Establishment of an efficient plant regeneration and Agrobacterium-mediated transformation protocol in ornamental Chrysanthemum (C. morifolium)
摘要
Chrysanthemum morifolium, an economically important ornamental and medicinal species, faces limitations in genetic improvement due to sporophytic self-incompatibility (SSI), narrow genetic diversity, and susceptibility to biotic and abiotic stresses. This study establishes a highly efficient, callus-free regeneration and transformation system to address these challenges. A direct organogenesis protocol using leaf explants and optimized hormones (2.0 mg/L BAP + 0.1 mg/L NAA) achieved (92.5% ± 6.61) regeneration efficiency without callus intervention, minimizing somaclonal variation and ensuring genetic fidelity. Furthermore, systematic optimization of Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation parameters, bacterial density (OD₆₀₀ 0.6), acetosyringone (200 µM), kanamycin (20 mg/L), and infection time (15 min), yielded a (84.8% ± 3.96) transformation success rate, with robust survival of acclimatized transgenic plants. Overall, this efficient and reproducible system provides a robust platform for functional genomics, CRISPR/Cas-based genome editing, and targeted trait enhancement, enabling rapid development of stress-resilient, high-value chrysanthemum cultivars for both research and commercial breeding applications.