Journal
PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE
Volume 105, Issue 3, Pages 329-335Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11240-010-9871-9
Keywords
Dendrobium officinale; Protocorm-like bodies (PLBs); Light-emitting diode (LED); Shoot; Chlorophyll
Funding
- Science & Technology-based Platform Construction Project of Sichuan Province
- National Spark Program of China [2008GA810003]
- Science & Technology Pillar Program of Sichuan Province [2009FZ0077]
- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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The effect of light quality on protocorm-like bodies (PLBs) of Dendrobium officinale was investigated. PLBs of D. officinale were incubated under a number of different light conditions in vitro, namely: dark conditions; fluorescent white light (Fw); red light-emitting diodes (LEDs); blue LEDs; half red plus half blue [RB (1:1)] LEDs; 67% red plus 33% blue [RB (2:1)] LEDs; and 33% red plus 67% blue [RB (1:2)] LEDs. Growth parameters, number of shoots produced per PLB, chlorophyll concentration and carotenoid concentration were measured after 90 days culture. The percentage of PLBs producing shoots was 85% under blue LEDs. In contrast, the percentage of PLBs producing shoots was less than 60% under dark conditions, fluorescent white light and red LEDs. The number of shoots produced per PLB was more than 1.5 times greater under blue LEDs, RB (1:1) LEDs and RB (1:2) LEDs than those cultured under other light treatments [dark, Fw, red LEDs and RB (2:1)]. Chlorophyll and carotenoid concentrations were significantly higher under blue LEDs and different red plus blue LED ratios, compared to other light treatments (dark, Fw and red LEDs). Blue LEDs, Fw, and RB (1:2) LEDs produced higher dry matter accumulations of PLBs and shoots. This study suggests that blue LEDs or RB (1:2) LEDs could significantly promote the production of shoots by protocorm-like bodies of D. officinale and increase the dry matter of PLBs and the accumulation of shoot dry matter in vitro.
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