Effect of Cytokinin on Multiple Shoot Regeneration in Shoot Apical Culture of Physalis minima L. - An Important Fruit and Medicinal Plant

Salacia macrosperma Wight. - a potent medicinal plant facing the verge of rare and endemic status in the Western Ghats region of southern India. The effective protocol has been standardized for callus induction and multiple shoot regeneration using leaf and nodal explants. The Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium fortified with various plant growth regulators like 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), Benzyl amino purine (BAP), Thidiazuron (TDZ), Indole acetic acid (IAA), Kinetin (Kn), Naphthalene acetic acid (NAA) and Indole butyric acid (IBA). The leaf explants produced more calli than nodal explants in MS medium supplemented with 2, 4-D and BAP in combination than individual hormones. Likewise, MS medium with 1.5 mg L-1of 2, 4-D, 2.5 mg L-1 of BAP and 1.5 mg L-1of TDZ along with 1% activated charcoal was apt for multiple shoot regeneration (93.33%) from nodal explants with slight embryogenic callus. Further, each developed plantlets were produced maximum rhizogenesis in liquid MS medium supplemented with 1.0 mg L-1 of IAA. Furthermore, the cytological study of embryogenic callus revealed variations in callus cells such as multinucleate, multi-nucleolate, cytodifferentiation, chromosomal bridges were noticed, besides normal dividing stages. Further, by scanning electron micrograph (SEM) analysis of embryogenic callus different stages of morphogenic developmental features were recorded.

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TDz Induced Multiple Shoot Regeneration and in Vitro Flowering From Nodal Explant in Withania Somnifera (L.)

International Journal of Scientific Research ◽

10.15373/22778179/apr2014/20 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3 (4) ◽

pp. 50-52

Author(s):

Nishesh Sharma ◽

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Manjul Dhiman ◽

Eapen P Koshy

Keyword(s):

Shoot Regeneration ◽

Withania Somnifera ◽

Multiple Shoot ◽

In Vitro Flowering ◽

Nodal Explant ◽

Multiple Shoot Regeneration

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An Improved Protocol for Multiple Shoot Regeneration from Seedlings and Mature Explants of Citrus macroptera Mont.

Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology ◽

10.3329/ptcb.v18i1.3246 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

pp. 17-24

Author(s):

Md. Nesawar Miah ◽

Shahina Islam ◽

Syed Hadiuzzaman

Keyword(s):

Shoot Regeneration ◽

Multiple Shoots ◽

Multiple Shoot ◽

Nodal Explants ◽

Cow Dung ◽

Half Strength ◽

Multiple Shoot Regeneration ◽

Shoot Tip Explants ◽

In Vitro Shoot Regeneration

Efforts have been made to establish a protocol for direct multiple shoot regeneration from both in vitro grown seedlings and mature plants of Citrus macroptera. Both nodal and shoot tip explants taken from in vitro grown seedlings were cultured in MS supplemented with different concentrations of BAP and Kn either singly or in combinations. Both these explants are capable to regenerate and produce in vitro multiple shoots. Maximum number of shoots were obtained from nodal explants in MS supplemented with 1.0 mg/l BAP. BAP alone was found superior to Kn. On the other hand, only nodal explants from mature plants were used and 1.0 mg/1 BAP was also found best suitable for shoot induction and multiplication. Ex vitro rooting in pot soil (mixed with biogas slurry derived from cow-dung) was most successful compared to in vitro rooting in half strength of MS supplemented with different concentrations of NAA and IBA. Key words: In vitro, Shoot regeneration, Citrus macroptera D.O.I. 10.3329/ptcb.v18i1.3246 Plant Tissue Cult. & Biotech. 18(1): 17-24, 2008 (June)

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An Efficient Protocol for High-frequency Direct Multiple Shoot Regeneration from Internodes of Peppermint (Mentha x piperita)

Natural Product Communications ◽

10.1177/1934578x1000501223 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 5 (12) ◽

pp. 1934578X1000501

Author(s):

Sanjog T. Thul ◽

Arun K. Kukreja

Keyword(s):

Shoot Regeneration ◽

Multiple Shoots ◽

Shoot Elongation ◽

Shoot Formation ◽

Multiple Shoot ◽

Ms Medium ◽

Mentha X Piperita ◽

Half Strength ◽

Multiple Shoot Regeneration

A simple, repeatable and efficient protocol for direct multiple shoot regeneration from internodal explants has been defined in peppermint ( Mentha x piperita var. Indus). In vitro regenerated shoots of peppermint were excised into 4 to 8 mm long internodes and cultured on Murashige and Skoog's medium supplemented with different cytokinins. In the hormonal assay, 3.0 mg L-l zeatin or 6-isopentenyl adenine independently supplemented to half strength MS medium exhibited multiple shoot regeneration, while thiaduzorn (0.1-3.0 mg L−1) showed no morphogenetic effect. A maximum of 85% in vitro cultured explants showed multiple shoot formation with an average of 7 shoots per explant on MS medium supplemented with zeatin. Multiple shoots were initiated within three weeks of cultivation. Internodes with regenerated multiple shoots were transferred to half - strength MS medium without supplementing with any plant growth hormone for shoot elongation and rhizogenesis. Rooted plants acclimatized and grew to maturity under glasshouse conditions. The plantlets developed were phenotypically identical to the parent plant and exhibited 96 % survival.

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