 days 3–9 days 3–9 days 3–9 days
Cucumis sativusNodal segments/shoot apicesColchicine Oryzalin Trifluralin0.6–3.75 mM 15–433 μM 15–450 μM18–36 h 18–36 h 18–36 h
EricaceaeRhododendron ‘Frangrantissimum Improved’Organogenic callusOryzalin7.514 days
RhododendronSeedlingsOryzalin Trifluralin0.3 mM 0.3 mM3 days 3 days
RhododendronShootsOryzalin30 μM24 hVäinölä, 2000
FabaceaeCercis glabraShoot apicesOryzalin150 μM12–96 h
HaemodoraceaeAnigozanthos sp.Axillary budsColchicine2.5 mM7 days
HydrangeaHydrangea macrophyllaApical shootOryzalin15–30 μM3–5 daysTouchell personal communication
Hydrangea arborescenceApical shootOryzalin15–30 μM3–5 daysTouchell personal communication
HypericaceaeHypericum sp.Organogenic callusOryzalin30 μM6 days
IridaceaeCrocosmia aureaSeedColchicine0.25–25 μM12 h–3 days
Watsonia lepidaHypocotyl segmentsOryzalin25–250 μM1–3 days
LamiaceaeThymus persicusShoot apicesColchicine0.75–1.25 mM12–48 h
Tetradenia ripariaSeedColchicine0.025–0.25 mM12–72 h
Plectranthus esculentusNodal segmentsColchicine0.025250 mM12–72 h
LiliaceaeTulipa gesnerianaFlower stemsOryzalin1.44–28.8 μM1–14 days
Lilium hybridBulb segmentsOryzalin30–200 μM2–6 h
Linum albumNodal segmentsColchicine1.25–5 mM24–96 h
ıLythraceaeLagerstroemia indicaNodal segmentsColchicine0.25–0.75 mM10 daysZhang et al., 2010
OleaceaeSyringa sp.Nodal segmentsColchicine0.05–0.25 mM1–2 days
OrchidaceaeBletilla striataProtocormsColchicine1.25–5 mM12–48 h
Dendrobium chrysotoxumProtocormsColchicine1.0 mM24 h
PassifloroideaePassiflora edulisHypocotyl segmentsColchicine Oryzalin0.025–1.25 mM 5–30 μM15 days 15 days
PlantaginaceaeHebe ‘Oratia Beauty’Nodal segmentsColchicine Oryzalin0.5–1.0 mM 11.5–289 μM48 h 48 h
PlumbaginoidaceaePlumbago auriculataShoot apicesPendimethalin800 μM7 days
PoaceaeMiscanthus sinensisShootsColchicine Oryzalin313 μM 5–15 μM18 h 4–7 days,
PoaceaeMiscanthus x giganteusShootsOryzalin15 μM3–5 daysTouchell and Ranney, 2012
Panicum virgatumEmbryogenic callusColchicine1 mM13 daysYang et al., 2014
Triticum aestivumMicrospore cultureColchicine3 mM24–48 h
PolemoniaceaePhlox subulataShoot apicesColchicine0.125–1.0 mM10–30 daysZhang et al., 2008
RanunculaceaeRanunculus asiaticusShootsColchicine Oryzalin Trifluralin100–200 μM 0.5–3.0 μM 2.0 μM16–24 h 6–10 weeks 6–10 weeks
Helleborus nigerShootsOryzalin Trifluralin3 μM 3–10 μM
Helleborus x nigercorsShootsOryzalin Trifluralin3 μM 3–10 μM
RhamnaceaeZiziphus jijubaShoot apicesColchicine1.25–2.524–72 h
RosaceaeRosa ‘Therese Bugnet’Shoot apices/nodal segmentsOryzalin5–15 μM14–28 days
Rosa rugosaNodal segmentsOryzalin5 μM12 h
Rosa hybridaNodal segmentsOryzalin Trifluralin APM6–24 μM 6–24 μM 6–24 μM12–48 h
Rosa persicaNodal segmentsTrifluralin APM6–24 μM 6–24 μM12–48 h
Chaenomeles japonicaNodal segmentsOryzalin Colchicine10–50 μM 0.25–38 mM1–2 days
Prunus laurocerasusShootsOryzalin150 μM1–2 days
Malus x domesticaAxillary budsColchicine10 mM2 days
Pyrus pyrifloraShootsColchicine0.25 mM1–8 days
Pyrus communisOrganogenesis from leafColchicine1 mM24–72 h
SalicaceaePopulus sp.Organogenesis from leavesColchicine50–100 μM2–4 daysXu et al., 2016
Populus hopeiensisOrganogensis from leavesColchicine100 μM96 hWu et al., 2020
SapindaceaeAcer platanoidesNodal segmentsOryzalin15 μM3 days
ScrophulariaceaeBuddleja sp.Nodal segmentsOryzalin3–7 μM1–3 days
SolanaceaePetunia axillarisLeaves, organogenesisColchicine0.2 mg15 days
VitaceaeVitis sp.ShootsColchicine1.25 mM24–48 h
ZingiberaceaeHedychium muluenseEmbryogenic callusColchicine Oryzalin2.5 mM 20–120 μM1–3 days 1–3 days

