<i>In vitro </i> clonal shoot morphogenesis of commercial <i>Dendrobium </i>orchid cultivars in polyamines supplemented medium

<i>In vitro </i> clonal shoot morphogenesis of commercial <i>Dendrobium </i>orchid cultivars in polyamines supplemented medium

Authors

  • I. Priya Kumari Department of Pomology and Floriculture, College of Agriculture, Kerala Agricultural University, Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram 695 522, Kerala, India
  • T. Sabina George Department of Pomology and Floriculture, College of Agriculture, Kerala Agricultural University, Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram 695 522, Kerala, India

Keywords:

Shoot proliferation, Spermine, Spermidine

Abstract

The effects of polyamines, spermine and spermidine in enhancing shoot morphogenesis were evaluated at 0.25, 0.5, and 1 mM in three commercial Dendrobium cultivars: ‘Rungnappa Red’, ‘Miss Snow White’ and ‘Earsakul’. The response was variable among the varieties. In vitro shoot initiation hastened as spermine and spermidine concentration increased from 0.25 to 1 mM in ‘Rungnappa Red’. For example, shoot numbers increased by 116% with spermine and 3 to 100% with spermidine. In ‘Miss Snow White’ also, up to 200% increase in shoot number over the control was noted for spermine 0.5 mM.

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Published

09-11-2011

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Kumari, I. P., & George, T. S. (2011). <i>In vitro </i> clonal shoot morphogenesis of commercial <i>Dendrobium </i>orchid cultivars in polyamines supplemented medium. Journal of Tropical Agriculture, 49, 118–120. Retrieved from https://jtropag.kau.in/index.php/ojs2/article/view/250

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