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An efficient in vitro propagation method was established for Brasilidium forbesii (Hook.) Campacci using transverse and longitudinal thin cell layer (tTCL and lTCL, respectively) culture systems. Six-month-old protocorms from in vitro germinated seeds were used for this study. TCLs (1.0-mm thick) from protocorms were grown on Woody Plant Medium (WPM) supplemented with benzyladenine (BA) (0.54.0 µM).The lTCL technique was more efficient for inducing protocorm-like bodies (PLBs) and regenerating shoots than the tTCL technique. The frequency of PLB formation was influenced by BA concentration, and the lTCL explant grown on a medium containing 2.0 µM BA produced the highest percentage of new protocorms (77%) with a total of 22.7 PLBs per explant, after the first subculture on the same medium. Plantlet development was optimal on WPM medium containing 3.0 g L -1 activated charcoal, and indole-3 -butyric acid was not necessary for rooting. Regenerated plants were successfully acclimatized in a greenhouse after 16 weeks using vermiculite as the substrate (100% survival).
Foi estabelecido um método eficiente de propagação in vitro para Brasilidium forbesii (Hook.) Campacci utilizando a técnica 'thin cell layer' transversal (TCLt) e longitudinal (TCLl). Foram utilizados protocormos de seis meses obtidos da germinação in vitro. TCLs (1,0 mm de espessura) dos protocormos foram cultivados no meio 'Woody Plant Medium' (WPM), acrescido com benziladenina (BA) (0,5 a 4,0 µM). A técnica TCLl foi mais eficiente para indução de estruturas semelhantes a protocormos (ESPs) e regeneração de brotações do que a técnica TCLt. A frequência de formação de ESP foi influenciada pela concentração de BA e o explante TCLl, cultivado em um meio contendo 2,0 µM BA, produziu a mais alta percentagem de novos protocormos (77%), com um total de 22,7 PLBs por explante, após o primeiro subcultivo para o mesmo meio. O desenvolvimento das plântulas foi eficiente no meio WPM contendo 3,0 g L -1 de carvão ativado e o ácido indol-3- butírico (AIB) não foi necessário para o enraizamento. Plantas regeneradas foram estabelecidas com sucesso em casa de vegetação, utilizando vermiculita como substrato (100% de sobrevivência), após 16 semanas.
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Técnicas In Vitro/métodos , OrchidaceaeRESUMEN
To study the in vitro germination and plantlet regeneration from artificial seeds of Cymbidium aloifolium (C. aloifolium), a highly threatened medicinal orchid of Nepal. Methods: Artificial seeds were produced in vitro by encapsulation of protocorms with 4%sodium alginate and 0.2 mol/L calcium chloride solution. In vitro germination and plantlet regeneration of the artificial seeds were tested by culturing them on different strength of Murashige and Skoog (MS) liquid media (0.25, 0.5 and 1.0) and MS liquid medium supplemented with 0.5 mg/L benzyl amino purine and 0.5 mg/L naphthalene acetic acid. Freshly produced artificial seeds were stored up to 28 d at 4 oC. In order to check the viability, storage artificial seeds were treated with five different sterilization techniques (T1, T2, T3, T4, T5) and inoculated on full strength (1.0) of MS liquid medium after each 7 d of interval upto 28th days. Results: The highest percentage of germination (100%) of artificial seed was obtained on quarter (0.25), half (0.5) and full (1.0) strength of MS liquid medium. Experimentally, full strength of MS liquid medium was more effective for earlier seedling development of C. aloifolium. Artificial seeds were successfully stored at 4 oC till 28th days. Treatments T1 and T2 showed 97.5% viability of storage artificial seeds and hence considered as the most effective sterilization techniques to recover the plant from storage artificial seeds. Plantlets developed from artificial seeds were successfully acclimatized in potting mixture containing cocopeat, litter and sphagnum moss with 85% survival rate. Conclusions: The present study revealed that artificial seeds are the good alternative explants for in vitro mass propagation and short term conservation of C. aloifolium.
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Objective: To study the in vitro germination and plantlet regeneration from artificial seeds of Cymbidium aloifolium (C. aloifolium), a highly threatened medicinal orchid of Nepal. Methods: Artificial seeds were produced in vitro by encapsulation of protocorms with 4% sodium alginate and 0.2 mol/L calcium chloride solution. In vitro germination and plantlet regeneration of the artificial seeds were tested by culturing them on different strength of Murashige and Skoog (MS) liquid media (0.25, 0.5 and 1.0) and MS liquid medium supplemented with 0.5 mg/L benzyl amino purine and 0.5 mg/L naphthalene acetic acid. Freshly produced artificial seeds were stored up to 28 d at 4°C. In order to check the viability, storage artificial seeds were treated with five different sterilization techniques (T
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Objective To study the effects of two fungal elicitors on the growth of Dendrobium candidum protocorms cultured on the solid medium.Methods The medium for propagation of protocorms was selected and the growth curve on that medium was obtained.According to the curve,the two fungal elicitors were added at the different growth stages of protocorms.The fresh weight(FW) and dry weight(DW) of protocorms were measured.Results The medium for propagation of protocorms was 1/2MS+20% potato extract+3% sucrose+0.8% agar.Compared with the control MF23 elicitor added at weeks 11 and 13 could significantly increase the FW by 16.4%(P