Reported in vitro polyploid induction of diverse crops utilizing varied tissues, antimitotic agents and concentrations, and exposure times.

History

Artificial induction of polyploids in plants was first reported in the late 1930s with demonstrating the use of colchicine for chromosome doubling of several species. Numerous studies investigating colchicine for ploidy manipulation soon followed this initial report (see ). The interest in polyploidy grew rapidly, and in 1941, The American Naturalist published the ‘Symposium on theoretical and practical aspects of polyploidy in crop plants’ (The American Naturalist, 1941). In that issue, first discussed the value of induced polyploidy for the improvement of ornamental plants. Since these early studies chromosome doubling has become an integral component of breeding programs for many economically important crops.

Advancements in plant tissue culture in the 1960s provided new opportunities for developing polyploids. isolated tetraploid cells from the pith of diploid tobacco plants and used in vitro culture to stabilize and produce tetraploid plants. Soon after, reported the use of colchicine to induce polyploid sugarcane cell suspensions. recovered tetraploid sugar beets by treating in vitro grown plantlets with colchicine. The past two decades have seen a significant increase in the use of in vitro polyploid induction. This increase may be attributed, in part, to the development and proliferation of tissue culture protocols for a diverse range of taxa.

Antimitotic Agents

In vitro polyploid manipulation is dependent upon disrupting the cell cycle to prevent polar migration of chromosomes during anaphase. Chemicals ranging from caffeine (Thomas et al., 1997) and nitrous oxide (Taylor et al., 1976) to antimicrotubule herbicides have all been shown to induce polyploidy. However, several antimicrotuble compounds, such as colchicine and oryzalin, have been predominantly used for successful in vitro polyploid induction (Table 2).

TABLE 2

Mitotic inhibitorMode of actionApplication
Miscellaneous
ColchicineDestabilizes β-tubulinSeeds, shoots, see Table 1
TaxolStabilizes β-tubulinNot reported for plant polyploidy
Nitrous oxidePossible interacts with α-tubulinSeeds Taylor et al. (1976)
Dinitroanilines
OryzalinDestabilizes α-tubulinSeeds, nodal segments, shoots, callus, see Table 1 for examples
TrifluralinDestabilizes α-tubulinNodal segments, shoots, callus, see Table 1 for examples
PendimethalinDestabilizes α-tubulinLimited use, Micro-shoots of Nepta ()
EthalfluralinDestabilizes α-tubulinLimited use, Micro-shoots of Nepta ()
Benzamides
PropyzamideDestabilizes α-tubulinNodal segments of Vitis davidii ()
Phosphorothioates
Amiprophos-methyl (APM)Destabilizes α-tubulin, same binding site as oryzalinNodal segments ()
Cyanoacrylates
Ethyl (2Z)-3-amino-2-cyano-4-ethylhex-2-enoate (CA1)Destabilizes α-tubulin, same binding site as oryzalinNo reports for plant polyploid induction
Carbamates
ProphamDisrupt and fragment spindle polesNo reports for plant polyploid induction
Proteasome inhibitors
LactacystinInterfere with regulatory proteins that govern metaphase, anaphase and cytokinesis transitionsNo reports for plant polyploid induction
MG132Same as lactacystinNo reports for plant polyploid induction
Cancer drugs
ReversineInhibits anaphase in human breast tissue to form polyploid cellsNo reports for plant polyploid induction

Mitotic inhibitors that are used or have potential to interfere with the cell cycle to induce polyploids.

