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Gerald Martin S. P. Geetha Sudhakar S. Raja A. V. Raghu Indira Balachandran P. N. Ravindran 《Journal of Forest Research》2006,11(6):461-465
A micropropagation protocol was developed for Celastrus paniculatus, a vulnerable medicinal plant. Cultures were initiated from nodal explants collected from young shoots of a 12-year-old plant
in MS basal medium. An average of five shoots were produced in MS medium supplemented with 1.5 mg l−1 benzyl adenine (BA) and 0.1 mg l−1 naphthalene acetic acid (NAA) after two subculture cycles with a 30-day interval. Continuous subculture in the same medium
for three more cycles resulted in reduction of the number of multiple shoots (2 or 3 shoots), vitrification of the shoots,
and callus formation. Vitrification of cultures could be overcome by the use of MS medium supplemented with lower concentrations
of BA (0.05 mg l−1) and NAA (0.01 mg l−1). Among the various rooting trials, ex vitro rooting of shoots with simultaneous hardening was most efficient. The method
standardized in the present study is simple, as it eliminated separate steps for in vitro rooting and hardening. Qualitative
chemical similarity of the tissue culture regenerants with the mother plant was confirmed using high performance thin-layer
chromatographic (HPTLC) profiling. 相似文献
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An in vitro clonal propagation procedure for mature Tectona grandis (teak) trees is described. Multiple shoots were induced from nodal segments through axillary bud proliferation. A shoot multiplication
rate of 6.33 was achieved on Murashige and Skoog's (MS) medium supplemented with 10 μM 6-benzyladenine BA and 1 μM 1-naphthalene
acetic acid (NAA) during every subculture cycle of 4 weeks. In vitro raised shoots could be successfully rooted (66.66%) on
liquid MS medium supplemented with 15 μM NAA, with 1.60 roots per shoot, every 6 weeks of culture. In vitro hardening was
carried out in sand soaked with half-strength MS medium (organic free). The plantlets were acclimatized first in a mist chamber
and then in polybags in a mixture of soil, sand, and farmyard manure (1 : 1 : 1 v/v) in a shade house. 相似文献
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A micropropagation protocol was established for a medicinal plant Vitex negundo. Genetic stability of micropropagated plants was investigated. Multiple shoots were induced from nodal explants cultured on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium with 0.53 μM naphthalene acetic acid (NAA) and 11.0 μM benzyl aminopurine (BAP) along with additives (ascorbic acid, 283.9 μM; citric acid, 130.1 μM; and arginine, 143.6 μM). Shoots were further multiplied by repeated transfer of the mother explant. The shoots were further multiplied on MS medium + 0.57 μM indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) and 6.6 μM BAP. The micropropagated shoots were pulse treated with 122.5 μM indole-3-butyric acid (IBA), in liquid MS medium and then transferred to autoclaved soilrite. These rooted ex vitro. Shoots were also rooted in vitro on a half-strength MS medium + 2.45 μM IBA. The survival rate of in vitro rooted plantlets was poor during hardening compared to ex vitro rooted plantlets. About 95% of the ex vitro rooted, hardened plantlets survived in the field. Genetic stability of micropropagated plants was tested by using 25 random amplified polymorphic DNA primers. The cloned plants exhibited no variation in banding pattern in comparison with the mother plant. 相似文献
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Ekambaranellore Prakash Patan Shaik Sha Valli Khan Thoguru Jonh Vivek Sreenivasa Rao Elu Singh Meru 《Journal of Forest Research》2006,11(5):329-335
In vitro clonal multiplication of Pterocarpus santalinus L. was achieved using mature nodal explants of a 10-year-old elite quality tree. Combinations of serial transfer technique
and incorporation of antioxidants (250 mg/l L-ascorbic acid and 50 mg/l citric acid) into the culture medium helped to minimize medium browning and improve explant survival
during shoot sprouting. About 70% of explants were sprouted on Murashige and Skoog (MS) liquid medium containing 4.4 μM 6-benzyladenine (BA). The explant harvest period also influenced the bud break and shoot sprouting in nodal explants. The
combination of 4.4 μM BA and 2.2 μM thidiazuron (TDZ) was found to be the most suitable growth regulator for obtaining the highest percentage of nodal segment
sprouting (74%–75%), the number of secondary shoots per primary shoot (two or three), the shoot length (5–6 cm), the number
of new nodal segments generated per active explant (four or five), and the multiplication coefficient (3.5) within 6 weeks.
