Development, integrative study and research prospects of Deschampsia antarctica collection

Authors

  • Viktor Kunakh Department of Cell Population Genetics, Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 150 Acad. Zabolotnogo Str., 03143, Kyiv, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9418-3172
  • Maryana Twardovska Department of Cell Population Genetics, Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 150 Acad. Zabolotnogo Str., 03143, Kyiv, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9132-1330
  • Igor Andreev Department of Cell Population Genetics, Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 150 Acad. Zabolotnogo Str., 03143, Kyiv, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3706-8514
  • Nadia Drobyk Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University, М. Kryvonosa str., 2, Ternopil, 46027, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8927-8687
  • Daria Navrotska Department of Cell Population Genetics, Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 150 Acad. Zabolotnogo Str., 03143, Kyiv, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8405-4732
  • Nataliia Nuzhyna Educational and Scientific Centre, Institute of Biology and Medicine Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, 1 Symona Petlyury str., Kyiv, 01032, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4404-4502
  • Oksana Poronnik Department of Cell Population Genetics, Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 150 Acad. Zabolotnogo Str., 03143, Kyiv, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0105-6925
  • Iryna Konvalyuk Department of Cell Population Genetics, Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 150 Acad. Zabolotnogo Str., 03143, Kyiv, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2283-6063
  • Ganna Myryuta Department of Cell Population Genetics, Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 150 Acad. Zabolotnogo Str., 03143, Kyiv, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2474-4293
  • Roman Ivannikov M.M. Gryshko National Botanic Garden of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 1 Timiryazevska str., 01014, Kyiv, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5917-2980
  • Ivan Parnikoza Department of Cell Population Genetics, Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 150 Acad. Zabolotnogo Str., 03143, Kyiv, Ukraine; State Institution National Antarctic Scientific Center, Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, 16 Shevchenko Ave., 01601, Kyiv, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0490-8134

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https://doi.org/10.24425/ppr.2023.144537

Abstract

This review presents the results of multi-year efforts for the development and integral investigation of the collection of Deschampsia antarctica É. Desv. plants originated from the maritime Antarctic. To create the collection, we have optimized the procedures and conditions for germination of seeds and generation of aseptic plants in vitro together with their subsequent clonal propagation, long-term in vitro culture, and acclimatization of plants to pot culture, and finally produced fertile plants able to set viable seeds. The collection of plants cultivated in vitro and in pots is consisted of clones of 22 different genotypes originated from eight island populations from the Argentine Islands – Kyiv Peninsula region. Some of these clones have been successfully cultured for more than ten years and were found to be genetically stable over this period. The collection was shown to be heterogeneous in a number of variables. The morphological and anatomical characteristics of the plants, as well as the data of karyological, molecular cytogenetic, molecular genetics, and biochemical analysis are presented. The created collection of D. antarctica plants can provide a valuable plant material with well-studied characteristics grown under controlled conditions to perform experimental research on the mechanisms for plant adaptation and resistance to various abiotic factors of Antarctic environment. Furthermore, development of the collection and its comprehensive characterization form the basis for further biotechnological developments focused on the use of this Antarctic plant as a source of biologically active substances, which can potentially be used for therapeutic and prophylactic purposes.

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2023-02-10

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Kunakh, Viktor, et al. “Development, Integrative Study and Research Prospects of Deschampsia Antarctica Collection”. Polish Polar Research, vol. 44, no. 1, Feb. 2023, pp. 41–68, doi:10.24425/ppr.2023.144537.

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