In vitro propagation of temperate Australian terrestrial orchids: revisiting asymbiotic compared with symbiotic germination

Using a common temperate herbaceous terrestrial orchid from Australia (Caladenia latifolia) this study investigated 19 asymbiotic media variations comprising four commonly used basal media [half-strength Murashige and Skoog (½MS), Knudson C (KC), Pa5, and Vacin and Went (VW), with combinations of th...

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Main Authors: Bustam, B., Dixon, Kingsley, Bunn, E.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40753
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Dixon, Kingsley
Bunn, E.
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description Using a common temperate herbaceous terrestrial orchid from Australia (Caladenia latifolia) this study investigated 19 asymbiotic media variations comprising four commonly used basal media [half-strength Murashige and Skoog (½MS), Knudson C (KC), Pa5, and Vacin and Went (VW), with combinations of the plant growth regulators 6-benzylaminopurine (BA) and α-naphthalene acetic acid (NAA) or coconut water (CW) and compared their performance with germination on a standard symbiotic germination medium, oatmeal agar (OMA). Percentage germination of seeds every 2 weeks for a total of 8 weeks (five replicates per treatment), time to germination, and growth and development phases in seedlings were recorded. ½MS with 5% (v/v) fresh CW delivered 93% germination, with seedling vigour and development indistinguishable from OMA (95% germination). The same protocol was applied to a further ten species (including the endangered Caladenia huegelii), demonstrating high asymbiotic germination performance (60–93%) across a wide phylogenetic range of terrestrial orchid species.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-407532017-09-13T14:04:51Z In vitro propagation of temperate Australian terrestrial orchids: revisiting asymbiotic compared with symbiotic germination Bustam, B. Dixon, Kingsley Bunn, E. Using a common temperate herbaceous terrestrial orchid from Australia (Caladenia latifolia) this study investigated 19 asymbiotic media variations comprising four commonly used basal media [half-strength Murashige and Skoog (½MS), Knudson C (KC), Pa5, and Vacin and Went (VW), with combinations of the plant growth regulators 6-benzylaminopurine (BA) and α-naphthalene acetic acid (NAA) or coconut water (CW) and compared their performance with germination on a standard symbiotic germination medium, oatmeal agar (OMA). Percentage germination of seeds every 2 weeks for a total of 8 weeks (five replicates per treatment), time to germination, and growth and development phases in seedlings were recorded. ½MS with 5% (v/v) fresh CW delivered 93% germination, with seedling vigour and development indistinguishable from OMA (95% germination). The same protocol was applied to a further ten species (including the endangered Caladenia huegelii), demonstrating high asymbiotic germination performance (60–93%) across a wide phylogenetic range of terrestrial orchid species. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40753 10.1111/boj.12216 Wiley-Blackwell unknown
spellingShingle Bustam, B.
Dixon, Kingsley
Bunn, E.
In vitro propagation of temperate Australian terrestrial orchids: revisiting asymbiotic compared with symbiotic germination
title In vitro propagation of temperate Australian terrestrial orchids: revisiting asymbiotic compared with symbiotic germination
title_full In vitro propagation of temperate Australian terrestrial orchids: revisiting asymbiotic compared with symbiotic germination
title_fullStr In vitro propagation of temperate Australian terrestrial orchids: revisiting asymbiotic compared with symbiotic germination
title_full_unstemmed In vitro propagation of temperate Australian terrestrial orchids: revisiting asymbiotic compared with symbiotic germination
title_short In vitro propagation of temperate Australian terrestrial orchids: revisiting asymbiotic compared with symbiotic germination
title_sort in vitro propagation of temperate australian terrestrial orchids: revisiting asymbiotic compared with symbiotic germination
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40753