Repeated subculturing of nodal explants obtained from shoot cultures enabled continuous production of healthy axillary shoots.
At the end of the sixth passage, about 90% of nodal explants produced five or six healthy green shoots, each being about 6.6 cm
long with six or seven nodes. Multiplication coefficient was also increased from the first subculture (5.4) to the sixth subculture
(8.3). The best rooting response was achieved on solidified half-strength MS medium supplemented with 4.9 μM indole-3-butyric acid (IBA). About 70% of the micropropagated plantlets were established successfully in 20-cm pots containing
a mixture of soil and farmyard manure (4 : 1 ratio) and formed new leaflets. 相似文献
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A.V. Raghu S.P. Geetha Gerald Martin Indira Balachandran P.N. Ravindran 《Journal of Forest Research》2006,11(1):57-60
An efficient system was developed for direct plant regeneration from in vitro-derived leaf explants of Embelia ribes Burm. f., a vulnerable medicinal woody climber of the Western Ghats of India. The in vitro procedure involved three steps
that included induction of shoot initials from leaf tissue, regeneration and elongation of shoots from the shoot initials,
and rooting of shoots. The induction of shoot initials was achieved on Murashige and Skoog (MS) solid medium supplemented
with different concentrations of thidiazuron (TDZ). The best medium for shoot induction was MS with 0.272 μM TDZ. Numerous shoot primordia developed within 2–3 weeks on the leaf margin as well as on the midrib region, without any
callus phase. In the second step, the shoot clumps separated from the leaf explant on transfer to MS basal medium, resulting
in the differentiation of 90% of the shoot initials into well-developed shoots. The 2- to 3-cm-long shoots rooted on half-strength
MS basal medium supplemented with 4.90 μM indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) and 3% (w/v) sucrose in the third stage. The rooted plants could be established in soil with
70% success. This protocol could be utilized for in vitro propagation and conservation of this important threatened medicinal
plant. 相似文献
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In vitro propagation technique of Balanites aegyptiaca, a multipurpose woody tree was studied. Nodal segments including axillary bud from mature tree were used as an explant and
their morphogenetic potential was tested on MS media with various concentrations (2.5–15.0 μM) of 6-benzyladenine (BA), Kinetin,
and Thidiazuron alone or in combination with different concentrations (0.5–2.5 μM) of α-naphthalene acetic acid (NAA). Nodal
segments showed axillary bud proliferation in almost all media tried. MS medium containing 12.5 μM BA alone was effective
for inducing multiple shoots (5.0 ± 0.22) with an average shoot length (3.7 ± 0.26 cm) in 67% of cultures. A better shoot
differentiation and elongation was achieved in a combined treatment of BA (12.5 μM) and NAA (1.0 μM). Half strength MS medium
supplemented with Indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) gave the best result for rooting. The maximum frequency of root formation (68%),
number of roots (5.3 ± 0.32) and root length (4.1 ± 0.38 cm) was obtained on half strength MS medium containing 1.0 μM IBA.
The regenerated plantlets were potted and acclimatized successfully in a growth chamber and then moved to the greenhouse. 相似文献
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This report describes in vitro shoot induction and plant regeneration from nodal segments of Balanites aegyptiaca on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium fortified with 6-benzyladenine (BA), thidiazuron (TDZ) and kinetin (Kin) (0.5–20.0 μM).
MS medium supplemented with BA (12.5 μM) was the most effective in inducing bud break and growth and also in initiating multiple
shoot proliferation. However, the optimal level of TDZ supplementation to the culture medium was 5.0 μM. Shoot cultures were
established by repeatedly subculturing the original nodal explants on the same medium. Highest number of shoots (11.5 ± 0.7)
and shoot length (5.0 ± 0.2 cm) were achieved when cultures were subcultured on MS medium supplemented with 12.5 μM BA and
1.0 μM α-naphthalene acetic acid (NAA). The shoots regenerated from TDZ supplemented medium when subcultured to hormone free
MS basal medium considerably increased the rate of shoot multiplication and shoot length by the end of fifth subculture. Rooting
of the shoots was achieved on MS medium augmented with 1.0 μM indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) plus 0.5% activated charcoal followed
by their transfer to half strength MS basal medium. The in vitro raised plantlets with well developed shoots and roots were
successfully established in earthen pots containing garden soil and were grown in greenhouse with 70% survival rate. The results
of this study provide the first successful report on in vitro direct plant regeneration of B. aegyptiaca. 相似文献
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A micropropagation method for Jaal (Salvadora persica)—a tree of arid horticulture and forestry has been developed. Nodal segments of fresh shoot sprouts originated from axillary
buds obtained from a plant around 35–40 years old lopped plant were used as explants for establishment of in vitro cultures.
