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GERMPLASM AND ITS CONSERVATION
BY: PRIYA KUMARI
INTRODUCTION
 A germ is a collection of genetic resources for an
organism.For plants,the germplasm may be stored
as a seed collection(even a large seed bank) or for
trees in a nursery.Animal as well as plant genetics
may be stored in a gene bank or cryobank.
 Germplasm is a living tissues from which new
plants can be grown.It can be a seed or another
plant part-a leaf,a piece of stem,pollen or even just
a few cells that can be turned into the whole plant.
 It contains the information for a species genetic
make up,a valuable natural resources of plant
diversity.
GERMPLASM IN AGRICULTURAL
PURPOSE…..
 Agricultural benefits from uniformity among crop
plants within a variety,which ensures consistent
yield and make management easier.
 However,genetic uniformity leaves crops especially
vulnerable and to new pests and stresses.
 Genetic diversity of germplasm gives plant
breeders the sustained ability to develop new high
yielding ,high quality varieties that can resist
constantly evolving pests ,diseases and
environmental stresses.
 Sexually compatible wild species and landraces –
ancestral varieties of crop species are the key to
genetic diversity,but the amount of land where
plants grow wild continues to shrink and many plant
species are disappearing.
 That’s why the plant science community has
developed conservation system to
evaluate ,catalogue and distribute germplasm for
people all over the world to use.
GERMPLASM BIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGY
GERMPLASM CONSERVATION
CONTENT:
1. Abstract
2. History
3. Definition
4. Way of conservation
5. Cryopreservation
6. Advantages and
disadvantages
ABSTRACT
The ever growing human population demands
increased agricultural productivity if possible through
methods that don’t harm the natural environment.The
genetic improvement of crop species is one answer to
this problem.
However,to successfully do so, a diverse array of
genotypes would be needed. Since continued overuse
and misuse of our natural resources together with
intensive agriculture are causing tremendous amount of
genetic erosion.
It is imperative that crop genetic resources be
conserved.
HISTORY ABOUT GERMPLASM
Even since primitive man learned the art of learning and
realised the economic utility of plants,he started saving
selected seeds or vegetative propagules from one
season to next.Conservation was taught and decreed in
part of India and China as far back as(700 B.C).
The concept of physical basis of heredity expressed
by the 19th century Biologist August
Weisamann.According to his theory,germplasm,
which is independent from all other cells of the
body(somatoplasm) is essential element of germ
cells(eggs and sperm) and is the heredity material that
is passed from generation to generation.
Weisamann first proposed this theory in 1883,it was
later published in (1892; The Germplasm:A Theory
of Heredity).Bajaj 1995 and Staristky 1997 reported
that some of the valuable gene pools might be lost
unless co-ordinated efforts are made towards the
conservation of genetic stock all over the world.
Realising the danger of genetic resources the
U.N Conferences on Human Environment held in
Stockholm in 1972,recommended conservation of
the habitat that are rich in genetic diversity.
WHAT IS GERMPLASM CONSERVATION?
Plant germplasm is the genetic sources material used by
the plant breeders to develop new cultivars.
They may include:
 Seeds
Other plant propagules are:
 Leaf
 Stem
 Pollen
 Cultured cells
Which can be grown into mature plant?
Germplasm provide the raw material( genes) which the
breeder used to develop commercial crop varieties.
NEED FOR CONSERVATION OF GERMPLASM
 Loss of genetic diversity among plant species.
 Human dependence on plant species for food and
many different uses.E.g. basic food crops,building
materials,oils,lubricants,rubber and other
latexes,resins,waxes,perfumes,dyes fibres and
medicines.
 Species extinction aand many other are threatened
and endangered-deforestation.
 Great diversity of plants is needed to keep the
various natural ecosystems functioning stably-
interactions between species.
 Aesthetic value of natural ecosystems and diversity
of plant species.
MODE OF CONSERVATION
IN SITU CONSERVATION
 In situ conservation is on- site conservation or
conservation of natural resources in a natural
population of plants such as forests genetic
resources in natural population of tree species.
 It is the process of protecting an endangered plant
in its natural habitat either by protecting or cleaning
up the habitat itself or by defending the species
from predators.
 It is applied to conservation of agriculture
biodiversity in agro ecosystem by
farmers,especially those using unconventional
farming practice.
