Benefiting from the past: establishing in vitro culture of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) from provenance trial trees and seedlings.

ABSTRACT:

Background

European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) is distributed across diverse climate conditions throughout Europe. Local adaptations, such as drought tolerance, could become crucial for maintaining beech populations facing climate change. In vitro culture offers a promising tool for preserving and propagating valuable genotypes and provides a basis for biotechnological research, although establishing and propagating recalcitrant beech in vitro is difficult. To the best of our knowledge, this study is the first to use beeches from a provenance trial to establish in vitro cultures, aiming to capture a wide genetic spectrum and investigate provenance-specific suitability for in vitro cultivation. In addition, a high-throughput method using seedlings has been developed to increase the

SUBMITTER: Zahn V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11887157 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature