Biotechnology Plantations Product Plant Sale Newsletter Shareholders CONTEST and AGREEMENT Contact News LINES OF INVESTIGATION Micropropagation Having efficient micropropagation protocols allows Bosques Naturales to rapidly reproduce the elite plant material from its selection and improvement program. The high multiplication rates make it possible to have the material necessary for the extensive planting of new clones, either for experimentation or for commercial exploitation, in a relatively short period of time. Priorities: o Improve the effectiveness and efficiency of in vitro introduction o Improve the quality of micro-shoots o Increase rooting percentages o Reduce mortality during acclimatization Rootstock A rootstock must possess 3 basic characteristics. (1) Be compatible with the variety to be grafted (2) Be rustic, that is, resistant to pests (mainly fungi and soil bacteria, viruses and nematodes, among others) and abiotic factors (salinity and / or drought among the most important) (3) Be vigorous This constitutes a very promising potential market, since few genotypes are known as graft patterns for walnut. Developing an alternative line could be an excellent opportunity for BN. Unlike the selections for wood, where the shape and quality of the wood pose barriers that limit the usefulness of the seed population, in the case of developing patterns for fruit trees we would have a large population to sample, made up of more than 60,000 trees genetically different, where each could become a commercial pattern. Having a progeny that expresses high hybrid vigor and having a functional micropropagation technology would greatly facilitate the evaluation and accelerated reproduction of candidate trees. This same principle could be applied to the cherry tree, Clone assay These aim to conclude the improvement process that began with the selection of the plus trees. The trials must be established in locations with contrasting soil and climate conditions, which will allow us to know the adaptability of each clone and to be able to make recommendations on the best growing areas for each one. Results: In 2013 we set up the first series of 3 clonal trials, in La Mota (Galicia). The following year, 2 new trials were established in Granada and El Soto (Toledo). The experiments have been mounted under a genetic-statistical design that will give scientific support to the conclusions derived from them. Conservation Biotechnologies allow germplasm to be stored much more efficiently than any other technique. Plant tissue culture is a way to conserve genetic diversity ex situ in the short and medium term. We have managed to keep walnut micro-shoots at low temperatures for three months. We continue to deepen the conditioning of the material before and after the treatment with low temperatures Sprout regeneration Having a sprout regeneration protocol from asexual material (leaves) is of vital importance as it would improve the efficiency of reproduction and reduce the cost per vitroplants. It also opens up countless applications in the field of genetic improvement and the production of secondary metabolites. In the case of the cherry, we have managed by direct organogenesis to regenerate shoots and produce plants from leaves. In walnut, although a great advance has been made in inducing calluses and regenerating roots also from leaves, the results are still not as expected, requiring a more in-depth study to improve the conversion of the process towards the production of shoots. New species There are other species, such as oak, which, due to their timber potential, are also the company's target. Evaluations in experimental plots have made it possible to determine the existence of plus trees with potential for their exploitation. We assume that you agree and accept our privacy policies.I agree More information