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[Study on PLB induction and proliferation of Dendrobium officinale]
Gui-Fang Zhang1, Jie-Min Guan, Song Huang
1Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, China. zhanggf1026@yahoo.com.cn
Objective:
To study on the optimal medium ingredients for PLB induction and proliferation of Dendrobium officinale.
Methods:
Seed embryos of Dendrobium officinale were cultivated in MS medium as the basic medium, along with different plant hormones like 6-BA, NAA,2,4-D and KT or their combinations added with organic additives like PE, BE, AE and CM.
Results:
BA and NAA combination was not conductive to germination and the germination ratio was even lower than that of MS medium; 10% PE and CM was beneficial to PLB induction; 2,4-D was not conductive to growth and proliferation; A certain concentration of BA, KT and NAA was beneficial to PLB proliferation; KT at 1.0 mg/L recorded the highest 40 d PLB proliferation times at 9.0; PE, CM and AE could promote the PLB proliferation at different levels, among which 10% CM was the most effective.
Conclusion:
The optimized medium ingredients suitable for PLB induction are MS +10% CM +1.0g/L AC; The optimized medium ingredients suitable for PLB proliferation are MS + 1.0 mg/L KT + 0.2 mg/L NAA + 10% CM.
