Shoot regeneration from leaf explants of Brunfelsia calycina

Raya Liberman, Liat Shahar, Ada Nissim-Levi, Dalia Evenor, Moshe Reuveni, Michal Oren-Shamir

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Abstract

A protocol for plantlet regeneration through shoot formation was developed for the neotropical shrub Brunfelsia calycina. This shrub is unique in its change in flower color from dark purple to white. Explants from young and mature leaves were incubated on MS medium (pH 5.7, 30 g/l sucrose, 7.5 g/l agar) with various combinations of Indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) and 6-Benzyladenine (BA) under a 16 h photoperiod at a constant temperature of 25°C. Shoot emergence was best at 4.44 μM BA and 2.85 μM IAA for young leaf explants, and at 8.88 μM BA, 2.85 μM IAA for mature leaf explants. When shoots were transferred to MS medium supplemented with 1.23-2.46 μM indole butrytic acid (IBA), they developed roots.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)345-348
Number of pages4
JournalPlant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture
Volume100
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2010
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Brunfelsia
  • Regeneration
  • Solanaceae

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Horticulture

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