Publications by authors named "Jose Luis Spinoso-Castillo"

Flooding caused by climate change puts the productivity of sugarcane cultivation at risk. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of in vitro flooding stress on sugarcane plantlets. Sugarcane plantlets were grown in test tubes containing Murashige and Skoog semi-solid medium without growth regulators as a control treatment and two stress levels using a double layer with sterile distilled water to simulate hypoxia and anoxia.

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This study aimed to determine the photomixotrophic and physiological responses using different temporary immersion systems (TIS) during in vitro multiplication of agave Tobalá. The culture systems were SETIS™ bioreactor, Temporary Immersion Bioreactor (TIB), Monobloc Advance Temporary Immersion System, and semisolid culture medium as the control. At six weeks of culture, different physiological variables were evaluated: chlorophyll content, stomatal index, percentage of closed stomata, Phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) and Rubisco during the multiplication stage, and survival percentage in the acclimatization stage.

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Sugarcane is used to produce sugar, ethanol, and other by-products, so it is considered one of the most important crops worldwide. Using temporary immersion systems for sugarcane micropropagation represents an alternative to reduce the labor force, increase plant development, and improve plant quality. Temporary immersion systems are semi-automated bioreactors designed for the large-scale propagation of tissues, embryos, and organs.

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The use of agrochemicals has caused environmental problems and toxicity to humans, so natural alternatives for disease control during harvest and postharvest have been evaluated. The aim of this study was to evaluate cinnamon essential oil, neem oil, and black sapote fruit extract for in vitro inhibition of fungi isolated from chayote fruit. The extracts were applied at 300, 350, and 400 ppm in Petri dishes and the mycelial growth of sp.

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The symbiotic associations between arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and plants can induce drought stress tolerance. In this study, we evaluated the effect of , a mycorrhizal fungus, on the ex vitro development and survival of sugarcane plantlets subjected to drought stress during the acclimatization stage of micropropagation. In vitro obtained sugarcane plantlets ( spp.

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Somatic embryogenesis (SE) serves as a key biological model for studying cell totipotency and the ontogenic processes of zygotic embryogenesis in plants. The SE process, under in vitro conditions, can be induced from different sources of explant cultivated in a culture medium with plant growth regulators (PGR) or by subjecting tissues to abiotic stress treatments. Somatic embryogenesis, in plant tissue culture (PTC), is a multifactorial event.

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Soil salinity is a problem that affects soil fertility and threatens agri-food crop production worldwide. Biotechnology, through plant micropropagation and the use of biofertilizers such as arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), is an alternative to increase productivity and induce tolerance to salinity stress in different crops. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of different doses of the fungus on the ex vitro development of taro ( L.

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Background: Coffee quality is an important selection criterion for coffee breeding. Metabolite profiling and Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) effectively dissect the genetic background of complex traits such as metabolites content (caffeine, trigonelline, and 5-caffeoylquinic acid (5-CQA)) in coffee that affect quality. Therefore, it is important to determine the metabolic profiles of Coffea spp.

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Drought-induced water stress affects the productivity of the Vanilla planifolia Jacks. ex Andrews crop. In vitro culture technique is an effective tool for the study of water stress tolerance mechanisms.

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Carbon nanotubes play an important role in plant biotechnology due to their effects on the growth and differentiation of cells, tissues, organs, and whole plants. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) during in vitro multiplication of sugarcane ( spp.) using a temporary immersion system.

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Scaling-up techniques in temporary immersion systems are an alternative for commercial micropropagation. In vitro propagation of pitahaya () using temporary immersion with liquid culture medium improves micropropagation efficiency compared to the conventional method in semisolid medium. The objective of this work was to evaluate the efficiency of traditional culture and temporary immersion during micropropagation of pitahaya to facilitate the rapid establishment of new commercial plantations of high genetic and phytosanitary quality.

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Worldwide demands of lead to finding new options to produce large-scale and contaminant-free crops. Particularly, the Mexican Government has classified at risk and it subject to protection programs since wild species are in danger of extinction and no more than 30 clones have been found. Nanotechnology could help to solve both demands and genetic variability, but toxicological concerns must be solved.

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