Chemical and physical treatment effects on induction of somatic embryogenesis of explants cultured on MS medium containing thidiazuron

This project seeked to optimize the chemical and physical factors as parameters that induce somatic embryogenesis (SE) of D. x tokaiensis leaf explants grown on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with 1.0 mg/L thidiazuron (TDZ).The chemical parameters utilized were pH of value of 3, 4, 5,...

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Main Author: Rajakumar, Madhavi
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Language:English
Published: 2015
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description This project seeked to optimize the chemical and physical factors as parameters that induce somatic embryogenesis (SE) of D. x tokaiensis leaf explants grown on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with 1.0 mg/L thidiazuron (TDZ).The chemical parameters utilized were pH of value of 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, while the physical parameters are varying light intensity, dark, dim, diffused and direct lighting as well as varying sub-culturing frequencies, at a period of 2 weeks, 4 weeks and 8 weeks, Observation of the cultures was performed at day 15 and 30. The cultures were photographed at day 30 and the induction of somatic embryogenesis (SE) was examined via the counting of number of embryos formed. The results obtained were then tested for significance using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Fisher’s Least Significant Difference (LSD) test with a 95% confidence level. The resultant somatic embryos were then transferred on to MS medium without TDZ and the various stages of somatic embryos, globular, heart, torpedo, cotyledonary and germinating plantlets were photographed. The explants sub-cultured at a 2-week interval, exposed to direct lighting and grown on pH 4 resulted in the induction of the highest number of somatic embryos. Experimental methodology of the exposure of explants to the varying light intensity could be modified by utilising specific wavelengths of light instead of white light. In addition to that, histological and molecular studies could be carried out, to further determine the effect of the chemical and physical factors at a cellular and molecular level.
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spelling intimal-4152016-07-29T06:37:46Z http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/415/ Chemical and physical treatment effects on induction of somatic embryogenesis of explants cultured on MS medium containing thidiazuron Rajakumar, Madhavi TP Chemical technology This project seeked to optimize the chemical and physical factors as parameters that induce somatic embryogenesis (SE) of D. x tokaiensis leaf explants grown on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with 1.0 mg/L thidiazuron (TDZ).The chemical parameters utilized were pH of value of 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, while the physical parameters are varying light intensity, dark, dim, diffused and direct lighting as well as varying sub-culturing frequencies, at a period of 2 weeks, 4 weeks and 8 weeks, Observation of the cultures was performed at day 15 and 30. The cultures were photographed at day 30 and the induction of somatic embryogenesis (SE) was examined via the counting of number of embryos formed. The results obtained were then tested for significance using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Fisher’s Least Significant Difference (LSD) test with a 95% confidence level. The resultant somatic embryos were then transferred on to MS medium without TDZ and the various stages of somatic embryos, globular, heart, torpedo, cotyledonary and germinating plantlets were photographed. The explants sub-cultured at a 2-week interval, exposed to direct lighting and grown on pH 4 resulted in the induction of the highest number of somatic embryos. Experimental methodology of the exposure of explants to the varying light intensity could be modified by utilising specific wavelengths of light instead of white light. In addition to that, histological and molecular studies could be carried out, to further determine the effect of the chemical and physical factors at a cellular and molecular level. 2015 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/415/1/BBTEI%20-%2058.pdf Rajakumar, Madhavi (2015) Chemical and physical treatment effects on induction of somatic embryogenesis of explants cultured on MS medium containing thidiazuron. Other thesis, INTI International University.
spellingShingle TP Chemical technology
Rajakumar, Madhavi
Chemical and physical treatment effects on induction of somatic embryogenesis of explants cultured on MS medium containing thidiazuron
title Chemical and physical treatment effects on induction of somatic embryogenesis of explants cultured on MS medium containing thidiazuron
title_full Chemical and physical treatment effects on induction of somatic embryogenesis of explants cultured on MS medium containing thidiazuron
title_fullStr Chemical and physical treatment effects on induction of somatic embryogenesis of explants cultured on MS medium containing thidiazuron
title_full_unstemmed Chemical and physical treatment effects on induction of somatic embryogenesis of explants cultured on MS medium containing thidiazuron
title_short Chemical and physical treatment effects on induction of somatic embryogenesis of explants cultured on MS medium containing thidiazuron
title_sort chemical and physical treatment effects on induction of somatic embryogenesis of explants cultured on ms medium containing thidiazuron
topic TP Chemical technology
url http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/415/
http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/415/1/BBTEI%20-%2058.pdf