Remakanthan, A. and Tara, G Menon and Soniya, E. V (2014) Somatic embryogenesis in banana (Musa acuminata AAA cv. Grand Naine): effect of explant and culture conditions. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Plant, 50 (1). pp. 127-136. ISSN 1475-2689

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Abstract

An improved, rapid, reproducible, and simple protocol has been developed for somatic embryogenesis in banana cv. ‘Grand Naine’ using explants derived from actively growing multiple shoot cultures. Many restrictive factors remain in banana embryogenesis such as long duration, unpredictability, and a high degree of genotype dependence. In the present study, we used split shoot tips from 4-wk-old cultures as explants. Somatic embryos were induced in 15 d directly in Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with different combinations of 0–8.28 μM picloram and 0.22–4.44 μM 6-benzylaminopurine (BA) without callus formation. Maximum embryo induction (100%) occurred when 4.14 μM picloram and 0.22 μM BA were used. Conversion of somatic embryos into plantlets occurred sporadically (2–3%) in MS medium containing α-naphthalene acetic acid (NAA; 0.53–2.68 μM) together with BA (2.22–44.39 μM), or thidiazuron (4.54 μM) plus glutamine (200 mg/L). This protocol is far superior to those already reported for fast and high frequency induction of somatic embryo. In liquid agitated culture, individual embryos separated easily and produced a large number of secondary embryos within 10 d which, upon transfer to filter paper overlaid on MS liquid medium supplemented with 4.44 μM BA, resulted in conversion (3%) into plantlets.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Embryo conversionBananaSuspension cultureRegeneration
Subjects:	Plant Disease Biology & Biotechnology
Depositing User:	Central Library RGCB
Date Deposited:	12 Jan 2017 08:21
Last Modified:	22 Apr 2019 09:05
URI:	http://rgcb.sciencecentral.in/id/eprint/147

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