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Phycomolecule-coated silver nanoparticles and seaweed extracts induced high-frequency somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration from Gloriosa superba L.

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An efficient protocol for somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration from rhizome explants of Gloriosa superba L. was developed using various plant growth regulators (PGRs), Ulva lactuca extracts (ULE), and phycomolecule-coated U. lactuca silver nanoparticles (ULAgNPs). Callus was initiated from rhizome explants on the Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with various concentrations of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (1.0–5.0 mg L−1), α-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) (0.5 mg L−1), ULE (10–50%), and ULAgNPs (0.1–0.5 mg L−1). Callus was cultured on MS medium fortified with various concentrations and combinations of 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP) (0.5–2.5 mg L−1), kinetin (KIN) (0.5–2.5 mg L−1), ULAgNPs (0.1–0.5 mg L−1), and 20% ULE along with 0.5 mg L−1 NAA for the development of somatic embryos (SEs). The maximum percentage of embryo maturation (100%) was observed on the medium containing 0.5 mg L−1 ULAgNPs, 2.0 mg L−1 BAP, 0.5 mg L−1 abscisic acid (ABA), 0.5 mg L−1 silver nitrate (AgNO3), and 20% ULE. The highest percentage of embryo germination (86.1%) was noticed on the MS medium containing 0.3 mg L−1 ULAgNPs, 5.0 mg L−1 gibberellic acid (GA3), 2.0 mg L−1 BAP, 0.5 mg L−1 adenine sulfate (AdS), and 20% ULE. Well-rooted plantlets were successfully acclimatized in the greenhouse with 70% survival rate. Results suggest that U. lactuca extract-derived silver nanoparticles could be used as biostimulants for the enhancement of somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration rate in G. superba.

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Dr. P. Venkatachalam gratefully acknowledges the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, for providing the financial assistance under the CSIR Major Research Project No. 38(1324)/12 EMR-II.

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  1. Plant Genetic Engineering and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, School of Biosciences, Periyar University, Periyar Palkalai Nagar, Salem, Tamil Nadu, 636011, India

    D. Mahendran & P. Venkatachalam

  2. Department of Genetics, Osmania University, Hyderabad, 500007, India

    P. B. Kavi Kishor

  3. Department of Botany, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 624046, India

    N. Geetha

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Mahendran, D., Kavi Kishor, P.B., Geetha, N. et al. Phycomolecule-coated silver nanoparticles and seaweed extracts induced high-frequency somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration from Gloriosa superba L.. J Appl Phycol 30, 1425–1436 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-017-1293-1

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