Surface-sterilized explants produced optimum number of shoots through activation of axillary buds on Murashige and Skoog’s
(MS) medium containing 8.88 μM BA (6-benzyladenine) + additives (25 mgl−1 each of adenine sulphate, arginine, citric acid, 50 mgl−1 ascorbic acid). The shoot multiplication was influenced by the successive transfer of the mother explants for 4–5 passages.
The maximum number (23.1 ± 0.73 shoots per explant) of shoots were regenerated on MS supplemented with 1.11 μM BA + 1.16 μM
Kn (Kinetin) + 0.54 μM NAA (α-naphthalene acetic acid). About 90% shoots pulse-treated with a combination of 2460.27 μM Indole-3-butyric
acid (IBA) + 494.56 μM NOA (2-naphthoxy acetic acid) were rooted ex vitro on soilrite within 15–18 days. Over 80% cloned plantlets
were hardened successfully in a green house and transferred to polybag/pots. 相似文献
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A method for rapid in vitro propagation of Cassia siamea Lam. using cotyledonary node explants, excised from 14-day old aseptic seedlings, has been established. Murashige and Skoog
(MS) medium supplemented with different concentrations of 6-benzyladenine (BA), kinetin (Kn) and thidiazuron (TDZ) singly
or in combination with auxins was used for regeneration studies. Among the single treatment of three cytokinins BA at 1.0 μM
was found to be optimum for direct shoot regeneration as it induced an average of 8.20 ± 0.66 shoots per explant. The regeneration
frequency further enhanced with the application of auxin along with optimal BA concentration. The highest frequency for shoot
regeneration (90%), the maximum number of shoots per explant (12.20 ± 0.73) and the maximum shoot length (6.40 ± 0.07) cm
were obtained on the medium consisted of MS + 1.0 μM BA + 0.5 μM NAA. Successful in vitro rooting was induced from cut end
of the microshoots when placed on half-strength MS + IBA (2.5 μM). The regenerated shoots with well developed root system
were successfully acclimatized and established in pots containing sterilized garden soil and garden manure (1:1) and grown
under greenhouse conditions with 85% survival rate. 相似文献
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N. S. Shekhawat Sharley Mohnot Mahendra Phulwaria Harish Smita Shekhawat 《Journal of Sustainable Forestry》2013,32(7):620-632
Salvadora oleoides is an ecologically important multipurpose tree of the arid forest that occurs in saline areas of northwest India. The seed of this plant yields non-edible commercially usable oil. Poor seed germination, low seed viability, and increasing industrialization are some of the constant factors which significantly affect the status of the natural population of this plant. Therefore, there is a great need to develop an efficient propagation system using the tissue culture technique. In the present communication, we demonstrate the development of an in vitro propagation system for S. oleoides. Multiple shoots were induced from nodal segments harvested from about 25- to 30- yr-old lopped trees of S. oleoides on MS medium + 0.1 mg L?1 NAA (Naphthalene acetic acid) + 2.5 mg L?1 BA (6-Benzylaminopurine) + additives. The shoots were multiplied by (a) repeated transfer of the mother explants on MS medium + 1.0 mg L?1 BA + 0.1 mg L?1 NAA + additives and (b) subculturing of shoot on MS + 1.0 mg L?1 BA + additives. About 84% shoots rooted ex vitro on soilrite within 3–4 weeks when base (4–5 mm) of shoots was treated with 100 mg L?1 of IBA (Indole-3-butyric acid) for 5 min. The plantlets were hardened successfully in the greenhouse and transferred to the pots and field. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a regeneration protocol for S. oleoides from explants obtained from mature trees. Use of the ex vitro rooting technique for plant production serves as a more economical option as it reduces labor, cost, and time. We suggest that the methods developed and described in this article can be used for large-scale plant production and conservation of germplasm of this tree species. 相似文献