Germplasm and its conservation
EX SITU CONSERVATION
Ex situ conservation means literally,”off-site
conservation “.It is the process of protecting an
endangered species of plants or animal outside of
its natural habitat;for example, by removing part of
the population from a threatened habitat and
placing it in a new location ,which may be a wide
area or within the care of humans.
EX SITU CONSERVATION CAN BE CARRIED OUT
BY SEVERAL METHODS
 Seed gene bank
 In vitro storage
 Dna storage
 Pollen storage
 Field gene bank
 Botanical gardens
IN VITRO METHOD FOR GERMPLASM CONSERVATION
 In vitro method employing shoots, meristems and
embryos are ideally suited for the conservation of
germplasm.The plant with recalcitrant seeds and
genetically engineered can also be preserved by this in
vitro approach.
 There are several advantages associated with in vitro
germplasm conservation.
 Large quantities of material can be preserved in small
space.
 The germplasm preserved can be maintained in an
environment free from pathogens.
 It can be protected against the nature’s hazards.
 From the germplasm stock large number of plants can
be obtained whenever needed.
THERE ARE THREE MAIN APPROACHES FOR THE IN
VITRO CONSERVATION OF GERMPLASM
 CROPRESERVATION
 COLD STORAGE
 LOW –PRESSURE AND LOW OXYGEN -
STORAGE
IN VITRO CONSERVATION OF GERMPLASM..
CRYOPRESERVATION
Cryopreservation (Greek,krayos-frost)literally mean
in the frozen state.The principle involved in
cryopreservation to bring the plant cells and tissue
cultures to a zero metabolism or non-dividing state
by reducing the temperature in the presences of
cryopreservation.
CRYOPRESERVATION broadly means the storage
of germplasm at very low temperature.
 Over solid carbon dioxide(at 79°C)
 Low temperature deep freezer(at -80°C)
 In liquid nitrogen( at -196°C)
 Among these,the most commonly used
cryopreservation is by employing liquid nitrogen.At
the temperature of liquid nitrogen(at -196°C),the
cell stay in a completely inactive state and thus can
be conserved for longer period.Infact
cryopreservation has been successfully applied for
germplasm conservation.Plant species e.g
rice,wheat,peanut,sugarcane,coconut.
MECHANISM OF CRYOPRESERVATION
The technique of freeze preservation is based on
the transfer of water present in the cells from a
liquid to solid state.Due to the presence of salts and
organic molecules in the cells,the cell water
requires much more lower temperature to
freeze(even up to -68°C) compared to the freezing
point of pure water(around 0°C).When stored at low
temperature,the metabolic processes and biological
deteriorations in the cells/tissues almost come to
standstill.
Germplasm and its conservation
TECHNIQUE OF CRYOPRESERVATION
The cryopreservation of plant cell culture followed
the regeneration of plants broadly involves the
following stages.
 Development of sterile tissue culture.
 Addition of cryoprotectant and pretreatment.
 Freezing
 Storage
 Thawing
 Reculture
 Measurement of survival/viability
 Plant regeneration
1.DEVELOPMENT OF STERILE TISSUE
CULTURE
The selection of plant species and the tissue with
particular references to the morphological and
physiological characters largely influences the ability of
the explants to survive in cryopreservation.Any tissue
from a plant can be used for cryopreservation
e.g.meristems,embryos,endosperm,ovules,seeds,
culture plants.
2.ADDITION OF CRYOPROTECTANT
Cryoprotectant are the compound that can prevent the
damage caused to cells by freezing or thawing.There
are several cryoprotectant which include:
(DMSO,GLYCEROL,ETHYLENE,PROPYLENE,
SUCROSE,MANNOSE,GLUCOSE…..)
Development of tissue
culture
Cryoprotectant
3.FREEZING
The sensitivity of the cells to low temperature is visible
and largely depends on the plant species.Four different
types of freezing are used.
 Slow freezing method
 Rapid freezing method
 Stepwise freezing method
 Dry freezing method
4.STORAGE
Maintenance of the frozen cultures at the specific
temperature is as important as freezing.In general,the
frozen cells/tissues are kept for storage at temperature
in the range of -72 to-196°C.Storage is ideally done in
liquid nitrogen refrigerator at 150°C in the vapour
phase,or at -196°C in the liquid phase.
