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IN VITRO CELLULAR & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY-PLANT
Volume 44, Issue 2, Pages 105-111Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11627-008-9121-6
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Boehmeria nivea; shoot regeneration; ramie; seedling explants; thidiazuron
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Ramie [Boehmeria nivea (L.) Gaud] is one of the most important perennial fiber crops in China. In vitro tissue culture of ramie could serve as an important means for its improvement through genetic transformation. To improve the regeneration capacity of ramie, the effects on plant regeneration of donor plant age, basal medium, plant growth regulators, and culture conditions were evaluated using explants derived from the cotyledon, hypocotyl, leaf, petiole, and stem of ramie seedlings. Cotyledons and hypocotyls excised from 4-d-old seedlings and leaves and petioles and stems from 15-d-old seedlings were optimal explants. The highest regeneration efficiency was obtained on Murashige and Skoog salts with Gamborg's B(5) vitamins basal medium containing 2.27 mu M thidiazuron (TDZ) and 0.054 mu M naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) for the five explant types tested. A photoperiod of 16:8 h (light/dark) was found to be superior than continuous darkness for regeneration of ramie using TDZ. The regenerated shoots were transferred to hormone-free medium for shoot elongation and successfully rooted on half-strength Murashige and Skoog supplemented with 0.134 mu M NAA. The rooted plantlets with four to five leaves were transplanted to greenhouse for further growth.
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