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Influence of Plant Growth Regulators and Artificial Light on the Growth and Accumulation of Inulin of Dedifferentiated Chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) Callus Cells

Journal

LIFE-BASEL
Volume 12, Issue 10, Pages -

Publisher

MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/life12101524

Keywords

artificial light; auxins; chicory; callus cells; inulin; plant growth regulators

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  1. Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation [075-15-2020-905]
  2. Federal budget of Russian Federation

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Chicory is a widely distributed perennial herb that is commonly used for extracting inulin. This study investigated the effects of plant growth regulators and light conditions on the growth and inulin accumulation of chicory callus. The results showed that specific combinations of PGRs and light conditions led to steady increases in callus fresh weight and inulin content. This finding can meet the increasing demand for organic inulin sources in production practice.
Chicory (Chicorium intybus L.) is a perennial herb of the family Asteraceae, widely distributed in Asia and Europe, commonly used industrially as a raw material for extracting inulin because of a high content of inulin and biologically active compounds. Light conditions and plant growth regulators (PGRs) are two of many factors that affect the growth and inulin content of chicory callus. The aim of this work is to study the effect of PGRs and light conditions on proliferation and accumulation of inulin of chicory callus in vitro. In this study, we used semi-solid MS medium supplemented with different auxins (including Indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), naphthylacetic acid (NAA), and 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D)) at a concentration of 5.5-9.5 mg/L in combination with 2.0 mg/L 6 benzylaminopurine (BA) to determine induction and proliferation of callus. The increasing value of callus fresh weight was used to assess the growth of the callus in treatments. The results showed that a steady increase in callus fresh weight and inulin content in callus cells was obtained when they were cultured on MS medium supplemented with a combination of 2.0 mg/L BA with 7.5 mg/L IAA in lighting conditions with radiation equalized by the flux density of photosynthetic photons and ratios of radiation levels in the region of FR-far red > R-red. Increasing demand for organic inulin sources in production practice can be met by our finding.

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