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An efficient clonal multiplication system was developed for in vitro propagation of crocin — producing Gardenia jasminoides Ellis plants. Murashige and Skoog's (MS) medium containing 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP 1 mg l−1) and indole-3-butyric acid (IBA 1 mg l−1) resulted in multiple shoot initiation at the rate of 21 shoots per explant in 60 d of culture. Transfer of the microshoots into liquid MS medium supplemented with BAP (5 mg l−1) with two subcultures of 15 d duration in the same medium resulted in 400 ± 25 shoots per explant. Efficient rooting was achieved in MS medium supplemented with α-naphthaleneacetic acid (5 mg l−1). The in vitro raised plants were hardened in a greenhouse and transplanted to the field successfully. The method described will be useful for rapid multiplication of Gardenia for commercial exploitation.
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Abbreviations
- MS:
-
Murashige and Skoog (1962) medium
- BAP:
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6-benzylaminopurine
- Kn:
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kinetin
- 2ip:
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6-(γ,γ-dimethylallylamino)purine
- NAA:
-
α-naphthalene- acetic acid
- IBA:
-
indole-3-butyric acid
- IAA:
-
indole-3-acetic acid
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George, P.S., Ravishankar, G.A. & Venkataraman, L.V. Clonal multiplication of Gardenia jasminoides Ellis through axillary bud culture. Plant Cell Reports 13, 59–62 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00232317
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