Tissue culture and plantlet regeneration of Knoxia valerianoides / 中草药

ABSTRACT

Objective The tissue culture of the stem apex of Knoxia valerianoides was done to research the optimum culture medium for test-tube seedlings for large-scale planting.Methods The stem apex of wild K.valerianoides was used as the explants and cultivated in different culture media separately to induce fascicled-bud,root,and plantlet regeneration.Results The cultural medium MS+BA 2.0 mg/L+NAA 0.1 mg/L was suitable for the sub-multiplication of fascicled bud and the medium 1/2MS+NAA 1.0 mg/L for root inducement and the plantlet regeneration.The transplantation survival rate of the plantlet regeneration was 70%.Conclusion The tissue culture of K.valerianoides could be used to produce test-tube seedlings for large-scale planting.