Colchicine [N-5,6,7,9-tetrahydro-1,2,3,10-tetra-methoxy-9-oxobenzo(a)heptalen-7-yl] acetamide is perhaps the most commonly used mitotic inhibitor and has been used to recover polyploids in a wide range of species (Table 1). Colchicine is extracted from the bulbs of autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale) and is widely used as a medication to treat gout and other inflammatory diseases. As an antimitotic agent, colchicine disrupts the cell cycle beginning at metaphase where it destabilizes microtubules by binding to the β–tubulin subunit to form a colchicine-tubulin complex. As such, colchicine prevents microtubule polymerization, without influencing depolymerization, resulting in degradation of microtubules (). For in vitro chromosome doubling, colchicine has advantages that it is soluble in aqueous solutions, heat-stable, and can be autoclaved and easily applied to plant tissues. However, colchicine has high binding affinity for animal microtubules and is potentially toxic to humans (). In contrast, colchicine has relatively low binding affinity to plant microtubules which requires it to be used in high concentrations to maintain effectiveness.

Collectively, certain herbicides provide viable alternatives to colchicine for in vitro ploidy manipulation. It is estimated that approximately 25% of herbicides act by affecting mitosis (Vaughn and Lehnen, 1991). Herbicides consist of several different chemical classes with antimitotic activity, including dinitroanilines (oryzalin, trifluralin, pendamethalin) (; ), phosphorothioamidates (amipro-phos-methyl) (), benzamides (propyzamide) (), cyanoacrylates (ethyl (2Z)-3-amino-2-cyano-4-ethylhex-2-enoate) (Tresch et al., 2005), and carbonates (chlorpropham, propham).

Dinitroanilines are the most common class of herbicides used for in vitro ploidy manipulation. Dinitroanilines have shown to have high binding affinity to plant tubulins at low concentrations while showing little binding affinity with animal tubulins (; ). This group of compounds works similarly to colchicine to disrupt mitosis in metaphase. Dinitroanilines bind to α-tubulin to form a tubulin-dinitroaniline complex to prevent microtubule polymerization.

The dinitroanilines contain numerous compounds that can be divided into symmetric (e.g., oryzalin, trifluralin) and non-symmetric (e.g., pendimethalin) compounds that differentially interact with α-tubulin (see ). In a comprehensive study evaluating the effect of 12 different dinitroanilines on the unicellular parasite, Toxoplasma gondii, expressing oryzalin sensitive wild-type and α-tubulin mutants conferring oryzalin resistance, found that non-symmetric compounds dinitramine and pendimethalin demonstrated increased inhibition. Similarly, several trifluralin analogs showed increased binding efficiencies to α-tubulin of the unicellular organism Trypanosoma brucei (). These studies have suggested that small species-specific differences in the properties of α-tubulin binding sites may influence interaction with functional groups of different dinitroanilines.

For plant species, studies have shown that mutations to α-tubulin binding sites may alter binding affinities and confer resistance to the dinitroanilines, specifically oryzalin and trfluralin (; ). This may have significance for in vitro ploidy manipulation, as studies have been primarily isolated to oryzalin and trifluralin (Table 1), with only limited reports of alternative dinitroanilines such as pendamethalin (), dinitramine (), ethylfluralin (), and butralin (). With the structural diversity in dinitroanilines, different compounds may provide higher efficacy for recovering polyploids in recalcitrant species.

The phosphoric amides are another group of herbicides with antimitotic activity, of which amiprophos-methyl (APM) has been used for in vitro chromosome doubling (). Amiprophos-methyl has shown high affinity for tobacco α-tubulin and may target the same binding sites as oryzalin (). An advantage of APM is that it has increased solubility in water compared to dinitroanilines, thus reducing the use of additional solvents. Similarly, the benzamides, particularly propyzamide have shown potential for in vitro chromosome doubling (). Propyzamide also targets the same binding sites as oryzalin (). Cyanoacrylates are another class of antimitotic agents that have the same mechanisms as dinitroanilines (Tresch et al., 2005). Similar to APM and propyzamide, the cyanoacrylates, ethyl (2Z)-3-amino-2-cyano-4-ethylhex-2-enoate (CA1) and CA2 bind to α-tubulin at the same sites as oryzalin (Tresch et al., 2005). However, they have yet to be used for in vitro polyploid induction.

Nitrous oxide has also been reported to induce polyploids (Taylor et al., 1976). The mode of action has remained unclear. However, suggested that nitrous oxide may induce polyploidy by inhibiting microtubule polymerization. It is likely that nitrous oxide interacts with tyrosine to form nitrotyrosine (). Nitrotyrosine may replace tyrosine in α-tubulin and influence polymerization (; ). found that in Arabidopsis thaliana nitrotyrosine alone inhibited microtubule polymerization, but reduced sensitivity to oryzalin due to changes in α-tubulin binding sites. However, demonstrated that nitrotyrosine increased sensitivity of Nicotiana tabacum L. cell cultures to oryzalin, suggesting nitrotyrosine could provide addition antimicrotubule qualities.

In contrast to antimicrotubule agents, the carbamate herbicides, such as propham or chlorpropham, act to disrupt mitosis without influencing the polymerization or destabilization of microtubules. Rather, carbamates act to disrupt and fragment spindle poles throughout the cell resulting in a multipolar, rather than bipolar, migration of chromosomes (Vaughn and Lehnen, 1991). As such, it is unlikely that carbamates will be effective in the development of polyploids.

There are no reports of the use of proteasome inhibitors being utilized for vitro ploidy manipulation. However, proteasome inhibitors such as lactacystin and MG132, interfere with key regulatory proteins that govern the metaphase, anaphase and cytokinesis transitions (). A drawback of proteasome inhibitors is that treatments are not fully reversible ().

Another group of cell cycle inhibitors, including hydroxyurea and aphididcolin, act to arrest cell cycle at the beginning of S-phase. Following the removal of the inhibitor, cells progress through S, G2, and M phase in a synchronized manner (). While these compounds do not directly affect polyploidy, they may have utility as treatments to facilitate synchronizing the cell cycle and maximize the number of cells affected by the antimicrotubule agent thereby reducing cytochimeras.

In Vitro Polyploid Induction – an Overview

The success of in vitro polyploid induction is highly integrated with the development of efficient in vitro culture protocols. Plant tissue culture systems have often proven difficult for many taxa, especially woody plants and only a limited number of species have successfully been grown in tissue culture. Protocol development often needs to be conducted for each species and often for each clone to optimize regeneration protocols that can be applied for in vitro polyploid induction. Nonetheless, successful chromosome doubling has been achieved for a significant number of species representing a diverse range of families and genera (Table 1).

Key Variables Influencing In Vitro Polyploid Induction

Tissue Type

In vitro ploidy manipulation is highly dependent on the availability of successful in vitro regeneration systems. Although apical meristems can be treated in vitro, regeneration via somatic embryogenesis or shoot organogenesis is highly desirable for polyploid induction treatments. The ability to regenerate an entire plant from a single or only a few cells can improve the development of homogenous polyploid plants and minimizes the possibility of cytochimeras. Organogenic or embryogenic regeneration systems have been used for chromosome doubling for several species (Table 1). For Echinacea purpurea, polyloids were regenerated from petioles treated with colchicine (). Similarly, organogenesis from Populus sp. leaves treated with oryzalin resulted in polyploids. treated embryogenic callus of Hedychium muluense with colchicine or oryzalin to develop homogeneous polyploids. Further, in vitro regeneration systems are essential for developing dihaploids. regenerated dihaploids from microspores of Triticum aestivum treated with colchicine. In an alternative approach, Yuan et al. (2015) regenerated dihaploids from in vitro roots treated with colchicine of haploid Brassica sp.

