Affiliation:
1. Islamic Azad University, Iran
2. Florida International University, USA
Abstract
Abstract Impatiens hawkeri is among the three important bedding plants in the world. There is no efficient protocol for fast micropropagation of Impatiens hawkeri cv. Sweeties Blue Star. Single nodes were germinated on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with 1-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA; 0.00, 0.10 and 0.50 mg l-1), 6-benzyladenine (BA; 0.00, 0.10, 0.50 and 1.00 mg l-1) and kinetin (KIN; 0.00, 0.10, 0.50 and 1.00 mg l-1). The shoot length was highest in medium containing 0.10 mg l-1 NAA and control. The largest number of shoots (14.06 and 14.00 per explant) was produced in media supplemented with 1.00 mg l-1 BA, 0.50 mg l-1 NAA and 1.00 mg l-1 BA, 0.10 mg l-1 NAA, respectively. The 0.10 mg l-1 NAA along with 1.00 mg l-1 BA was found to be superior for production of leaf (57.13). Maximum root length (33.80 mm) and root number (29.13) were obtained on medium supplemented with 0.10 mg l-1 NAA without BA and KIN. Plantlets were transplanted to pots filled with perlite and peat moss (in ratio of 1:1) and transferred to the greenhouse for acclimatization. Regenerated plantlets were morphologically identical with mother plants. Upon ex vitro transfer, 100% of plants survived.
Subject
Horticulture,Plant Science
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