Abstract
A protocol was developed for short-term preservation and distribution of the medicinal and timber plantation tree, Khaya senegalensis, using alginate-encapsulated shoot tips. The study assessed the effects of culture medium, storage temperature, auxin concentration and planting substrate on shoot regrowth or conversion into plantlets of four different clones. Optimal shoot growth was obtained, with high frequencies (92–100%) of shoot emergence, on Murashige and Skoog (MS) culture media containing 4.4 μM benzyladenine (BA). Encapsulated shoot tips survived longer at 25°C than at 4°C, with viability of 73–88% after 8 weeks. Conversion into plantlets was achieved on half-strength MS medium by pre-culture treatment of shoot tips with 49–490 μM indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) before encapsulation. Treatment with 245 μM IBA provided 52–98% conversion, and 90–95% of plantlets survived acclimatisation under nursery conditions. To eliminate the in vitro culture step after encapsulation, synthetic seeds were allowed to pre-convert before sowing directly onto a range of ex vitro non-sterile substrates. Highest frequencies of plantlet formation from pre-converted synthetic seeds (42–86%) were obtained by transferring synthetic seeds to organic compost, and these plantlets exhibited almost 100% survival in the nursery without mist irrigation. Pre-conversion is a novel and convenient method for producing synthetic seeds that are suitable for distribution to commercial nurseries.
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Abbreviations
- ANOVA:
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Analysis of variance
- BA:
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6-Benzyladenine
- IBA:
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Indole-3-butyric acid
- MS:
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Murashige and Skoog
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We thank Geoff Dickinson (Agri-Science Queensland) for providing seeds and Bruce Randall for critical reading of the manuscript. The project was funded by the Queensland National and International Research Alliances Program and supported by a postgraduate scholarship to CDH from the Vietnam Ministry of Education and Training (MoET).
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Hung, C.D., Trueman, S.J. Encapsulation technology for short-term preservation and germplasm distribution of the African mahogany Khaya senegalensis . Plant Cell Tiss Organ Cult 107, 397–405 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11240-011-9990-y
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