IN VITRO STUDIES IN CHRISTMAS CACTUS [Schlumbergera truncata (Haw.) Moran.]
| dc.contributor.advisor | SATHYANARAYANA, B. N. | |
| dc.contributor.author | DEEKSHA RAJ, N. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-04-19T05:14:43Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-04-19T05:14:43Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017-07 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Christmas cactus [Schlumbergera truncata (Haw.) Moran.], is a highly valued ornamental potted plant in the commercial market. The plants are propagated by seeds or vegetatively by cuttings and grafting. Seeds are difficult to obtain, and their germination rates are low. Traditional vegetative reproduction in vivo, on the other hand, may be less efficient insofar as a limited number of plants that can be obtained. Pursuing in vitro methodology of plant propagation appears promising to achieve large scale production. In the present investigation, two different explant types from different position of the stem formed multiple shoots on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium having 6- Benzylaminopurine (BAP) and Naphthalene acetic acid (NAA), BAP at 3mg/l proved to be more effective for increased shoot proliferation and shoot growth from different explant types. Longitudinally sliced segment of explant taken from apical position of the stem when cultured on MS medium supplemented with 3 mg/l BAP gave maximum shoot proliferation (5.6 mean numbers of shoots). Similarly, longitudinally sliced stem segment of explant from mid position with 3 mg/l of BAP (2.3 mean numbers of shoots) also gave good shoot proliferation as compared to transverse sections of stem segments taken from different position of the stem. This study shows that the explant taken from different position of the stem such as apical and mid portion and the kind of sections made such as longitudinally sliced segment and transversely sliced segment, play a significant role in achieving shoot proliferation and thus determining the success in large scale production. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.other | Th-11689 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810044046 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.pages | 117 | en_US |
| dc.publisher | UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK, BENGALURU | en_US |
| dc.sub | Horticulture | en_US |
| dc.subject | null | en_US |
| dc.theme | IN VITRO STUDIES IN CHRISTMAS CACTUS | en_US |
| dc.these.type | M.Sc | en_US |
| dc.title | IN VITRO STUDIES IN CHRISTMAS CACTUS [Schlumbergera truncata (Haw.) Moran.] | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |