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Direct Regeneration of Plants Derived from in vitro Cultured Shoot Tips and Leaves of Poplar (Populus × euramericana ‘Neva’)



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Chaoqiang Jiang, Zhaopu Liu, Qingsong Zheng

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DOI:10.17265/1934-7391/2015.08.004

The purpose of the present study was to establish a regeneration procedure for Populus × euramericana ‘Neva’ by using in vitro shoots tips and leaves. For sterilization, 0.1% (w/v) mercuric chloride (HgCl₂) solution for 8 to 10 min was the optimal treatment for this poplar cultivation. The effects of benzyladenine (BA) and α-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) added to Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium were tested on organogenesis. The highest regeneration rate and numbers of shoots/explant from shoot tips (96.7%, 9.8) and leaves (90.0%, 8.7) were obtained on the half-strength MS medium supplemented with 0.5 mg/L BA and 0.1 mg/L NAA. The optimal medium for in vitro rooting of shoots was on a half-strength MS medium containing 1 mg/L indolebutyric acid (IBA) with the highest rooting frequency (93.3%) and numbers of roots/explant (8.2). For acclimatization, in vitro rooted plantlets were transferred to plastic cups containing vermiculite and peat (1: 1). After acclimatization, transplanted plantlets grew well in a shade house. Therefore, we believe that this efficient plant regeneration protocol especially by leaf explants is very important for in vitro clonal propagation of Populus × euramericana ‘Neva’. 

Poplar (Populus × euramericana ‘Neva’), In vitro culture, adventitious shoot, rooting, micropropagation