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Asymbiotic Germination and Leaf Explant-Based Regeneration of the Endangered Medicinal Orchid Hemipilia cucullata from Mature Seeds
Published on: September 19, 2025
Adventitious shoot regeneration from root, internode, petiole and leaf explants of Piper colubrinum Link
S M Kelkar1, K V Krishnamurthy1
1Plant Tissue Culture Division, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune-411008, India Fax: 91-212-349038 e-mail: kvk@ems.ncl.res.in, , , , , , IN.
Abstract:
A single-step, high-frequency regeneration pro-tocol has been standardised for Phytophthora-resistant wild pepper, Piper colubrinum (Link) using root, internode, leaf and petiole explants derived from in vitro plantlets. The effect of BA on shoot-bud induction and elongation was assessed by supplementing half-strength MS medium (macronutrients at half the concentration) with different concentrations of BA, i.e. 0.2-10 mg l-1 in induction media and 0, 0.2 and 0.5 mg l-1 in subculture media. The interaction between culture period and BA concentration was studied by culturing the explants for 8, 15 and 30 days before the first subculture. The elongated shoots were rooted directly in soil and hardened in the greenhouse. The developed protocol would be useful in marker-assisted asymmetric hybridisation programmes involving wild-type Piper colubrinum and the cultivated species P. nigrum.
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