LOOK OF STORAGE TECHNIQUE!
The ultimate objective of storage is to stop all the
cellular metabolic activities and maintain their
viability .For long term storage temperatue at -
196°C in liquid nitrogen is ideal.
5.THAWING
Thawing is usually carried out by plunging the
frozen sample in ampoules into the warm water
(temp 35-45°C)bath with vigorous swirling.By this
approach,rapid thawing(at the rate of 500-
750°Cmin-1)occurs,and this protects the cell from
the damaging effects ice crystal formation.
As the thawing occurs (ice completely melts) the
ampoules are quickly transferred to a water bath at
temperature 20-25°C.This transfer is necessary
since the cells get damaged if left for long in
warm(35-45°C) water bath.
6.RECULTURE
In general thawed germplasm is washed several
times to remove cryoprotectant.The material is then
cultured in a fresh media.
7.PLANT REGENERATION
The ultimate purpose of cryopreservation of
germplasm is to regenerate the desired plant.For
appropriate plant growth and regeneration,the
cryopreserved cell/tissue have to be carefully
nursed and grown.Addition of certain growth
promoting substances ,besides maintenance of
appropriate environmental conditionis often
necessary for successful plant regeneration.
APPLICATION OF GERMPLASM
CONSERVATION
 Plant materials(cell/tissue) of several species can be
cryopreserved and maintained for severals years ,and
used as and when needed.
 Cryopreservation is an ideal method for long term
conservation of cell culture which produces secondary
metabolites e.g. medicines.
 Disease (pathogen) free plant material can be frozen
and propagated whenever required.
 Recalcitrant seeds can be maintained for long.
 Conservationof somaclonal and gametoclonal variation
in culture.
 Plant material from endangered species can be
conserved.
 Cryopreservation is a good method for the selection of
cold resistant mutant cell lines which could develop into
frost resistant plant.
LIMITATION OF GERMPLASM
 The expensive equipment needed to provide
controlled and varible rates of cooling/warming
temperatures can however be a limitation in the
application of in vitro technology for large scale
germplasm conservation.
 Formation of ice crystal inside the cell should be
prevented as they cause injury to the cell.
 Sometimes certain solutes from the cell leak out
during freezing.
 Cryoprotectant also effect the viability of cells.
THANK YOU………….

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Germplasm and its conservation

  • 1. GERMPLASM AND ITS CONSERVATION BY: PRIYA KUMARI
  • 2. INTRODUCTION  A germ is a collection of genetic resources for an organism.For plants,the germplasm may be stored as a seed collection(even a large seed bank) or for trees in a nursery.Animal as well as plant genetics may be stored in a gene bank or cryobank.  Germplasm is a living tissues from which new plants can be grown.It can be a seed or another plant part-a leaf,a piece of stem,pollen or even just a few cells that can be turned into the whole plant.  It contains the information for a species genetic make up,a valuable natural resources of plant diversity.
  • 3. GERMPLASM IN AGRICULTURAL PURPOSE…..  Agricultural benefits from uniformity among crop plants within a variety,which ensures consistent yield and make management easier.  However,genetic uniformity leaves crops especially vulnerable and to new pests and stresses.  Genetic diversity of germplasm gives plant breeders the sustained ability to develop new high yielding ,high quality varieties that can resist constantly evolving pests ,diseases and environmental stresses.
  • 4.  Sexually compatible wild species and landraces – ancestral varieties of crop species are the key to genetic diversity,but the amount of land where plants grow wild continues to shrink and many plant species are disappearing.  That’s why the plant science community has developed conservation system to evaluate ,catalogue and distribute germplasm for people all over the world to use.
  • 6. GERMPLASM CONSERVATION CONTENT: 1. Abstract 2. History 3. Definition 4. Way of conservation 5. Cryopreservation 6. Advantages and disadvantages
  • 7. ABSTRACT The ever growing human population demands increased agricultural productivity if possible through methods that don’t harm the natural environment.The genetic improvement of crop species is one answer to this problem. However,to successfully do so, a diverse array of genotypes would be needed. Since continued overuse and misuse of our natural resources together with intensive agriculture are causing tremendous amount of genetic erosion. It is imperative that crop genetic resources be conserved.