In vitro regeneration systems via organogenesis and somatic embryogenesis, however, have only been developed for relatively few species, and this approach may result in greater somaclonal variation due to mutations and epigenetic changes (). For many crops, the development of in vitro regeneration systems provides unique challenges and alternative tissues may need to be considered. As such, nodal segments and shoot apices have been the most widely used tissues for in vitro chromosome doubling (Table 1).

To obtain homogenous polyploids using nodal segments and shoot apices, all initial cells within the three histogenic layers of the meristems need to be affected by the antimitotic agent (; ). If all the initial cells are not affected, mixoploids or cytochimeras may form. Mixoploids have been widely observed in in vitro chromosome doubling of a wide range of species, including; Acer platanoides (), Helleborus sp. (), Hypericum sp. (), Lagerstroemia indica (Zhang et al., 2010), Rhododendron hybrids (Väinölä, 2000; ), Rosa rugosa (), Ranunculus asiaticus (), Tulipa gesneriana (), and Vitis sp. (; see Table 1).

Mixoploid tissue are often unstable and have a high tendency for diplontic selection and may revert to their original ploidy. Diplontic selection may occur when diploid (or lower ploidy) cells (having less DNA) can replicate and divide faster than neighboring higher ploidy cells (; ). Over time, the proportion of lower ploidy cells increases resulting in the loss of converted cells. For example, documented cytochimeral sugar beets after treatment with colchicine and observed that polyploid cells disappeared over subsequent subcultures. Similarly, found that for Acer platanoides, mixoploid tissues reverted to diploids over a 6-month period.

Another approach is to treat seeds with antimitotic inhibitors prior to establishing in vitro cultures. treated Crocosmia aurea seed with 0.25 μM colchicine overnight or 25 μM colchicine for 3 days before using introducing them into tissue culture. The highest induction of homogenous tetraploids (29.82%) was achieved with 0.25 μM overnight.

Selection and Exposure to Antimitotic Agents

Polyploid induction is highly variable between species and cultivars and is dependent upon antimitotic agent, tissue type, and culture conditions (Table 1). While the dinitroaniline herbicides have a high affinity for plant tubulins and, more recently, have been increasingly used for in vitro chromosome doubling, colchicine remains a highly effective mitotic agent for many species. showed that binding efficiencies of colchicine to plant tubulins varied substantially between species, and colchicine still remains the most efficient and preferred antimitotic agents for species such as Populus hopeiensis (Wu et al., 2020).

Cholchicine is clearly the most used antimitotic agent (Table 1), regardless of the well-documented negative drawbacks (), and has been used for a diverse species ranging from herbaceous (e.g., Echinacea purpurea;) to woody crops (e.g., Chaenomeles japonica;). The wide success of colchicine as an antimitotic inhibitor has led to its continued and regular use in more recent studies, for example Bletilla striata (), Petuna axillaris (), and Populus hopeiensis (Wu et al., 2020). In comparison, oryzalin has been used successfully to create polyploid lines of woody and semi-woody plants including Rosa (), Rhododendron (), Chaenomeles (), Hypericum (), and Acer platanoides (; Table 1). Further, oryzalin has been shown to be more efficient than colchicine for in vitro chromosome doubling for Chaenomeles japonica (), Rhododendron sp. (Väinölä, 2000), Watsonia lepida (), and Ranunculus asiaticus ().

The concentration and length of exposure to antimitotic compounds are factors that are consistently investigated. While low levels of exposure are non-effective and high levels are lethal, the interaction between exposure time and concentration is not fully understood. For oryzalin, found that the concentration significantly affected survival and ploidy induction of Hypericum sp. callus; however, length of exposure had no effect. Similarly, concentration and exposure duration of oryzalin were not significant factors in inducing polyploidy in Rhododendron hybrids (Väinölä, 2000). For Populus hopeiensis both concentration and exposure time to colchicine were highly significant factors influencing polyploidy. For Rosa sp. the relationship between concentration and exposure time to oryzalin seemed to be dependent upon tissue type (; ). found reduced duration to oryzalin was required when using 1 mm nodal segments compared to shoot apices. Similarly, found nodal segment size influenced exposure duration to oryzalin. suggested that to ensure chromosome doubling, exposure time should be long enough to maximize the number of cells in mitosis and exposure to antimitotic compounds.

Solubility in relation to binding affinity to tubulin is another factor to consider when selecting an antimitotic agent. For example, colchicine is highly soluble in water (>1.5M) and can be readily added to standard culture media, but has a relatively low binding affinity to plant tubulins (). In contrast, dinitroanilines are relatively insoluble in aqueous solutions, with oryzalin reaching saturation at < 7.5 μM in water, but often bind to plant tubulins at concentrations below 500 nM (). Interestingly, working concentrations of oryzalin commonly used for polyploid induction regularly exceed both binding affinity and solubility concentrations (Table 1). While species differences in oryzalin specificity to tubulins may account for some variability (), the interaction between exogenous oryzalin concentrations and intracellular tubulin remain unclear.

The most common method for the in vitro application of antimitotic inhibitors is via treatment in a liquid solution or media, followed by recovering tissues on a regeneration or propagation medium, though, in some cases, the addition of antimitotic agents to solidified media has been successful for developing polyploids. For Hypericum sp., polyploids were developed after exposing regenerative callus to oryzalin in a liquid media for 3 to 9 days (). In contrast, used solid media containing oryzalin to induce polyploidy in Ranunculus asiaticus.

Commonly, the antimitotic agents are added to media with similar composition to the in vitro growth media. It is possible that media components may also interact with antimitotic agents to influence chromosome doubling. For example, the efficiency of dinitroanilines binding to α-tubulin is significantly influenced by pH and sucrose (; ). In tubulin binding assays, , showed a threefold increase in oryzalin binding affinity when pH was increased from 6.0 to 7.0. Further, these authors noted that sucrose may alter the interaction between oryzalin and tubulin (). Sucrose and pH are two key components in plant tissue culture media and need to be considered when developing in vitro polyploidy protocols.

Plant growth regulators may also interact with antimitotic agents. showed the addition of the cytokinin 6-benzyl amino purine (BA) to medium containing oryzalin increased shoot mortality at higher oryzalin concentrations. They suggested that BA may act to increase cell cycling, producing cells that more quickly transition from metaphase to anaphase where they may be susceptible to oryzalin (). Considering media components when developing in vitro ploidy manipulation protocols may maximize chromosome doubling efficiencies.

Influence Of Pre and Post-Treatments

In some cases, pre-treatments have been utilized to facilitate synchronizing the cell cycle to maximize the effect of antimitotic agents. found for nodal segments of Acer platanoides, a 7-day culture on media supplemented with a combination of 4 μM BAP and 1 μM IAA prior to oryzalin treatments, significantly increased the number of stable tetraploids recovered. Similarly, Wu et al. (2020) found leaf blades of Populus hopeiensis cultured on 1.78 μM BAP, 0.07 μM TDZ and 0.53 μM IAA for 7 days prior to colchicine treatment significantly increased polyploid induction. In contrast, for Tulipa gesneriana, incubating stem disks for 2 weeks on media supplemented with 4 μM BAP, 15 μM 2-iP, and 4 μM NAA did not influence polyploid induction ().

Culture conditions following treatment with antimitotic agents have also been shown to influence chromosome doubling. found that culturing Raphanobrassica hybrids on media containing either silver nitrate (AgNO3) or aminoethoxyvinylglycine (AVG) after treatment with the mitotic inhibitor APM increased in tissue survival and polyploids. These compounds inhibit ethylene production and were shown to reduce chlorosis resulting in higher recovery rates of tissues affected by APM.

Crop Improvement

The effects of whole genome duplication may cause significant genetic changes in gene expression and gene function and may have significant effects for crop breeding and development. The specific effects of polyploidy may vary greatly between species and polyploid induction events.

