Paphiopedilum insigne Morphological and Physiological Features during In Vitro Rooting and Ex Vitro Acclimatization Depending on the Types of Auxin and Substrate

To obtain healthy and good quality plants from in vitro cultivation, it is necessary to produce plantlets with well-developed rooting systems because they must undergo acclimatization, a final and a very difficult stage of micropropagation. In the present research, the effect of auxins NAA, IAA and IBA in concentrations of 0.5; 1; 2.5 and 5 mg·dm−3 on the Paphiopediluminsigne in vitro rooting was studied, and it was noted that 1 mg·dm−3 of IAA or IBA enabled the obtaining of a lot of rooted and good quality plantlets. The subsequent influence of the two most advantageous auxins on the acclimatization of plantlets in different substrates (sphagnum moss, sphagnum moss + substrate for orchids, substrate for orchids, substrate for orchids + acid peat) was tested, in the means of morphological features of plants and their physiological parameters, i.e., chlorophyll fluorescence (FV, Fm, Fv/Fm), stress enzyme activity (catalase, ascorbate peroxidase), and water balance. Considering all the tested features, it might be stated that the best results were obtained when explants were rooted in vitro in the presence of 1 mg·dm−3 of IAA and then planted ex vitro in substrate for orchids.

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Micropropagation of Achillea millefolium L. on half-strength ms medium and direct rooting and acclimatization of microshoots in hydroponic culture

Glasnik Sumarskog fakulteta ◽

10.2298/gsf1511099m ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 99-112

Author(s):

Marija Markovic ◽

Dragana Skocajic ◽

Mihailo Grbic ◽

Matilda Djukic ◽

Dragica Obratov-Petkovic ◽

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Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plant ◽

Nutrient Solution ◽

Ph Value ◽

Ex Vitro Rooting ◽

In Vitro Rooting ◽

Efficient Production ◽

Ms Medium ◽

Ex Vitro ◽

Half Strength

The aim of this study was to determine the possibility of micropropagation of the medicinal plant A. millefolium on half-strength MS medium and ex vitro rooting and acclimatization of the obtained microshoots in hydroculture in order to establish an efficient production method. Two explant types were used: basal and terminal cuttings, and better results were achieved when terminal cuttings were used. The development of shoots in the multiplication phase was successful with a regeneration percentage of 100%. Ex vitro rooting in a modified Hoagland nutrient solution was successful (83%), but the percentage of in vitro rooting on half-strength MS medium without hormones was higher (95%). However, bearing in mind that mass production of A. millefolium is more efficient when the phase of in vitro rooting is excluded, this method could be recommended for commercial propagation of this medicinal plant. It is necessary to conduct additional research in order to optimize the composition, EC and pH value of the hydroponic nutrient solution.

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Diazotrophic bacteria in the growth of micropropagated ornamental pineapple

Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Hortícolas ◽

10.17584/rcch.2019v13i2.8034 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 269-278

Author(s):

Adriano Bortolotti Silva ◽

Ligiane Aparecida Florentino ◽

Dalvana De Sousa Pereira ◽

Paulo Roberto Correa Landgraf ◽

Ana Carolina Rodrigues Alves ◽

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Keyword(s):

Shoot Growth ◽

Ex Vivo ◽

Control Treatment ◽

In Vitro Cultivation ◽

Ms Medium ◽

Ex Vitro ◽

Diazotrophic Bacteria ◽

Bacterial Strains ◽

Indole 3 Acetic Acid

Ornamental pineapple is a hardy plant with significant landscaping value. Tissue culture of plants is viable for producing plants with a high phytosanitary quality. However, one of the difficulties with this cultivar is the acclimatization process, which is slow and can cause losses. The objective of the present study was to verify the potential of inoculation with diazotrophic bacteria for in vitro and ex vivo growth of ornamental pineapple. A group of diazotrophic bacterial strains selected at the Universidade José do Rosário Vellano (UNIFENAS) was prioritized in this study, and the treatments included bacterial strains UNIFENAS (100-13, 100-60, 100-68, 100-153, 100-167 and 100-198). These strains were evaluated in terms of their capacity to produce indole 3-acetic acid. Subsequently, plants were cultivated in a medium composed of MS medium salts (1/4), adding 1 mL of the bacterial strain. In the control treatment, the plants were maintained in 2 mL of MS medium. 7 days after inoculation, the plants were transplanted into the MS, where they were maintained for 30 days. After in vitro cultivation, the plants were transferred to pots containing commercial Plantmax® substrate and maintained under these conditions for 60 days. The diazotrophic bacteria were able to synthesize auxins, and their inoculation promoted greater growth in vitro and ex vitro in the plants. In the acclimatization phase, the plants inoculated with UNIFENAS strains (100-60, 100-68 and 100-153) promoted a higher shoot growth, chlorophyll content and nitrate reductase enzyme activity.

