<Emphasis Type="Italic">In vitro</Emphasis> germination and axillary shoot propagation of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Centaurea zeybekii</Emphasis> |
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Authors: | Serap Kurt Bengi Erda? |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts & Science, Adnan Menderes University, 09010 Aydın, Turkey |
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Abstract: | In vitro culture is an important aid for ex situ conservation of rare, endemic or threatened plants. In this work, we establish an efficient method for the seed germination,
seedling development, and axillary shoot propagation of Centaurea zeybekii Wagenitz. The seeds, collected from a wild population, were surface sterilised and cultured on various in vitro germination media. The effects of photoperiod and temperature on seed germination were also investigated. Germinations were
obtained after 6 weeks in culture and the radicle emergence was evaluated as a main indicator. A high frequency of germination
was obtained on distilled water supplemented with vitamines and 1 mg/L GA3. Although the seed germination frequencies were not affected by photoperiod, the highest germination frequency was obtained
at 24 ± 2°C. A high frequency of axillary shoot proliferation was produced on MS medium supplemented with 1 mg/L BA. Then,
the axillary shoots were separated and transferred to MS medium with or without plant growth regulators for rooting. Rhizogenezis
was promoted after 6 weeks only in MS and 1/2 MS media containing 0.5 mg/L IBA. The rooting process was very slow and the
percentage of shoot rooting was also very low (15%).
The present study not only enables reinforcement of wild plant populations using ex situ growth of individuals, but it also helps to large number of aseptic seedling to use it in clonaly micropropagation studies. |
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Keywords: | Centaurea zeybekii endemic species axillary shoots in vitro germination |
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