Morphological changes are regularly reported in response to chromosome doubling. Increased stomatal size has been commonly used to identify chromosome doubling (; ). Traits such as leaf size and thickness (Väinölä, 2000; ), inflorescence size and number (; ; ) internode length and plant height (; ) have all been reported to be influenced by chromosome doubling. Increases in polyploidy have also been linked to an increase in size and biomass. For example, many grasses used as bioenergy feedstocks are polyploids ().

In vitro polyploid induction may also facilitate the development of improved, non-invasive, seedless nursery crops. One of the most effective means for developing seedless plants is to create triploids (plants with three sets of chromosomes) by crossing a diploid with artificially induced tetraploid (). This approach has been successful for several species including Miscanthus sinensis ().

Hybrid sterility, also referred to as chromosomal sterility, often occurs due to improper chromosome pairing during meiosis as a result of structural differences in parental chromosomes (; ). In many cases, doubling chromosomes of sterile hybrids, thereby developing allotetraploids, provides a homolog for chromosomes to pair with during meiosis and restores fertility. Doubling chromosomes has been successful in restoring fertility in the wide hybrids Rhododendron ‘Fragrant Affinity’ (), × Chitalpa tashkentensis (), and Rudbeckia sp. (). Further, chromsosome doubling restored fertility to the interspecific triploid bioenergy grass, Miscanthus × giganteus (Touchell and Ranney, 2012).

Opportunities for the Future

The future development and improvement of efficient, reliable and repeatable in vitro ploidy manipulation protocols may consider multiple variables:

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    The development of effective and efficient regeneration systems. Regeneration through organogenesis and somatic embryogenesis can facilitate reducing cytochimeras and increase the production of homogeneous polyploids. However, regeneration systems have been developed for a small number of crops and in most cases polyploid induction studies have focused on using shoot apices or nodal segments.

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    Exploring the diversity of mitotic inhibitors. In vitro ploidy manipulation studies have focused primarily on a small number of antimitotic agents. Considering the diversity in the structural range of antimicrotubule agents, especially herbicides, there is significant opportunity to further explore their efficacy in in vitro ploidy manipulation.

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    Considering interaction with media components. In vitro procedures are often species-specific and each taxa requires unique media compositions. The effect of the interactions of media components on polyploid induction has received little attention. Considering pH, sucrose, and growth regulators may interact with mitotic inhibitors it may be important to integrate in vitro protocols with ploidy manipulation.

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    Refining cultures conditions before and after treatments. Some studies have found pre- and post-treatments beneficial in maximizing survival and homogeneous polyploids. These treatments may act to synchronize the cell cycle and moderate physiological responses to stresses imposed by mitotic inhibitors.

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Author contributions

DT was the lead author in the preparation of the manuscript. All authors were involved in discussing, formulating, and editing the manuscript.

Funding

This study was supported by North Carolina Department of Agriculture – Bioenergy Research Initiative, Spring Meadow, Star Roses and Plants, Nursery, Darwin Perennials, The J. Frank Schmidt Family Charitable Foundation.

Acknowledgments

We would like to thank the staff at the NCSU Mountain Crop Improvement (MCI) Lab (including Andra Nus, Nathan Lynch, and Thomas Eaker).

Conflict of interest

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Keywords

chromosome doubling, in vitro regeneration, mitotic inhibitor, plant breeding, polyploidy, whole genome duplication

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Touchell DH, Palmer IE and Ranney TG (2020) In vitro Ploidy Manipulation for Crop Improvement. Front. Plant Sci. 11:722. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00722

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10 December 2019

Accepted

06 May 2020

Published

03 June 2020

Volume

11 - 2020

Edited by

Sergio J. Ochatt, INRA UMR1347 Agroécologie, France

Reviewed by

Toshihiko Yamada, Hokkaido University, Japan; Cristian Silvestri, University of Tuscia, Italy

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*Correspondence: Darren H. Touchell, ;

This article was submitted to Plant Breeding, a section of the journal Frontiers in Plant Science

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