ABSTRACT
Object To develop a method of multiplying virus free clonal seedlings of CV.85 5 of Rehmannia glutinosa (Gaert.) Libosch. ex Fisch. et Mey.. Methods The leaf cut segments with or without tips of plantlets were grown in different media (mg/L) (1.MS+BA 0.5; 2 MS+BA 0.5+NAA 0.02;3 MS+BA 0.5+NAA 0.02+GA 3 0.1; 4 1/2 MS+BA 0.1; 5 1/2 MS+BA 0.1+GA 3 0.1; 6.1/2 MS+GA 3 0.1) to select a suitable medium, and the height and the numbers of newly formed leaves and roots were recorded 30 days later. To screen out a favorable condition, similar segments were transferred to No.2 medium at different temperatures in different illuminations, and the height together with the leaf number and the fresh weight of the plantlets was recorded.Results In the former three media, the segments with tips were flourishing and one to three axillary buds were formed at its basal stem; while in those without tips almost every axillary bud developed with the main tip length 0.5～1.5 cm. In the later three media, thd elongation of the segments was usually overstimulated, and the slim plantlets with fewer leaves and more roots formed. When the segments cultured in No.2 medium, all records at 28 ℃ were higher than those at 23 ℃ in the same illuminations. But the leaf size and the height of the plantlets were inversely proportional to the intensity of illumination at the same temperature. In addition, antagonism between BA and GA 3 was found.Conclusion No.2 medium is more suitable for the multiplication of the virus free seedlings of 85 5 when cultured at 28 ℃ in the illumination of 1 000～2 000 lx.