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An effective protocol was developed for in vitro regeneration of the Melothria maderaspatana via indirect organogenesis in liquid and solid culture systems. Organogenesis was achieved from liquid culture calluses derived from leaf and petiole explants of mature plants. Organogenic calluses (98.2 ± 0.36 and 94.8 ± 0.71%) were induced from both leaf and petiole explants on Murashige and Skoog (MS) liquid medium containing 6.0 µM 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) and 0.5 µM thidiazuron (TDZ); and 6.0 µM 2,4-D and 1.0 µM benzyladenine (BA) combinations, respectively. Adventitious shoot regeneration (68.2 ± 0.06 shoots per explant) was achieved on MS medium supplemented with 2.0 µM BA, 4.0 µM TDZ, 10% v/v coconut water and 0.06 mM glutamine from leaf-derived calluses. Petiole-derived calluses produced adventitious shoots (45.4 ± 0.09 shoots per explant) on MS medium fortified with 2.0 µM BA, 4.0 µM TDZ, 10% v/v coconut water, and 0.08 mM glutamine. Elongation of shoots occurred in MS medium with 2.0 µM gibberellic acid (GA3). Regenerated shoots (2–3 cm in length) rooted (74.2 ± 0.38%) and hardened (85 ± 1.24%) when they were transferred to 1/2-MS medium supplemented with 3.0 µM indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) followed by garden soil, vermiculate, and sand (2:1:1 ratio) mixture. The elongated shoots (4–5 cm in length) were exposed simultaneously for rooting as well as hardening (100%) in moistened [(1/8-MS basal salt solution with 5 µM IBA and 100 mg l−1 Bavistin® (BVN)] garden soil, vermiculate, and sand (2:1:1 ratio) mixture. Subsequently, the plants were successfully established in the field. The survival percentage differed with seasonal variations.
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We are grateful to Director Dr. Rev. Fr. John Britto, Rapinat Herbarium, for selection of this species. The author also wishes to thank University of Bharathidasan Research Fund for financial support of this work, G. G. Gideon for suggestions and P. Sasikumar for the valuable help in plant collection.
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Baskaran, P., Velayutham, P. & Jayabalan, N. In vitro regeneration of Melothria maderaspatana via indirect organogenesis. In Vitro Cell.Dev.Biol.-Plant 45, 407–413 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11627-008-9172-8
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