  • 8. HISTORY ABOUT GERMPLASM Even since primitive man learned the art of learning and realised the economic utility of plants,he started saving selected seeds or vegetative propagules from one season to next.Conservation was taught and decreed in part of India and China as far back as(700 B.C). The concept of physical basis of heredity expressed by the 19th century Biologist August Weisamann.According to his theory,germplasm, which is independent from all other cells of the body(somatoplasm) is essential element of germ cells(eggs and sperm) and is the heredity material that is passed from generation to generation.
  • 9. Weisamann first proposed this theory in 1883,it was later published in (1892; The Germplasm:A Theory of Heredity).Bajaj 1995 and Staristky 1997 reported that some of the valuable gene pools might be lost unless co-ordinated efforts are made towards the conservation of genetic stock all over the world. Realising the danger of genetic resources the U.N Conferences on Human Environment held in Stockholm in 1972,recommended conservation of the habitat that are rich in genetic diversity.
  • 10. WHAT IS GERMPLASM CONSERVATION? Plant germplasm is the genetic sources material used by the plant breeders to develop new cultivars. They may include:  Seeds Other plant propagules are:  Leaf  Stem  Pollen  Cultured cells Which can be grown into mature plant? Germplasm provide the raw material( genes) which the breeder used to develop commercial crop varieties.
  • 11. NEED FOR CONSERVATION OF GERMPLASM  Loss of genetic diversity among plant species.  Human dependence on plant species for food and many different uses.E.g. basic food crops,building materials,oils,lubricants,rubber and other latexes,resins,waxes,perfumes,dyes fibres and medicines.  Species extinction aand many other are threatened and endangered-deforestation.  Great diversity of plants is needed to keep the various natural ecosystems functioning stably- interactions between species.  Aesthetic value of natural ecosystems and diversity of plant species.
  • 13. IN SITU CONSERVATION  In situ conservation is on- site conservation or conservation of natural resources in a natural population of plants such as forests genetic resources in natural population of tree species.  It is the process of protecting an endangered plant in its natural habitat either by protecting or cleaning up the habitat itself or by defending the species from predators.  It is applied to conservation of agriculture biodiversity in agro ecosystem by farmers,especially those using unconventional farming practice.
  • 16. Ex situ conservation means literally,”off-site conservation “.It is the process of protecting an endangered species of plants or animal outside of its natural habitat;for example, by removing part of the population from a threatened habitat and placing it in a new location ,which may be a wide area or within the care of humans.
  • 17. EX SITU CONSERVATION CAN BE CARRIED OUT BY SEVERAL METHODS  Seed gene bank  In vitro storage  Dna storage  Pollen storage  Field gene bank  Botanical gardens
  • 18. IN VITRO METHOD FOR GERMPLASM CONSERVATION  In vitro method employing shoots, meristems and embryos are ideally suited for the conservation of germplasm.The plant with recalcitrant seeds and genetically engineered can also be preserved by this in vitro approach.  There are several advantages associated with in vitro germplasm conservation.  Large quantities of material can be preserved in small space.  The germplasm preserved can be maintained in an environment free from pathogens.  It can be protected against the nature’s hazards.  From the germplasm stock large number of plants can be obtained whenever needed.
  • 19. THERE ARE THREE MAIN APPROACHES FOR THE IN VITRO CONSERVATION OF GERMPLASM  CROPRESERVATION  COLD STORAGE  LOW –PRESSURE AND LOW OXYGEN - STORAGE
  • 20. IN VITRO CONSERVATION OF GERMPLASM..
  • 21. CRYOPRESERVATION Cryopreservation (Greek,krayos-frost)literally mean in the frozen state.The principle involved in cryopreservation to bring the plant cells and tissue cultures to a zero metabolism or non-dividing state by reducing the temperature in the presences of cryopreservation. CRYOPRESERVATION broadly means the storage of germplasm at very low temperature.  Over solid carbon dioxide(at 79°C)  Low temperature deep freezer(at -80°C)  In liquid nitrogen( at -196°C)
  • 22.  Among these,the most commonly used cryopreservation is by employing liquid nitrogen.At the temperature of liquid nitrogen(at -196°C),the cell stay in a completely inactive state and thus can be conserved for longer period.Infact cryopreservation has been successfully applied for germplasm conservation.Plant species e.g rice,wheat,peanut,sugarcane,coconut.
