Abstract
In vitro culture establishment, shoot proliferation, ex vitro rooting and dormancy breaking of the newly rooted plantlets were examined on Saskatoon berry (Amelanchier alnifolia NUTT.) cultivars Northline, Pembina, Smoky and Thiessen. Shoot-tip explants taken from actively growing plants were better for culture initiation than dormant buds. MS gave the most satisfactory results of the media formulations. Optimal shoot proliferation occurred at 8.8 and 13.3 μM BA. Higher BA concentrations caused culture deterioration during long-term maintenance. Auxin treatments significantly stimulated ex vitro rooting of shoots in all cultivars. The best rooting was achieved with IAA/NAA (2.8/1.1 μM) mixture. Satisfactory results were also obtained with commercial powder formulation, Rootone F, containing IBA/NAA mixture. Foliar application of BA and GA4+7 was successful in breaking dormancy of newly rooted plantlets. Combinations of these two growth regulators caused formation of axillary shoots and vigorous plant growth. There were significant differences in the cultivar responses to culture conditions and treatments with growth regulators. The best culture establishment and the highest rate of shoot proliferation was observed in cv. Thiessen; the best rooting and the most vigorous post-dormancy growth was recorded in cv. Smoky. Cultivar Northland gave the most erratic responses.
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Abbreviations
- BA:
-
benzyladenine
- cv(s):
-
cultivar(s)
- GA:
-
gibberellin
- IAA:
-
indoleacetic acid
- IBA:
-
indolebutyric acid
- NAA:
-
naphthaleneacetic acid
- MS:
-
Murashige & Skoog's medium
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Pruski, K., Nowak, J. & Grainger, G. Micropropagation of four cultivars of Saskatoon berry (Amelanchier alnifolia NUTT.). Plant Cell Tiss Organ Cult 21, 103–109 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00033428
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