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An efficient method for cultivation of Vitex negundo L. through axillary shoot (collected from micropropagated plants) proliferation has been successfully developed, which can be employed at a commercial scale. Axillary shoot induction was most successful using nodal explants for propagation on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with various concentrations of single cytokinin or in various combination with auxins. We obtained the maximum percentage (97.6 ± 1.45) response with highest number (16.4 ± 0.60) of shoots per explant on MS medium supplemented with 6-benzyladenine (BA) and ??-naphthalene acetic acid (NAA) at concentrations of 5.0 and 0.5 ??M, respectively. Shoot regeneration frequency was optimized by manipulating pH and using various media. MS medium and pH 5.8 was found to be the optimum for maximum regeneration. Nodal explants from in vitro regenerated microshoots too developed shoots, thus making the process recurrent. Shootlets with 4?C5 nodes were utilized for in vitro rooting, and best response was evaluated on MS medium supplemented with 1.0 ??M indole-3-butyric acid (IBA). The well-developed micropropagated plants were acclimatized (97%) successfully within 2 weeks in soilrite and planted ex vitro in normal garden soil, where they grew well without any morphological and genetic variations. The present regeneration process not only favoured the rapid multiplication but also expressed the regeneration capability of micropropagated plants. 相似文献
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Mangal S. Rathore S. Shekhawat G. Kaur R. P. Singh N. S. Shekhawat 《Journal of Sustainable Forestry》2013,32(8):727-746
Withania coagulans (Stocks) Dunal (Solanaceae), popularly called vegetable rennet, is a critically endangered and highly valued medicinal plant. Overexploitation and reproductive failure forced the plant species toward the verge of complete extinction. We describe here the development of a simple, rapid, and cost effective in vitro micropropagation system for W. coagulans for mass-scale production of true-to-type plantlets using nodal shoot segments. Exactly 95.5 ± 0.34% explants responded within 8–10 days (d) and produced multiple shoot buds (4.1 ± 0.10 shoots of 2.95 ± 0.15 cm length) on 0.8% agar-gelled Murashige and Skoog's (MS) basal medium supplemented with 8.88 μM 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP), 0.57 μM indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), and additives (100 mg L?1 L-ascorbic acid, 25 mg L?1 each citric acid, adenine sulphate, and L-arginine). The shoots in cultures were multiplied by repeated transfer on MS medium with 4.44 μM BAP, 0.57 μM IAA, and additives. Further cultures were multiplied on a large-scale through the subculturing of shoot clumps differentiated in vitro, on MS medium supplemented with 1.11 μM BAP, 0.57 μM IAA, and additives. Maximum number (19.1 ± 0.28) of healthy (6.15 ± 0.25 cm) and viable shoots differentiated on this medium. The microshoots were rooted both in vitro and ex vitro. Exactly 67.3 ± 1.01% microshoots rooted in vitro within 25–30 d on agar-gelled half-strength MS salts supplemented with 29.52 μM indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) and 200 mg L?1 of activated charcoal (AC). Alternatively, 73.8 ± 0.65% cloned shoots rooted on sterile soilrite (soilless compost and soil conditioner) under ex vitro conditions after pulse treatment with 2.46 mM IBA for 300 s. The clones of W. coagulans were hardened in a greenhouse within 40–45 d by slow and gradual exposure of plantlets from high relative humidity (RH; 70–80%) and low (26 ± 2°C) temperature to low RH (40–50%) and high (34 ± 2°C) temperature. The hardened plantlets were transferred to soil and stored in agro-net house with more than 90% survival rate. Replacement of pure and laboratory grade sucrose with commercial grade sugar, use of less expensive commercial grade agar-agar in culture medium, higher rate of shoot proliferation, single step ex vitro rooting, and hardening of plantlets in the greenhouse are advantageous features of the protocol. The micropropagation protocol defined here is reproducible, easy to follow, and would be helpful in large-scale restoration programs through true-to-type mass-multiplication of W. coagulans. 相似文献
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余甘子 (PhyllanthusemblicaL .)为大戟科 (Euphorbiaceae) ,叶下珠属 (Phyllanthus) ,落叶小乔木或灌木。在我国主要分布于南亚热带地区[1] 。余甘子果可生食、渍制或榨取果汁 ,果具清热解毒、降血压、防治肝胆病、收敛止泻作用 ,是重要的中药材和制药原料[2 ] ,同时树皮为重要的栲胶原料。余甘子在干热河谷、石质山地等生态脆弱区已作为优良的生态经济兼用造林树种。我国余甘子良种化起步晚 ,虽然只有少数地区开始采用良种 ,但发展势头很快。近几年引进的国外品种已表现出较好的适应性和生长… 相似文献
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An efficient and improved shoot regeneration technique for the micropropagation of Vitex negundo, an aromatic and medicinal shrub through in vitro culture of nodal segments with axillary buds, is described. Thidiazuron
