In vitro corm production of Gladiolus dalenii and G. tristis |
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Authors: | Marienne H. De Bruyn David I. Ferreira |
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Affiliation: | (1) Vegetable and Ornamental Plant Research Institute, Private Bag X293, 0001 Pretoria, Republic of South Africa;(2) Plant Biotechnology Research Centre, Private Bag X293, 0001 Pretoria, Republic of South Africa |
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Abstract: | The ability of the summer flowering Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel and the winter flowering G. tristis L. to form corms in vitro was investigated. G. dalenii spontaneously formed corms on a shoot induction medium consisting of the basal medium of Murashige & Skoog (1962) with up to 2.0 mg l-1 benzyladenine (BA), 3% sucrose and solidified with 2 g l-1 Gelrite®. The effect of different BA and sucrose concentrations as well as different temperatures on in vitro corm production of G. tristis was further investigated. The best production of shoots per explant was achieved on a medium containing 0.5 to 1.0 mg l-1 BA, sucrose concentrations of 6 to 9% and cultured at 15°C. The best corm production was achieved at the same temperature and with the same medium with the exception that BA was omitted from the medium. To test the effect of the osmotic potential on the formation of shoots and corms, sucrose was substituted by mannitol at various concentrations. Sucrose proved to be essential for both shoot and corm production and the use of mannitol had no beneficial effect. |
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Keywords: | corm production gladiolus in vitro |
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