Biologia plantarum 58:363-369, 2014 | DOI: 10.1007/s10535-014-0405-x

Interactions between embryogenic callus of Abies alba and Heterobasidion spp. in dual cultures

K. Nawrot-Chorabik1,*
1 Department of Forest Pathology, University of Agriculture, Krakow, Poland

Interactions between three genotypes of a silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) embryogenic callus and Heterobasidion abietinum, H. parviporum, and H. annosum were examined in dual cultures. The aim of this study was to determine whether dual cultures can be used to evaluate the degree of fungal virulence at an embryogenic level, and whether different genotypes of a callus show different susceptibility. The dual cultures were performed on Schenk and Hildebrandt medium. Mycelial growth of H. parviporum and H. annosum was significantly stimulated in the presence of the callus but was not directional in nature. The embryogenic callus died between six and nine days after being colonized by H. parviporum suggesting that this was the most virulent species. By contrast, the callus remained healthy for up to 50 d after colonization with H. abietinum suggesting that this was the least virulent species. The callus of the A. alba genotype which originated in the mountain region of Poland remained healthy and alive for a significantly longer period than the other two genotypes in the dual cultures with all three Heterobasidion species even though overgrown by mycelium suggesting that the mountain genotype had the strongest defence response to Heterobasidion infection.

Keywords: in vitro culture; mycelial growth; silver fir
Subjects: embryogenic callus; dual cultures; in vitro culture; mycelial growth; fungal infection; silver fir
Species: Abies alba; Heterobasidion abietinum; Heterobasidion annosum; Heterobasidion parviporum

Received: February 7, 2013; Revised: September 20, 2013; Accepted: November 6, 2013; Published: June 1, 2014Show citation

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Nawrot-Chorabik, K. (2014). Interactions between embryogenic callus of Abies alba and Heterobasidion spp. in dual cultures. Biologia plantarum, 58(2), 363-369. doi: 10.1007/s10535-014-0405-x.
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