(TDZ) used at 1.0 μM was the most effective in inducing bud break and growth, and also in initiating multiple shoot proliferation
at the rate of 25 microshoots per nodal explant with axillary buds, after 4 weeks of culture. By repeated subculturing of
nodal explants, a high-frequency multiplication rate was established. Optimum shoot multiplication and elongation was achieved
when TDZ exposed explants were subcultured on Murashige and Skoog (MS) media containing a combination of 1.0 μM 6-benzyladenine
(BA) and 0.5 μM α-naphthalene acetic acid (NAA). Efficient rooting was achieved directly in soilrite when basal portion of
the shoots were treated with 500 μM indole-3-butyric acid for 10 min which was the most effective in inducing roots, as 97%
of the microshoots produced roots. Plantlets went through a hardening phase in a controlled plant growth chamber, prior to
ex-vitro transfer. Micropropagated plants grew well, attained maturity and flowered. No phenotypical differences for morphogenesis
were observed among the regenerants. 相似文献
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Different nutrient media can affect in vitro culturing protocols, and experimentation under varied growth conditions is valuable in plants where in vitro methods are in preliminary stages. We carried out the first in vitro propagation studies for the endangered species Caragana fruticosa (Fabaceae). We evaluated various nutrient media for their impact on shoot elongation and axillary bud proliferation using
different concentrations of 6-benzylaminopurine (BA) and α-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA). Shoot elongation was evaluated based
on adventitious shoot primary culture and subculture regeneration from Caragana seedlings. Our goal was to improve both micropropagation and regeneration in C. fruticosa. MS nutrient media was superior to 1/2MS macronutrients, DKW, QL, and WPM for shoot elongation and axillary shoot proliferation.
Shoots grown on 1/2MS and WPM exhibited some chlorosis, and shoots on QL produced larger leavers than plants growing on normal
medium. The shoot proliferation coefficient on MS media supplemented with 2.22 μM BA and 0.44 μM BA + 2.69 μM NAA was significantly
higher than that with other treatments in the primary culture. Shoots on 2.22 μM BA showed a higher proliferation coefficient
(3.17) than others in the subculture. Shoots were rooted on 1/2MS medium with the addition of different concentrations of
NAA. The optimal concentration for rooting was 0.27 μM NAA (74%). Roots exhibited many stout and long root hairs. Survivl
of established plantlets was 82% at 30 days after transfer to soil. Plants established in the green house showed normal growth
and displayed no apparent morphological differences compared to stock plants. 相似文献
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Mahendra Phulwaria Kheta Ram Harish Amit K. Gupta N. S. Shekhawat 《Journal of Forest Research》2012,17(2):202-207
We report an efficient in vitro propagation method for Terminalia catappa using nodal segments of a 15-year-old mature tree. The nodal segments were cultured on MS medium supplemented with 6-benzyladenine
(BA; 0.5–3.0 mg l−1) or Kinetin (Kn; 0.5–3.0 mg l−1) for bud breaking and multiple shoot induction. About 85% of the explant responded (2.8 ± 0.41 shoots per node with 2.7 ± 0.14 cm
length) within 15 days of inoculation in Murashige and Skoog medium fortified with 2.0 mg l−1 of BA. Further shoot multiplication was achieved by repeated transfer of mother explants and subculturing of in vitro-produced
shoots on medium supplemented with various concentrations of BA (0.25–1.5 mg l−1) or Kn (0.25–1.5 mg l−1) or on their combinations. Optimal number of shoots and shoot length were recorded on MS medium supplemented with 0.25 mg l−1 of BA and 0.25 mg l−1 of Kn. The multiplied shoots were used for ex vitro rooting after treatment for 4 min with indole-3-butyric acid (IBA; 50–500 mg l−1) or α-naphthalene acetic acid (NAA; 50–500 mg l−1). About 80% of the shoots treated with 200 mg l−1 of IBA produced ex vitro roots with an average of 2.8 roots per shoot. Nearly 75% of these plantlets could be acclimatized
within 5 weeks and successfully established in the field. This is the first report on micropropagation of T. catappa, which can be applied for further genetic transformation assays and pharmaceutical purposes. 相似文献