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In Vitro Multiplication and NMR Fingerprinting of Rare Veronica caucasica M. Bieb

Molecules ◽

10.3390/molecules26195888 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 26 (19) ◽

pp. 5888

Author(s):

Desislava I. Mantovska ◽

Miroslava K. Zhiponova ◽

Milen I. Georgiev ◽

Tsvetinka Grozdanova ◽

Dessislava Gerginova ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Ex Situ ◽

Nodal Segments ◽

Cultivated Plants ◽

In Vitro Cultivation ◽

Ms Medium ◽

Ex Vitro ◽

Biotechnological Approach ◽

Iridoid Glucosides ◽

Development In Vitro

Micropropagation of rare Veronica caucasica M. Bieb. was achieved by successful in vitro cultivation of mono-nodal segments on MS medium supplemented with 1.0 mg L–1 6-benzylaminopurine (BA) and then transferring the regenerated plants on hormone free basal MS medium for root development. In vitro multiplicated plants were successively acclimated in a growth chamber and a greenhouse with 92% survival. The number of plastid pigments and the total phenolics content in in vitro cultivated and ex vitro adapted plants were unchanged, and no accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) was detected by staining with 3-3′-diaminobenzidine (DAB) and 2′,7′-dichlorofluorescein diacetate (DCF-DA). Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) fingerprinting allowed for the identification of the major alterations in metabolome of V. caucasica plants during the process of ex situ conservation. Iridoid glucosides such as verproside, aucubin and catalpol were characteristic for in vitro cultivated plants, while in ex vitro acclimated plants phenolic acid–protocatechuic acid and caffeic acid appeared dominant. The successful initiation of in vitro and ex vitro cultures is an alternative biotechnological approach for the preservation of V. caucasica and would allow for further studies of the biosynthetic potential of the species and the selection of lines with a high content of pharmaceutically valuable molecules and nutraceuticals.

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Nitrogen assimilation in the bromeliad Ananas comosus var. ananassoides (Baker) Coppens & F.Leal grown in vitro with different sources of inorganic nitrogen

Hoehnea ◽

10.1590/2236-8906-96/2019 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 47 ◽

Author(s):

Priscila Primo Andrade Silva ◽

Ivomar Aparecido Medina ◽

Jorge Luiz Marx Young ◽

Vívian Tamaki

Keyword(s):

Nitrogen Assimilation ◽

Inorganic Nitrogen ◽

Ananas Comosus ◽

In Vitro Cultivation ◽

Ms Medium ◽

Ex Vitro ◽

N Assimilation ◽

Modified Ms Medium ◽

Different Sources

ABSTRACT Ananas comosus var. ananassoides (Baker) Coppens & F.Leal is a native ornamental bromeliad of the endangered biome Cerrado. Therefore, approaches aimed at the preservation of this species, such as in vitro cultivation and micropropagation are needed. Nitrogen (N) is absorbed by plants, mainly as NO3- and/or NH4+, and assimilated into amino acids. The aim of this work was to evaluate the N assimilation in this bromeliad. Plants were grown in vitro for seven months in modified MS medium with 15, 30, 60, and 90 mM of N as NO3-, NH4+ or NH4NO3, and then transferred to ex vitro conditions for acclimatization. Plants grown with NH4+ had high mortality. During acclimatization plants cultivated with 30, 60, and 90 mM of N as NH4NO3 showed higher biomass. With regard to N assimilation, GS and NR showed the highest activity in plants cultivated with NH4NO3, whereas plants cultivated with NH4+ had the highest GDH activity. Consequently, in vitro and ex vitro cultivation of this species with 60 mM N as NH4NO3 is recommended.

