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J. Duhok Univ. Vol.13, No.1, (Agri. And Vet. Sciences) Pp 112-121, 2010<br />

Table (1): Effects of plant growth regulators on callus and somaic embryogenesis from leaf explant of Codiaeum<br />

variegatum after 6-8 weeks of culture in MS medium.<br />

Growth<br />

regulator<br />

mg l -1<br />

Callus<br />

induction<br />

%<br />

* Means followed by the same letter within each character (column) do not differ significantly (P≤0.05) according to<br />

Duncan's Multiple Range Test (Duncan ,1955).<br />

++++: callus was formed on whole area of explant.<br />

+++: callus was formed on the three fourths of explant.<br />

++: callus was formed on the two fourths of explant.<br />

+: callus was formed on the one fourths of explant.<br />

-: callus was not formed at all.<br />

Effect of different concentrations of BA or<br />

Kin alone on shoot formation from callus<br />

induction: Data on shoot formation revealed<br />

that when the concentration of BA was increased<br />

from 2.5 mgl -1 to 5 mgl -1 , the rate of shoot<br />

formation was also increased. Maximum number<br />

of somatic embryos induced from callus,<br />

maximum shoots formation and highest number<br />

of leaves per culture were obtained at 2.5 mgl -1<br />

BA which was 7.95 embryo/ culture, 4.58<br />

shoots/ culture and 3.13 leaves/ culture<br />

respectively after 6-8 weeks of culture<br />

inoculation (Table 2, Fig. 3 a-c). With further<br />

increase in concentration of BA, 7.5 mgl -1 BA<br />

produced 2.25 shoots/ culture while at MS<br />

medium free-hormone, the medium did not<br />

formed any shoots per culture, and the highest<br />

length of shoots (2.89 cm )was found on MS<br />

medium supplemented 7.5 mgl -1 compared with<br />

10 mgl -1 BA and control treatment which was<br />

(1.50 cm). Many researchers have also reported<br />

positive effect of BA on shoot multiplication and<br />

proliferation. Rahaman et al (2004) cultured leaf<br />

segments of Kaempferia galangal L. on different<br />

media and reported a number of somatic<br />

Dark condition Light condition<br />

Average<br />

callus<br />

fresh<br />

weight<br />

(mg)<br />

Embryo<br />

induction<br />

%<br />

Callus<br />

formation<br />

on mature<br />

leaf culture<br />

Callus<br />

induction<br />

%<br />

Average<br />

callus<br />

fresh<br />

weight<br />

(mg)<br />

Embryo<br />

induction<br />

embryonic formation on MS medium with 2<br />

mgl -1 BA plus 0.05 mgl -1 NAA. Similarity,<br />

Nakaura (1991) found mass prolific growth of<br />

Tea plants using 1 mgl -1 BA.<br />

During this investigation, it was also<br />

observed that 2.5 mgl -1 of BA was the best<br />

concentration for shoot development whereas<br />

higher concentrations inhibited it. This was in<br />

accordance with the study conducted by Kumar<br />

ad Kanwar (2004) in which they reported that<br />

lower concentration of BA (1 mgl -1 ) stimulated<br />

shoots growth in Gerbera jamesoni, but the<br />

higher concentration of BA (5 mgl -1 ) inhibited<br />

shoot proliferation.<br />

For in vitro shoot formation from callus, MS<br />

medium was supplemented with different<br />

concentrations of Kin ranging from 2.5 mgl -1 to<br />

10 mgl -1 . It was noticed that when the<br />

concentration of Kin was increased to 7.5 mgl -1 ,<br />

average number of embryo per culture formed<br />

was also increased. At this concentration,<br />

maximum number (3.70 embryo/ culture) was<br />

formed. Maximum shoots formation per culture<br />

and highest number of leaves per culture was<br />

observed at 7.5 mgl -1 Kin which was 3.45<br />

%<br />

Callus<br />

formation<br />

on mature<br />

leaf culture<br />

control 0f 0f 0g - 0f 0f 0g -<br />

BA+NAA<br />

1+0.2 40c-f 1.23e 66.6bc +++ 20ef 0.92e 0.0g +<br />

1+0.4 30d-f 2.28cd 73.5b +++ 20ef 1.47e 0.0g ++<br />

2+0.2 70a-d 2.45cd 93.4a +++ 40c-f 2.25cd 27.0e ++<br />

2+0.4 70a-d 2.57cd 56.6cd +++ 30d-f 2.09d 13.3f ++<br />

BA+2,4-D<br />

1+0.2 90ab 2.84c 46.7d +++ 50b-e 2.46cd 0.0g ++<br />

1+0.4 80a-c 2.89c 90.0a ++++ 80a-c 2.79cd 13.3f +++<br />

2+0.2 100a 5.39a 96.6a ++++ 80a-c 3.91b 33.0e +++<br />

2+0.4 100a 4.19a 86.6a ++++ 70a-d 3.36b 23.3e +++<br />

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