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An improved micropropagation protocol has been developed for halophytic grasswort Salicornia brachiata by using double concentration of Murashige and Skoog (Physiol Plant 15:473–497, 1962) medium (DMS) supplemented with plant growth regulators. Best shoot bud induction (90 %) from nodal explants was observed on DMS supplemented with 3.0 mg L−1 6-benzyl aminopurine (BAP) and 0.5 mg L−1 Zeatin with >3 shoot buds. Shoot proliferation and elongation was achieved on DMS supplemented with 1.0 mg L−1 thidiazuron (TDZ) and 1.0 mg L−1 α-naphthalene acetic acid (NAA) with multiple shoot buds after 30 days of culture. Best callus response (78 %) was observed when stem explants were cultured on DMS supplemented with 2.0 mg L−1 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid and 0.01 mg L−1 BAP. Regeneration from the callus was achieved when callus was cultured on DMS supplemented with 0.5 mg L−1 TDZ. These shoot buds were elongated on shoot proliferation and elongation medium. Elongated shoots (5 cm) could be rooted on DMS supplemented with 0.5–1.5 mg L−1 NAA, 0.5–1.5 mg L−1 indole-3-acetic acid and 0.5–1.5 mg L−1 indole-3-butyric acid. DMS medium supplemented with 0.5 mg L−1 NAA found to be best for rooting and the addition of 20 g L−1 magnesium chloride (MgCl2) to the medium resulted in highest percentage of rooting and not with the addition of sodium chloride (NaCl). Rooted plants could be established in soil with 55 % survival. In another set of study on root culture generation, many roots initiated from explants cultured on DMS supplemented with 2.0 mg L−1 NAA. Addition of 10 g L−1 MgCl2 was highly beneficial in stimulating root initiation and proliferation as compared to NaCl.
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CSIR-CSMCRI Communication No. 135 (as provided by BDIM). The financial support received from CSIR, New Delhi, India (Empower project OLP0058) is thankfully acknowledged.
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Singh, A., Jani, K., Kumari, P. et al. Effect of MgCl2 and double concentration of Murashige and Skoog medium on in vitro plantlet and root cultures generation in halophytic grasswort Salicornia brachiata . Plant Cell Tiss Organ Cult 120, 563–570 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11240-014-0622-1
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