High-frequency<Emphasis Type="Italic">in vitro</Emphasis> flowering in six species of<Emphasis Type="Italic">ceropegia</Emphasis> |
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Authors: | Aneesh Kumar Nair Naik Dhiraj Dilip Pandit Sagar Subhash |
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Institution: | 1.Plant Molecular Biology Unit, Division of Biochemical Sciences,National Chemical Laboratory,Pune-411008 Maharashtra,India;2.Department of Biology,West Virginia University,Morgantown,USA |
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Abstract: | High-frequencyin vitro flowering is reported here fromin vitro regenerated shoots ofin vitro-raised seedlings of rare and endemicCeropegia lawii, Ceropegia maccannii, Ceropegia oculata, andCeropegia sahyadrica, as well as the widely distributedCeropegia bulbosa var.bulbosa andCeropegia hirsuta. In our first set of experiments, the MS medium contained 87 mM sucrose and was supplemented with varying concentrations of
BAP (4.4 to 26.6 μM). For the second set of trials, varying concentrations of sucrose (87 to 233 mM) were tested in MS media
containing a constant 4.4 p.M BAP. Sub-cultured apical as well as axillary buds flowered with similar frequencies after 30
d of incubation. For all six species, the highest percentage of flowering shoots was obtained with either 26.6 μM BAP or 175
mM sucrose. Although smaller in size, theirin vitro flowers were morphologically comparable within wVo-derived flowers. Variations among species were noted for the number of flower buds per shoot and the percentage of flower
formation. Because all six species showed similar responses in both experiments, we can suggest that this protocol is applicable
across the wide range ofCeropegia species. |
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