Abstract
Two different morphogenetic pathways, adventitious bud and corm-like structure (CLS), were observed on organogenic calli derived from the petioles of Amorphophallus albus in vitro. The organogenic calli was established via culture of petiole segments on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with 1.0 mg l−1 α-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) and 1.0 mg l−1 6-benzyladenine (BA) and subculture of the petiole-derived calli on MS medium with 0.5 mg l−1 NAA and 0.5 mg l−1 BA. These organogenic calli were used to induce morphogenesis via culture on MS medium with various concentrations of NAA and BA. BA alone favoured adventitious bud differentiation (57.0 ± 8.3% at maximum) from the organogenic calli but inhibited CLS formation. In the presence of NAA and BA, both adventitious bud and CLS were observed in a same culture system. The maximum CLS formation (71.2 ± 9.3%) were found on MS medium with 0.5 mg l−1 NAA and 2.0 mg l−1 BA, associated with 26.7 ± 8.6% adventitious bud differentiation. A small part of the adventitious buds developed into normal shoots which needed rooting culture phase to form complete plants. About 80% survival rate was obtained with these plants after transplantation to soil. More than 90% of the CLSs produced complete plants with shoots and root systems, regardless of the rooting media tested. Transplantation of the CLS-derived plants to soil gave 100% survival rate. Histological observations revealed both the two morphogenetic events originated from the meristematic cells located in superficial layers of callus tissue.
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Hu, J., Li, J. Morphogenetic pathway in petiole derived callus of Amorphophallus albus in vitro. Acta Physiol Plant 30, 389–393 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11738-007-0118-2
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