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A method for efficient in vitro regeneration of Leucaena leucocephala cv. K636 was developed using immature zygotic embryos as the explant. Multiple shoot induction was achieved by culturing
the explants on half-strength Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with thidiazuron (TDZ) (0.03 to 1.5 μM). The maximum
number of shoots per explants was achieved in 0.26 μM TDZ-supplemented media. TDZ concentration significantly influenced the
induction of multiple shoots as well as the shoot-length. TDZ at 0.35 μM or higher concentrations resulted in abnormal stunted
shoots. Full-strength MS media devoid of any plant growth regulator were used for shoot elongation. In vitro root induction
was achieved in half-strength MS media supplemented either with 0.54 μM 1-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) or with 14.76 μM indole-3-butyric
acid (IBA) in combination with 0.23 μM kinetin (Kn). Media supplemented with 14.76 μM IBA in combination with 0.23 μM Kn induced
twofold–threefold more roots than media supplemented with 0.54 μM NAA. However, the average root length was lower in 14.76 μM
IBA in combination with 0.23 μM Kn than in 0.54 μM NAA. Regenerated plants were maintained under normal condition after hardening.
Plants, which were rooted on media supplemented with 14.76 μM IBA in combination with 0.23 μM Kn showed higher survival rate
during hardening than those rooted on 0.54 μM NAA supplemented media. 相似文献
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An in vitro regeneration system was developed using organogenic callus derived from in vitro grown cotyledonary explants of Gleditsia caspica Desf., an important leguminous tree. Murashige and Skoog (MS) basal medium augmented with 0.2 g L?1 myo-inositol and various concentrations of either 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), naphthaleneacetic acid, or indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) alone as well as combined with cytokinins was used for callus induction. The highest frequency of organogenic yellowish-white and nodular callus (93 %) was obtained from explants grown on medium supplemented with 13.5 μM 2,4-D and 4.4 μM benzyladenine (BA). The yellowish-white and nodular callus when transferred to MS medium supplemented with BA (2.2–17.7 μM) or kinetin (KT; 2.3–18.8 μM) solely or in combination with 2.3 μM 2,4-D produced several microshoots after 5 weeks culture. The calli cultured on MS medium with 4.4 μM BA singly showed superior growth response and produced both maximum shoot regeneration (94 %) and the highest mean number (4.3) of microshoots per callus. Transfer of regenerated microshoots onto modified MS basal medium fortified with 5.8 μM gibberellic acid and 4.4 μM BA resulted in the maximum number of internodes per shoot and the highest shoot elongation after a period of 6 weeks. Optimum rooting of 90 %, an average 6.1 roots per shoot, and a mean root length of 3.6 cm was observed when half-strength MS medium was supplemented with 9.8 μM IBA and 0.92 μM KT. The regenerated healthy plants with well-developed shoots and roots showed a survival rate of 77 % after acclimatization and transplanting to garden soil for a 10-week hardening period under ex vitro conditions. 相似文献
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This report describes a protocol for the in vitro shoot induction and plant regeneration from epicotyl explants of Cassia angustifolia on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with 6-benzyladenine (BA), Kinetin and 2-iP (0.5–10.0 μM). MS medium supplemented with BA (5.0 μM) was the most effective in inducing adventitious shoots and growth. The highest rate of shoot multiplication was achieved on MS medium supplemented with BA (5.0 μM) and Indole-3-acetic acid (IAA, 1.0 μM). The nodal segments excised from the shoots regenerated from BA (5.0 μM) and IAA (1.0 μM) were used as explants for next three round of micropropagation. The number of shoots significantly increased at successive round of micropropagation. For rooting, MS medium supplemented with 2.0 μM indole-3-butyric acid proved to be better than that supplemented with IAA or α-naphthalene acetic acid. The in vitro raised plantlets with well developed shoot and roots were successfully established in earthen pots containing garden soil and were grown in greenhouse. About 52 plants (85 %) survived out of 60 plants transferred in garden soil. 相似文献