Abstract
Factors affecting in vitro propagation were evaluated for Ceropegia attenuata Hook., an endemic and endangered plant having ornamental potential but a limited reproductive capacity. Rapid shoot multiplication from nodal explants was established using varying concentrations of cytokinins and auxins either alone or in combinations. The highest frequency of shoot induction was achieved when nodal explants were inoculated on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with 13.31 μM 6-benzylaminopurine with a mean of 12.9 ± 0.5 shoots per explant. High concentrations of TDZ (6.81–11.35 μM) and KN (6.78–11.61 μM) resulted in stunted and vitrified shoots. Factors implicated in the promotion of floral transition of the C. attenuata have been identified which are 4-amino-3, 5, 6-trichloropicolinic acid (picloram), 6-benzylaminopurine, sucrose and photoperiod. The highest frequency of flowering (100%) was obtained when axillary shoot explants were transferred to MS medium supplemented with picloram (4.14 μM) within 4 weeks of culture. Transfer of in vitro regenerated shoots to half strength MS medium with 2.46 μM indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) showed maximum root induction. The in vitro grown plantlets were successfully acclimatized in the glasshouse with 85% of survival and showed normal development. The developed protocol provided a simple, cost-effective approach for the conservation of endangered plant C. attenuata for replenishing its declining populations.
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Abbreviations
- BAP:
-
6-benzylaminopurine
- IAA:
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indole-3-acetic acid
- IBA:
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indole-3-butyric acid
- Kinetin:
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6-furfurylaminopurine
- TDZ:
-
thidiazuron
- Picloram:
-
4-amino- 3, 5, 6-trichloropicolinic acid
- ½ MS:
-
half-strength MS medium
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Authors are thankful to Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India for providing financial assistance. VAB thankful to Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi for Emeritus Scientist Fellowship. Authors are also thankful to Head, Department of Botany, Shivaji University, Kolhapur for providing necessary laboratory facilities.
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Chavan, J.J., Nimbalkar, M.S., Adsul, A.A. et al. Micropropagation and in vitro flowering of endemic and endangered plant Ceropegia attenuata Hook. J. Plant Biochem. Biotechnol. 20, 276–282 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13562-011-0059-0
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