scholarly journals Acclimatization of Eurycoma longifolia (Tongkat Ali) Plantlets to Ex Vitro Conditions

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-131
Author(s):  
Muhammad Fuad Yahya ◽  
Nor Hasnida Hassan ◽  
Nazirah Abdullah ◽  
Siti Suhaila Abd. Rahman ◽  
Haliza Ismail ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
In Vitro Propagation ◽  
Ex Vitro ◽  
Soil Mixture ◽  
Eurycoma Longifolia ◽  
Planting Material ◽  
Top Soil ◽  
Herbal Plants ◽  
Potting Media ◽  
Propagation Technique

Eurycoma longifolia is one of the famous herbal plants with great medicinal benefits. The plant which also known as Tongkat Ali is well-known for treating erectile dysfunction and as energy booster. Tongkat Ali plantlets were produced using in vitro propagation technique to cater the demand for planting material. The development of successful acclimatization technique is prerequisite for in vitro propagation method. Acclimatization is a step to prepare the plantlets to survive and grow in different environment compare to laboratory. In this study, an attempt was made to identify the best potting media to acclimatize Tongkat Ali using glass chamber. Rooted plantlets about 2-4 cm height were used and subsequently transferred to different potting media for acclimatization i.e jiffy 7, sand, baked soil, mixture of cocoa peat and sand, sand and top soil and lastly cocoa peat and baked soil. Plantlets grown in jiffy 7 showed 100% survival followed by the mixture of cocoa peat and baked soil with 94.45% of survival. The acclimatized plantlets were transplanted into polybag and maintained in the shadehouse condition.

In Vitro Propagation and Ex Vitro Acclimatization of Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora, Linn) Trees

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 498-517
Author(s):  
Huda ElGwedy ◽  
Ali Abido ◽  
Mohamed ElTorky ◽  
Bothina Weheda ◽  
Moahmed Gaber
Keyword(s):  
In Vitro Propagation ◽  
Ex Vitro ◽  
Magnolia Grandiflora

scholarly journals Biofertlizer Lumbrical improves the growth and ex vitro acclimatization of micropropagated pear plants

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-30
Author(s):  
Nataliya Dimitrova ◽  
Lilyana Nacheva ◽  
Małgorzata Berova ◽  
Danuta Kulpa
Keyword(s):  
Woody Species ◽  
Photosynthetic Photon Flux Density ◽  
Stem Length ◽  
Photon Flux ◽  
Photon Flux Density ◽  
Ex Vitro ◽  
Fluorescent Lamps ◽  
Planting Material ◽  
Number Of Leaves

In vitro micropropagation of plants is highly useful for obtaining large quantities of planting material with valuable economic qualities. However, plantlets grow in vitro in a specific environment and the adaptation after the transfer to ex vitro conditions is difficult. Therefore, the acclimatization is a key step, which mostly determines the success of micropropagation. The aim of this investigation was to study the effect of the biofertlizer Lumbrical on ex vitro acclimatization of micropropagated pear rootstock OHF 333 (Pyrus communis L.). Micropropagated and rooted plantlets were potted in peat and perlite (2:1) mixture with or without Lumbrical. They were grown in a growth chamber at a temperature of 22±2 °C and photoperiod of 16/8 hours supplied by cool-white fluorescent lamps (150 µmol m-2 s-1 Photosynthetic Photon Flux Density, PPFD). The plants were covered with transparent foil to maintain the high humidity, and ten days later, the humidity was gradually decreased. Biometric parameters, anatomic-morphological analyses, net photosynthetic rate and chlorophyll a fluorescence (JIP test) were measured 21 days after transplanting the plants to ex vitro conditions. The obtained results showed that the plants, acclimatized ex vitro in the substrate with Lumbrical, presented better growth (stem length, number of leaves, leaf area and fresh mass) and photosynthetic characteristics as compared to the control plants. This biostimulator could also be used to improve acclimatization in other woody species

scholarly journals Cytokinin-Facilitated Plant Regeneration of Three Brachystelma Species with Different Conservation Status

Plants ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 1657
Author(s):  
Nqobile P. Hlophe ◽  
Adeyemi O. Aremu ◽  
Karel Doležal ◽  
Johannes Van Staden ◽  
Jeffrey F. Finnie
Keyword(s):  
In Vitro Propagation ◽  
Slow Growth ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Shoot Proliferation ◽  
Nodal Segments ◽  
Valuable Resource ◽  
Ex Vitro ◽  
Nutritional Values ◽  
Over Exploitation

