Abstract
A system for micropropagation of Epimedium grandiflorum Morr. from rachis explants was developed. Explants were cultured onto Murashige and Skoog (MS) basal salts medium supplemented with (per L) 100 mg myo-inositol, 2 mg pyridoxine-HCl, 2 mg nicotinic acid, 0.40 mg thiamine-HCl, 30 g sucrose, and 2 g Phytagel. The medium also contained 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) at 0.1, 0.2, or 0.25 mg/L (0.5, 0.9, or 1.1 µM) combined with either N6-benzyladenine (BA) or 2-isopentenyl adenine (2ip) at 2.5, 5, or 10 mg/L (11.1, 22.2, or 44.4 µM BA or 12.3, 24.6, or 49.2 µM 2iP). Cultures were maintained at a 16-h photoperiod (40 µmol/m2/s) and 23±2° C. Callogenesis preceded shoot regeneration. Callus formation increased with higher 2,4-D concentrations. The highest percent regeneration, 83% of explants, was obtained on 10 mg BA per L (44.4 µM) combined with 0.25 mg 2,4-D per L (1.1 µM). The maximum number of shoots, 15 per explant, was obtained from explants cultured on a medium containing 0.1 mg 2,4-D per L (0.45 µM) combined with 2.5 mg BA per L (11.1 µM). Maximum shoot length, 0.4 cm, was obtained on 5 mg BA per L (22.2 µM) combined with 0.2 mg 2,4-D per L (0.9 µM). To produce whole plants, shoots were separated and rooted on hormone-free medium containing 1 g activated charcoal per L. Rachises provided an excellent source of explants for Epimedium micropropagation and proved suitable for callus production.
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