Direct plant regeneration from nodal explants of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Balanites aegyptiaca</Emphasis> L. (Del.): a valuable medicinal tree |
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| Authors: | Iram Siddique M Anis |
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| Institution: | (1) Plant Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202 002, India |
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| Abstract: | 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. |
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| Keywords: | Bud break Cytokinins Nodal explants Regeneration Survival rate Tissue culture |
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