In Africa and Asia, members of the genus Brachystelma are well-known for their diverse uses, especially their medicinal and nutritional values. However, the use of many Brachystelma species as a valuable resource is generally accompanied by the concern of over-exploitation attributed to their slow growth and general small size. The aim of the current study was to establish efficient micropropagation protocols for three Brachystelma species, namely Brachystelma ngomense (endangered), Brachystelma pulchellum (vulnerable) and Brachystelma pygmaeum (least concern), as a means of ensuring their conservation and survival. This was achieved using nodal segments (~10 mm in length) as the source of explants in the presence of different concentrations of three cytokinins (CK) namely N6-benzyladenine (BA), isopentenyladenine (iP) and meta-topolin riboside (mTR), over a period of 6 weeks. The highest (25 µM) concentration of cytokinin treatments typically resulted in significantly higher shoot proliferation. However, each species differed in its response to specific CK: the optimal concentrations were 25 µM mTR, 25 µM iP and 25 µM BA for Brachystelma ngomense, Brachystelma pulchellum and Brachystelma pygmaeum, respectively. During the in vitro propagation, both Brachystelma ngomense and Brachystelma pygmaeum rooted poorly while regenerated Brachystelma pulchellum generally lacked roots regardless of the CK treatments. Following pulsing (dipping) treatment of in vitro-regenerated shoots with indole-3-butyric acid (IBA), acclimatization of all three Brachystelma species remained extremely limited due to poor rooting ex vitro. To the best of our knowledge, the current protocols provide the first successful report for these Brachystelma species. However, further research remains essential to enhance the efficiency of the devised protocol.

scholarly journals Culture medium for mint micropropagation in vitro

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.A. Yegorova ◽  
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M.S. Zagorskaya ◽  
O.V. Yakimova ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
In Vitro Propagation ◽  
Culture Medium ◽  
Medium Composition ◽  
Multiplication Rate ◽  
Ms Medium ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
Clonal Micropropagation ◽  
Propagation Technique

The influence of the culture medium composition on the development of explants at the second stage of clonal micropropagation of mint (Mentha canadensis L. K59(4n)) was studied in order to improve the in vitro propagation technique. It was shown that the maximum multiplication rate (11.5) was provided by MS medium supplemented with BAP (1.0 mg/L), IAA (0.5 mg/L) and 2% sucrose.

scholarly journals In Vitro Antibacterial Activity of Eurycoma Longifolia Jack (Tongkat Ali) Root Extract

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Faisal GG ◽  
Zakaria SM ◽  
Najmuldeen GF
Keyword(s):  
Antibacterial Activity ◽  
Ethanolic Extract ◽  
Inhibition Zone ◽  
Root Extract ◽  
Bacterial Strains ◽  
Gram Positive ◽  
Eurycoma Longifolia ◽  
Herbal Plants ◽  
Eurycoma Longifolia Jack

Introduction: Currently, researchers are aiming to explore herbal plants to replace synthetic drugs because herbal plants contain high active compounds and fewer side effects. Our study was done to determine the antibacterial activity of Eurycoma longifolia Jack (E. longifolia) root using ethanol based extract. Methods: Five types of pathogenic bacterial strains were used; Gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus cereus) and Gram-negative (Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhi and Pseudomonas aeruginosa). Disc diffusion assay and Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) tests were used to determine the inhibition zone and turbidity of suspension which reflects the antibacterial activity of the extract. Results: The ethanolic extract of E. longifolia Jack root extract showed positive results against Gram-positive bacteria (S. aureus and B. cereus) and Gramnegative (S. typhi). B.cereus and S.typhi showed inhibition zone values of 11.76mm and 14.33mm at the extract concentration of 150mg/ml that were higher than the positive control values (9.00, 12.67mm) respectively. However, E. coli and P. aeruginosa did not show any inhibition by the ethanol-based extract. Conclusion: From the results we can conclude that E.Longifolia root extract possesses antibacterial activity that can be further explored to produce new medicinal products.

scholarly journals In vitro multiplication protocol for Curcuma mangga : Studies on carbon, cytokinin source and explant size

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-76
Author(s):  
A A Waman ◽  
P Bohra ◽  
R Karthika Devi ◽  
J Pixy
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Source ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Shoot Proliferation ◽  
Ex Vitro Rooting ◽  
Tropical Species ◽  
Scale Production ◽  
Ex Vitro ◽  
In Vitro Multiplication ◽  
Planting Material

Mango ginger (Curcuma mangga Valeton & Zijp.) is an underutilized rhizomatous species that has been valued in tropical Asian countries as a source of vegetable, spice, salad, medicine, and essential oil. This species is hardy and requires less care for obtaining good yields. Rhizomes are the commonly used propagules for the species, which are also the economic part of the crop. Huge quantity of seed rhizomes is required to promote this crop in larger areas. An efficient in vitro multiplication protocol is one of the options to meet the planting material requirement. Effects of carbon source (glucose, fructose and sucrose) and concentration (1 and 3%, w/v), cytokinins (BAP and meta topolin) and concentration (1 mg/L and 2 mg/L), size of explants (one/ two/ three bud) and IBA treatment (0, 250, 500 and 1,000 mg/L) for concurrent ex vitro rooting cum hardening were studied. Results revealed that for facilitating efficient multiplication, the medium should be supplemented with glucose (3%) as a carbon source and meta topolin (1 mg/L) as cytokinin. Two-bud explant should be used for subculture as it promoted superior shoot proliferation. Concurrent ex vitro rooting cum hardening was possible even without auxin treatment. The present protocol could be useful for large-scale production of quality planting material of this underexploited tropical species.

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