  • 23. MECHANISM OF CRYOPRESERVATION The technique of freeze preservation is based on the transfer of water present in the cells from a liquid to solid state.Due to the presence of salts and organic molecules in the cells,the cell water requires much more lower temperature to freeze(even up to -68°C) compared to the freezing point of pure water(around 0°C).When stored at low temperature,the metabolic processes and biological deteriorations in the cells/tissues almost come to standstill.
  • 25. TECHNIQUE OF CRYOPRESERVATION The cryopreservation of plant cell culture followed the regeneration of plants broadly involves the following stages.  Development of sterile tissue culture.  Addition of cryoprotectant and pretreatment.  Freezing  Storage  Thawing  Reculture  Measurement of survival/viability  Plant regeneration
  • 26. 1.DEVELOPMENT OF STERILE TISSUE CULTURE The selection of plant species and the tissue with particular references to the morphological and physiological characters largely influences the ability of the explants to survive in cryopreservation.Any tissue from a plant can be used for cryopreservation e.g.meristems,embryos,endosperm,ovules,seeds, culture plants. 2.ADDITION OF CRYOPROTECTANT Cryoprotectant are the compound that can prevent the damage caused to cells by freezing or thawing.There are several cryoprotectant which include: (DMSO,GLYCEROL,ETHYLENE,PROPYLENE, SUCROSE,MANNOSE,GLUCOSE…..)
  • 28. 3.FREEZING The sensitivity of the cells to low temperature is visible and largely depends on the plant species.Four different types of freezing are used.  Slow freezing method  Rapid freezing method  Stepwise freezing method  Dry freezing method 4.STORAGE Maintenance of the frozen cultures at the specific temperature is as important as freezing.In general,the frozen cells/tissues are kept for storage at temperature in the range of -72 to-196°C.Storage is ideally done in liquid nitrogen refrigerator at 150°C in the vapour phase,or at -196°C in the liquid phase.
  • 29. LOOK OF STORAGE TECHNIQUE!
  • 30. The ultimate objective of storage is to stop all the cellular metabolic activities and maintain their viability .For long term storage temperatue at - 196°C in liquid nitrogen is ideal. 5.THAWING Thawing is usually carried out by plunging the frozen sample in ampoules into the warm water (temp 35-45°C)bath with vigorous swirling.By this approach,rapid thawing(at the rate of 500- 750°Cmin-1)occurs,and this protects the cell from the damaging effects ice crystal formation.
  • 31. As the thawing occurs (ice completely melts) the ampoules are quickly transferred to a water bath at temperature 20-25°C.This transfer is necessary since the cells get damaged if left for long in warm(35-45°C) water bath. 6.RECULTURE In general thawed germplasm is washed several times to remove cryoprotectant.The material is then cultured in a fresh media.
  • 32. 7.PLANT REGENERATION The ultimate purpose of cryopreservation of germplasm is to regenerate the desired plant.For appropriate plant growth and regeneration,the cryopreserved cell/tissue have to be carefully nursed and grown.Addition of certain growth promoting substances ,besides maintenance of appropriate environmental conditionis often necessary for successful plant regeneration.
  • 33. APPLICATION OF GERMPLASM CONSERVATION  Plant materials(cell/tissue) of several species can be cryopreserved and maintained for severals years ,and used as and when needed.  Cryopreservation is an ideal method for long term conservation of cell culture which produces secondary metabolites e.g. medicines.  Disease (pathogen) free plant material can be frozen and propagated whenever required.  Recalcitrant seeds can be maintained for long.  Conservationof somaclonal and gametoclonal variation in culture.  Plant material from endangered species can be conserved.  Cryopreservation is a good method for the selection of cold resistant mutant cell lines which could develop into frost resistant plant.
  • 34. LIMITATION OF GERMPLASM  The expensive equipment needed to provide controlled and varible rates of cooling/warming temperatures can however be a limitation in the application of in vitro technology for large scale germplasm conservation.  Formation of ice crystal inside the cell should be prevented as they cause injury to the cell.  Sometimes certain solutes from the cell leak out during freezing.  Cryoprotectant also effect the viability of cells.