Regeneration and proliferation of pathogen-free horseradish (Armoracia rusticana) plantsin vitro

Autor: Robert M. Skirvin, M. A. Norton, A. M. Shehata
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: The Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology. 84:295-299
ISSN: 2380-4084
1462-0316
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.2009.11512520
Popis: SummaryHorseradish (Armoracia rusticana Gaertn.) leaf explants were tested for their ability to regenerate and proliferate shoots in vitro. Leaf explants were grown on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with different concentrations of either naphthalene acetic acid (NAA) or benzyladenine (BA), or a combination of both. The optimum number of regenerated shoots occurred at 15 µM NAA, while the optimum number of proliferated shoots occurred at 2 µM BA. Higher concentrations of BA resulted in reduced shoot height, inhibited rooting, and increased leaf deformation. A sample (1,000 plants) of both regenerated and proliferated plants was rooted, acclimatised to greenhouse conditions, then field-planted in two subsequent years. All plants survived. The ability of ten virus-free (VF) and ten virus-infected (VI) horseradish cultivars to regenerate shoots in vitro was tested. Nine of the ten VF cultivars regenerated more vigorous and healthier shoots than VI plants. The results of these experiments repres...
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