Tissue Culture Studies on Fortunella polyandra ‘Nagami’ and ‘Meiwa’

N., Mohamed and R.M., Taha and Hashimah, Elias and S., Abdullah and N.A., Hasbullah (2013) Tissue Culture Studies on Fortunella polyandra ‘Nagami’ and ‘Meiwa’. Acta Horticulturae, 975 (38). pp. 315-322. ISSN 0567-7572 (print) 2406-6168 (electronic)

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Abstract

Studies of Fortunella polyandra ‘Nagami’ and ‘Meiwa’ were carried out to observe their responses in tissue culture systems. Explant sources investigated included roots, stems, leaves and cotyledons which were cultured on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with different combinations and concentrations of various hormones. The hormones used were naphthalene acetic acid (NAA) and benzylaminopurine (BAP) at pH 5.8 with a temperature of 23-26°C and a photoperiod of 16 hours light and 8 hours dark. The pH of the media was also altered to include 4.8, 5.8, 6.8 and 7.8. The various explants were subjected to light and dark treatments in order to study the morphogenesis of this species. From the results, it was observed that stem and leaf explants were more responsive than other explants. The best media for regeneration and callus formation was MS supplemented with 0.5 mg/L NAA and 0.5 mg/L BAP at pH 5.8 for ‘Nagami’ and pH 7.8 for ‘Meiwa’. Regeneration was achieved via direct organogenesis and also via callus formation. The highest percentage of shoot formation (40%) was obtained from stem explants (‘Meiwa’) cultured on MS supplemented with 0.5 mg/L NAA and 0.5 mg/L BAP at pH 7.8.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: BAP, callus, explants, Fortunella polyandra, MS medium, NAA, regeneration, UNIMAS, University, Borneo, Malaysia, Sarawak, Kuching, Samarahan, IPTA, education, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Subjects: S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General)
S Agriculture > SB Plant culture
Divisions: Academic Faculties, Institutes and Centres > Faculty of Resource Science and Technology
Faculties, Institutes, Centres > Faculty of Resource Science and Technology
Depositing User: Elias
Date Deposited: 28 Sep 2021 02:39
Last Modified: 28 Sep 2021 02:39
URI: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/36209

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