A method for in vitro regeneration of Searsia dentata from nodal and shoot tip explants derived from mature trees is outlined. Nodal explants produced multiple shoots from the axis when cultured on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium containing 3% sucrose supplemented with 0, 5, 7.5, 10, or 12.5 μM N6-benzyladenine (BA). An average of 5.3 shoots was obtained from nodal explants on 10 μM BA. For shoot tip explants, however, supplementation of α-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) with BA favored a caulogenic response. A maximum of 6.1 shoots were produced per shoot tip explant on MS containing 7.5 μM BA plus 5.0 μM NAA. The in vitro-regenerated shoots produced roots when transferred to full-strength MS medium containing 3% sucrose and 10 μM indole-3-butyric acid (IBA). The developed plantlets were transferred initially to a mist house. After an initial acclimatization period of 3–4 mo, plantlets were shifted to the greenhouse where they thrived for 9 mo. The standardized protocol for mass propagation of S. dentata should eliminate the dependence on natural stands of plants for traditional medicinal purposes, and will also serve as a means of conservation as the species is heavily overexploited.
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9 July 2008
Micropropagation of Searsia dentata
Surya Prakash,
Johannes Van Staden
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In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant
Vol. 44 • No. 4
July 2008
Vol. 44 • No. 4
July 2008
Anacardiaceae
Axillary bud break
ethnopharmacology
micropropagation