Catalogue of transformed roots for the in vitro culture of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

Available roots:

Roots are supplied in Petri dishes with MSR medium. The price is CAD $250 per Petri dish.

ID Species Cultivar Cultivated since Agrobacterium rhizogenes strain used for transformation Petri dish position Growth characteristics
CH Cichorium intybus Inverted Very fast growth
BEN Nicotiana benthamiana 2020 ARqua1 Upright Roots covered with countless fine root hairs
R108 Medicago truncatula R108 2020 ARqua1 Upright Roots on the Agar surface
EN Daucus carota subsp. sativus Enterprise 2021 ARqua1 Inverted Fast growth, white roots
TO Solanum lycopersicum Brandy
Wine
2021 ARqua1 Upright Fast growth, lots of hairy roots
BEET Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris 2021 AR1193 Upright Moderate growth, pink-red roots, lots of hairy roots

Reference: Goh D, Martin JGA, Banchini C, MacLean AM, Stefani F. (2002). RocTest: A standardized method to assess the performance of root organ cultures in the propagation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Front Microbiol 13, 937912.