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Liquid Culture Systems for in vitro Plant Propagation

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Shoot regeneration from nodules of Charybdis 279<br />

Table 1: Regeneration rates (average�SE) from nodules of Charybdis numidica clone UN26<br />

and hyperhydration on semisolid (AM), submerged <strong>in</strong> liquid medium (LM), and <strong>in</strong> temporary<br />

immersion (TI) systems<br />

<strong>Culture</strong> method<br />

Total regenerants<br />

per g <strong>in</strong>oculum*<br />

Shoots per g<br />

<strong>in</strong>oculum<br />

Shoots per<br />

conta<strong>in</strong>er**<br />

Hyperhydration<br />

(score 0-3)<br />

AM 208.7�23.5 a 194.2�23.0 a 194.2�23.0 ab 0<br />

LM 59.7�3.6 b 55.0�3.8 b 130.4�7.5 a 3<br />

TI1<br />

(5 m<strong>in</strong> every<br />

24h)<br />

TI2<br />

(5 m<strong>in</strong> every<br />

12h)<br />

38.3�1.6 b 25.4�3.2 b 270.5�34.5 b 1<br />

48.0�2.4 b 36.6�1.2 b 437.0�1.0 c 3<br />

Mean separation with<strong>in</strong> columns by Duncan´s multiple range test at p=0.05<br />

* shoots + buds<br />

** AM: baby food jar/c. 1 g <strong>in</strong>oculum; LM: 250ml Erlenmeyer flask/c. 2 g <strong>in</strong>oculum; TI1 and<br />

TI2: 1-litre flask/c. 10 g <strong>in</strong>oculum/500 ml medium<br />

Micropropagation of Charybdis sp. through nodule culture offers a<br />

convenient alternative to other <strong>in</strong> <strong>vitro</strong> methods. Growth of the nodules<br />

(without regeneration) can be achieved <strong>in</strong> liquid MS medium supplemented<br />

with 3 % sucrose and 20 µmol BA <strong>in</strong> the dark, with an up to 8-fold <strong>in</strong>crease<br />

<strong>in</strong> biomass depend<strong>in</strong>g on the clone (Wawrosch et al., 2001). Two different<br />

procedures can be proposed <strong>for</strong> the regeneration of shoots. Recently a<br />

multiplication protocol described <strong>for</strong> a Phalaenopsis hybrid suggested the<br />

multiplication of protocorm-like bodies <strong>in</strong> liquid culture systems followed<br />

by conversion <strong>in</strong>to plantlets on semisolid medium (Park et al., 2000).<br />

Similarly, nodules of Charybdis sp. can be multiplied <strong>in</strong> liquid medium and<br />

subsequently transferred to semisolid medium <strong>for</strong> shoot regeneration. In<br />

order to achieve higher shoot numbers per unit, larger conta<strong>in</strong>ers and/or<br />

higher <strong>in</strong>oculum density could be tested. As an alternative, us<strong>in</strong>g a<br />

temporary immersion system with low immersion frequency and duration,<br />

large amounts of shoots per conta<strong>in</strong>er can be produced with less labour<br />

<strong>in</strong>put. Because the shoots can be rooted ex <strong>vitro</strong> dur<strong>in</strong>g acclimatization<br />

(unpublished results) the procedure is labour and time sav<strong>in</strong>g. Studies are<br />

currently <strong>in</strong> progress on the suitability of a TI system <strong>for</strong> nodule growth.<br />

Us<strong>in</strong>g TI culture <strong>for</strong> both nodule growth and shoot regeneration would allow<br />

<strong>for</strong> a production system with least expenditure of labour: at the end of the<br />

growth period only nutrient medium and light conditions would have to be<br />

changed <strong>for</strong> shoot regeneration.

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