Micropropagation of Zeyheria montana Mart. (Bignoniaceae), an endangered endemic medicinal species from the Brazilian cerrado biome |
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Authors: | Jean Carlos Cardoso Jaime A Teixeira da Silva |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Rural Development, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, UFSCar, Via Anhanguera, km 174, CP 153, 13.600-970, Araras City, Brazil 2. P. O. Box 7, Miki-cho Post Office, Ikenobe 3011-2, Kagawa-ken, 761-0799, Japan
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Abstract: | Zeyheria montana Mart. has become endangered, primarily because of deforestation of its habitat, its use as a medicinal plant extract, and the strong endemism of the species. In this study, an efficient protocol was established for the micropropagation and conservation of Z. montana germplasm using isolated mature zygotic embryos as explants. Embryos germinated in vitro 4 d after isolation and inoculation on modified Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium containing 2.0 mg/l gibberellic acid (GA3). The addition of GA3 also improved the germination index and accelerated the process of germination. Nodal segments from seedlings were placed on modified ¼-strength MS medium containing 0.1 mg/l 6-benzyladenine and 0.5 mg/l GA3. Nodal segments produced 7.3 shoots per explant within 60 d. Following transfer of shoots to a medium containing 1.5 mg/l indole-3-butyric acid, roots formed. All plantlets obtained were successfully acclimatized under greenhouse conditions, and approximately 68.5 acclimatized plants could be obtained per seed each year. This protocol provides a method to preserve this rare and endangered medicinal plant. |
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