Direct Organogenesis from Immature Female Inflorescence of Date Palm by Gradual Reduction of 2,4-D Concentration

Author(s):  
Ezz El-Din G. Gadalla
2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-45
Author(s):  
Saleh M. Bader ◽  
Hussam S. M. Khierallah

This study was conducted to examine the effect of silver thiosulphate (STS) and glutamine at various concentrations on direct organogenesis and shoots multiplication of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) Barhi and Maktom cvs. Shoot tip quarters were cultured in vitro on modified MS medium supplemented with 2.0 mg/1 2ip, 1.0 mg/1 BA, 1.0 mg/1 NAA and 1.0 mg/1 NOA with various concentrations of STS (30, 60, 90 and 120 µM) and glutamine at (0.35, 0.70, 1.4 and 2.1 mM). The same concentrations were used in multiplication stage with medium supplemented with 4.0 mg/1 2ip, 2 mg/1 BA, 1.0 mg/1 NAA and 1.0 mg/1 NOA. Results indicated that the addition of STS at 90 µM and glutamine at 0.7 mM gave the best result for adventitious bud formation after 16 weeks (8.1 and 9.4 buds per explant for Barhi and Maktom respectively). Subculturing of these buds on agitated liquid MS medium with 90 µM STS and 1.4 mM glutamine gave the highest average of shoots number (12.5 and 14.7 shoots for Barhi and Maktom respectively). Maktom cultivar produced more buds and shoots than Barhi irrespective of the level of STS and glutamine. Shoots were rooted and successfully transferred to soil. These results confirm the importance of supplementing plant culture media of date palm cvs. Barhi and Maktom with both silver thiosulphate and glutamine in order to optimize and improve the clonal propagation protocol for these two cultivars.


2015 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eman M.M. Zayed ◽  
Ola H. Abd Elbar
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Author(s):  
Rania A. Taha ◽  
Mai A. Allam ◽  
S. A. M. Hassan ◽  
Basem M. M. Bakr ◽  
Mona M. Hassan

Abstract Background Inflorescence explants of date palm proved to be a promising tool for micropropagation of elite cultivars or rare males and females as organogenesis and somatic embryogenesis could be achieved. These plant materials are abundantly available every year and can be used as cheap and potent explants. Nevertheless, many difficulties could be faced in this protocol according to selection of the spathe size and age, media components, growth regulators, etc. The aim of this study was to determine the influence of various cytokinins on direct organs induction of three date palm cultivars (Selmi, Barhee, and Medjool) from immature inflorescence. An additional objective of this study was to investigate the effect of cytokinins and auxins on growth and development of Medjool cultivar. Results Various combinations of cytokinins were investigated on three date palm inflorescences as N6-(2-isopentenyl) adenine (2iP), kinetin, benzyleadenine (BA), and thidiazuron (N-phenyl-N′-1,2,3-thidiazol-5-yl urea) (TDZ). TDZ alone or in combination with BA proved to be superior for direct organogenesis in all three cultivars so that another combination of TDZ with BA was conducted. Results showed that moderate concentration of BA, with TDZ, gave superior response. Medjool cultivar response surpassed other two cultivars that made the possibility to conduct some growth regulators treatments on its multiplication and regeneration. TDZ at 0.5 + BA at 1.0 mg/l without activated charcoal seemed to enhance multiplication rate. Medium containing 0.5 mg/l of both naphthaleneacetic acid and indole butyric acid in addition to 1.0 mg/l indole acetic acid appeared to be more suitable for rooting stage of Medjool shootlets. Conclusion In this study, we created an innovation sequence of growth regulators included in nutrient media for date palm direct organogenesis from inflorescence. Organogenesis has been accelerated from immature inflorescence explants and developed to healthy plantlets which acclimatized in greenhouse.


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