Open AccessSomatic seeds of Plantago asiatica L.
Author(s) -
Emilia Andrzejewska-Golec,
Joanna Makowczyńska
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
acta societatis botanicorum poloniae
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 2083-9480
pISSN - 0001-6977
DOI - 10.5586/asbp.2006.003
Subject(s) - shoot , plantago , sucrose , germination , biology , plantago ovata , botany , plantaginaceae , somatic cell , cytokinin , murashige and skoog medium , horticulture , chemistry , in vitro , tissue culture , food science , auxin , biochemistry , gene
Somatic seeds of Plantago asiatica L. were produced for the first time. Shoot-tips isolated from in vitro obtained 4-week shoots were encapsulated using sodium alginate and calcium chloride. Capsules with or without sucrose and with and without cytokinin - indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) were used. Sucrose presence in capsules very distinctly influences somatic seeds of Plantago asiatica germination and their conversion into plants. However, addition of IBA to capsules has not clear influence on the ability of plant regrowth. Plantlets transplanted to soil grew to phenotypically normal plants