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A COMPREHENSIVE DESCRIPTION OF EX-VITRO ROOTING OF PISTACHIO ROOTSTOCKS GROWN IN PHOTOMIXOTROPHIC AND PHOTOAUTOTROPHIC CONDITION

FRUIT GROWING RESEARCH ◽

10.33045/fgr.v36.2020.08 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 36 ◽

pp. 66-74

Author(s):

Mohammad Javad Mahmoudi Meimand ◽

Mohammad Hossein Shamshiri ◽

Khalil Malekzadeh ◽

Mohammad Reza Dehghani

Keyword(s):

Sucrose Concentration ◽

Ex Vitro Rooting ◽

In Vitro Rooting ◽

Naphthalene Acetic Acid ◽

Ex Vitro ◽

Indole Butyric Acid ◽

Micro Propagation ◽

The Media ◽

Photoautotrophic Condition

As a basic principle, ex-vitro rhizogenesis increases the micropropagation efﬁciency of Micro propagation in any plant from both biological and economic viewpoints. In the current study, we surveyed the effects of number of air exchanges along with sucrose concentration on in-vitro rooting of two pistachio rootstocks consisting of UCB1 and Qazvini versus ex-vitro rooting. Based on our findings for the UCB1 rootstock, microshoot ex-vitro rooting reached the highest percentage (63.70 %) after six weeks' treatment with indole butyric acid (IBA) (5000 ppm) and free naphthalene acetic acid (NAA), while for Qazvini rootstock treated with NAA (6000 ppm) along with IBA (5000 ppm), rooting achieved 35.06%. Photomixotrophic resulted from decreasing sucrose concentration from 30 to 15 (g L-1) in corporation with ventilation condition increased UCB1 rooting (67.89%) as well as plant survival (58.34%). For Qazvini rootstock, maximum sucrose concentration (30 g L-1) improved rooting parameters. For in-vitro rooting experiment, rooting percentage of UCB1 plantlets as well as the main and lateral produced roots were higher in media supplemented with (1 mg l-1) IBA, free NAA, and BA. Regarding Qazvini rootstock, the highest in-vitro rooting percentage (43.75%) and root length were associated with the media supplemented with BA (0.5 mg l-1), IBA (2 mg l-1), and NAA (2 mg l-1). As a result, for both the studied rootstocks, better rooting parameters were observed in the ex-vitro rooted microshoots than in-vitro rooted.

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Rooting and acclimatization of the Japanese plum tree, cv. América

Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura ◽

10.1590/s0100-29452012000200035 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 34 (2) ◽

pp. 597-603 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Juliana de Magalhães Bandeira ◽

Liane Bahr Thurow ◽

Eugenia Jacira Bolacel Braga ◽

José Antonio Peters ◽

Valmor João Bianchi

Keyword(s):

Root Length ◽

Linear Increase ◽

In Vitro Rooting ◽

In Vitro Cultivation ◽

Japanese Plum ◽

Survival Percentage ◽

Prunus Salicina ◽

Acclimatization Period ◽

Fibrous Roots

Rooting and acclimatization are limiting steps in plant micropropagation, especially in woody plant species. This study aimed to evaluate the IAA and IBA effect on the in vitro rooting and acclimatization of micropropagated shoots of Japanese plum (Prunus salicina Lindl.) cv. América. Shoots from 3 to 4 cm long were inoculated in MS medium with half salt and vitamin concentrations (MS/2) added with IAA and IBA (0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75 and 1 mg L-1). After a 20-day period in in vitro cultivation, the shoots were evaluated, and then transferred to a greenhouse, and evaluated after 30 days. At the end of the in vitro cultivation period, no significant interactions were observed for number of roots per shoot and rooting percentage, but a significant effect was recorded for auxin type only, for which shoots grown in media added with IBA showed high values - 0.87 and 41.95%, respectively. A linear increase response from 1.45 to 5.75 cm was verified for root length of shoots cultivated in IBA medium; however, no significant effect was observed, and a 0.86 cm average root length per shoot grown in medium added with IAA was found. After 30 days of acclimatization period, the largest survival percentage was obtained from shoots cultivated in medium with 1 mg L-1 of IBA and IAA (88% and 92%, respectively). Although, IBA provided the highest in vitro rooting, most of the surviving shoots were those originated in IAA-added medium, probably because IBA promoted longer fibrous roots, less appropriate for transplant and soil fixation, as they are easily damaged. It was concluded that in vitro rooting with the addition of the highest IAA concentration (1 mg L-1) provided the greatest plant survival during the acclimatization period of the Japanese plum cv. América.

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