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Clonal Variation for Tolerance to Polyethylene Glycol-Induced Water Stress in Cultured Tomato Cells ¹

Department of Horticulture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907

Cell clones were isolated from a population of cultured tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill cv VFNT-cherry) cells and their tolerance to polyethylene glycol (PEG)-induced water stress was measured. Considerable variation for tolerance among the clones was found. Tolerance differences between clones appeared to be spontaneous and were different from tolerance differences between adapted and unadapted cells. Unlike adapted (selected by exposure to PEG) cells, cell clones retained their relative tolerance for many generations in the absence of selection pressure, and tolerance of both relatively tolerant and intolerant clones was very dependent on growth cycle stage and inoculum density. Analysis of subclones isolated from relatively tolerant and intolerant parent clones revealed that each parent clone gives rise to progeny with tolerances near the mean tolerance of both parents. However, progeny populations of both tolerant and intolerant parents are enriched with individuals with phenotypes nearer the mean response of their respective parent populations. When exposed to PEG, relatively tolerant and intolerant clones alike become adapted to the level of PEG to which they are exposed, and have the same phenotypic level of tolerance. Thus, selection by exposure to stress is unable to discriminate (on the basis of growth) between the innately tolerant and intolerant cell types within the population. This is indicated also by the fact that clones isolated from a population of cells adjusted to growth on 25% PEG do not show an enriched frequency of tolerant phenotypes when grown in the absence of PEG compared to the nonselected normal cell population which has never been adjusted to growth on PEG.

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