Optimization of Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of Rosa hybrida

To develop a transformation protocol of Rosa hybrida 'Samantha' via Agrobacterium tumefaciens, the authors examined the effect of different factors on T-DNA transfer by measuring transient expression levels of an intron-containing β-glucuronidase gene. The results indicate that explant, light condition, salt concentration and acetosyringone (AS) concentration in co-culture medium are the most important factors, and factors like co-culture temperature, co-culture period and bacteria density also have a important effect on the growth of bacteria and even T-DNA transfer. Optimized co-cultivation was performed by inoculation of embryogenic callus with bacteria at a density of OD₆₀₀=0.5-0.8 for 20min and co-culture in darkness at 23℃ on medium with 1/2 MS salt and 300μmol/L AS for 3d.