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A simple protocol for direct shoot organogenesis and plant regeneration in Lessertia frutescens using hypocotyl and cotyledon segments is reported. l-canavanine content in the derived shoots is also quantified. Media containing different concentrations and combinations of the cytokinins kinetin (K) and benzyladenine (BA) were tested for shoot induction potential. The best shoot regeneration rate (83%) was obtained from hypocotyl segments cultured in Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with 1 mg l−1 K; these hypocotyls also produced the largest number of shoots per explant (3.5) and the longest shoots per explant (13.3 mm). The best shoot regeneration rate (46%) using cotyledons as explant material was obtained in MS medium supplemented with 1 mg l−1 K and 1 mg l−1 BA or with 5 mg l−1 K and 0.5 mg l−1 BA. The highest number of cotyledon-derived shoots (1.5) was obtained in MS medium containing 2 mg l−1 K and 0.5 mg l−1 BA, and the longest cotyledon-derived shoots (6.1 mm) were obtained in MS medium containing 1 mg l−1 K and 0.5 mg l−1 BA. Shoots derived from hypocotyls cultured on media containing 1 mg l−1 K contained the highest quantity of l-canavanine (1.42 mg g−1) relative to the control (0.52 mg g−1). Shoots derived from cotyledons cultured on media containing 2 mg l−1 K contained the highest quantity of l-canavanine (2.07 mg g−1) compared to the control. Scanning electron microscopy revealed that shoots regenerated directly from the wounded epidermal tissue, although callus formation was observed in most cultures. Young shoot clusters proliferated into healthy adventitious shoots that were subsequently transferred directly onto rooting medium (MS medium containing 4 mg l−1 indole-3-butyric acid), eliminating the need for an additional multiplication or elongation phase. The in vitro plants were successfully acclimatized in a growth chamber, achieving an 85% survival rate.
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Shaik, S., Singh, N. & Nicholas, A. Cytokinin-induced organogenesis in Lessertia (Sutherlandia) frutescens L. using hypocotyl and cotyledon explants affects yields of l-canavanine in shoots. Plant Cell Tiss Organ Cult 105, 439–446 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11240-010-9885-3
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