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Influence of silver nitrate and copper sulfate on somatic embryogenesis, shoot morphogenesis, multiplication, and associated physiological biochemical changes in Gladiolus hybridus L.

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Abstract

Micronutrients are essential for in vitro plant tissue growth, and manipulating their levels in culture medium to promote in vitro growth and morphogenesis is essential in plant tissue culture experiments. In the present study, the effects of copper sulfate hydrate (CuSO4·5H2O, 0–15 μM), silver nitrate (AgNO3, 0–60 μM), and their combinations on callus induction and various morphogenic processes at different treatment levels were studied in Gladiolus hybridus. AgNO3 was found to be more efficient at promoting the parameters studied, with 40 μM being more efficient than other treatment levels tested. In the case of CuSO4·5H2O treatments, maximum efficiency was achieved with 7.5 μM. Results of the experiments on morphogenesis and associated physiological biochemical changes suggest that treatments that involved combining the two metals promoted morphogenesis to a greater degree by affecting physiological biochemical changes essential for the morphogenic parameters studied. This technique seems to be appropriate when applied to embryogenic tissue formation and somatic embryo differentiation.

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Treatment with silver nitrate, copper sulfate, and their combination at different stages of in vitro morphogenesis promoted transdifferentiation through influence on physiological biochemical changes essential for the developmental processes in Gladiolus hybridus.

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Abbreviations

PCTOC:

Plant cell, tissue, and organ culture

MS:

Murashige and Skoog medium

PGRs:

Plant growth regulators

2,4-D:

2,4-Dichlorophenoxy acetic acid

BAP:

N6-benzylaminopurine

NAA:

Naphthalene acetic acid

IBA:

Indole butyric acid

CuSO\(_{4.5 \text{H}_{2}\text{O}}\) :

Copper sulfate (hydrate)

AgNO3 :

Silver nitrate

SE:

Somatic embryogenesis

Chl:

Chlorophyll

PS:

Photosystem

FW:

Fresh weight

DW:

Dried weight

ROS:

Reactive oxygen species

SOD:

Superoxide dismutase

H2O2 :

Hydrogen peroxide

CAT:

Catalase

APX:

Ascorbate peroxidase

GPX:

Guaiacol peroxidase

MDA:

Malondialdehyde

CRBD:

Complete randomized block design

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Acknowledgements

The authors are grateful to Department of Botany, Hamdard University, New Delhi, India for providing research facilities.

Funding

We wish to thank Hamdard National Foundation for Postdoctoral Fellowship support to TI and Department of Biotechnology, Government of India New Delhi for Financial support.

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T.I. conceived the research idea and performed all in vitro culture experiments, as well as physiological and biochemical analysis experiments together with Q.A., while T.I., Q.A., and S.U. wrote, edited, and approved the manuscript content.

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Correspondence to Tasiu Isah.

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Communicated by Barbara Mary Doyle Prestwich.

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Isah, T., Qurratul & Umar, S. Influence of silver nitrate and copper sulfate on somatic embryogenesis, shoot morphogenesis, multiplication, and associated physiological biochemical changes in Gladiolus hybridus L.. Plant Cell Tiss Organ Cult 149, 563–587 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11240-022-02309-1

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