Improving in vitro seed sprouting on legume of Indigofera zollingeriana stored seed
Yıl 2019,
Cilt: 21 Sayı: 2, 791 - 803, 28.06.2019
Siti Maesaroh
,
Çiğdem Alev Özel
Öz
Experimental evidence shows that notable Indonesian forage crop zollinger blue or Indigofera zollingeriana has high seed dormancy that hinders its reproduction on large scale. This study reports different pre-treatments to break seed dormancy and improve seed germination of I. zollingeriana seeds under in vitro conditions. Experimental evidence suggest that both mechanical and chemical scarification followed by treatment with constantly agitated liquid 0.11 mg/L GA3 has significant effects on seed germination of the plant. The germinated seeds were cultured on MS medium to aid seedling growth. The results showed improved germination and raising of the seedlings compared to the treatments; when the seedlings were germinated using sand paper or acid scarified seeds singly. However, acid scarification for longer time affect negatively on germination especially roots.
Teşekkür
The authors are grateful to Prof. Luki Abdullah, Bogor Agricultural University, for help in give of seeds.
Kaynakça
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- Hassen, A., Rethman, N.F.G., Van Niekerk, W.A., and Tjelele, T.J., Influence of season/year and species on chemical composition and in vitro digestibility of five Indigofera accessions, Animal Feed Science Technology, 136, 312-322, (2007).
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Baklagil bitkisi Indigofera zollingeriana’nın depolanmış tohumların in vitro koşullarda çimlendirilmesi ve geliştirilmesi
Yıl 2019,
Cilt: 21 Sayı: 2, 791 - 803, 28.06.2019
Siti Maesaroh
,
Çiğdem Alev Özel
Öz
Deneysel çalışmalar, Endonezya’da zollinger mavisi ya da Indigofera zollingeriana olarak bilinen yem bitkisinin üretimini büyük ölçüde engelleyen faktörün yüksek tohum dormansisi olduğunu göstermektedir. Bu çalışmada farklı ön muameleler ile yüksek tohum dormansisinin kırılması ve in vitro koşullar altında tohum çimlendirilmesinin geliştirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Yapılan denemelerde hem mekanik hem de kimyasal muamelesinin birlikte uygulanması sonrası 0.11 mg/L GA3 uygulamasının tohum çimlenmesinde önemli etkisi olduğu sonucuna varılmıştır. Çimlenen tohumlar MS besin ortamına alınarak büyümeye bırakılmıştır. Bu şekilde çimlendirilen tohumlar sadece zımpara ya da asit muamelesi uygulaması ile çimlendirilen tohumlara göre daha iyi çimlenme göstermiştir. Bununla birlikte asit uygulama süresinin artması özellikle çimlenen tohumların köklerinde olumsuz etkiye sebep olmuştur.
Kaynakça
- Skerman, P.J., Tropical forage legumes, Food and Agricultural Organization, Rome, (1982).
- Hassen, A., Rethman, N.F.G., Van Niekerk, W.A., and Tjelele, T.J., Influence of season/year and species on chemical composition and in vitro digestibility of five Indigofera accessions, Animal Feed Science Technology, 136, 312-322, (2007).
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- Wiriadinata, H., Indigofera L. (Papilionaceae) di Indonesia In Ginting, S.P., Prawiradipura, B.R., and Purwantari, N.D., Indigofera sebagai Pakan Ternak, IAARD Press, 9-24, Jakarta, (2012). [in Indonesian Languange]
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- Abdullah, L., Prospektif agronomi dan ekofisiologi Indigofera sebagai tanaman pakan berkualitas tinggi In Ginting, S.P., Prawiradipura, B.R., and Purwantari, N.D., Indigofera sebagai Pakan Ternak, IAARD Press, 47-58., Jakarta, (2012). [in Indonesian Languange]
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- Abdullah, L., Girsang, R.C., Putra, N.P., Wiryawan, K.G., and Permana, I.G., Viabilitas, intensitas kontaminasi jamur, dan tinggi hipokotil sebagai respon terhadap modifikasi atmosfer dengan injeksi CO2 selama penyimpanan benih Indigofera zollingeriana In Abdullah, L., Astuti, D.A., and Suharlina, Bunga Rampai Hasil Riset dan Pengembangan Indigofera zollingeriana, IPB Press, 6-13, Bogor, (2016) [in Indonesian language]
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- Murashige, T., and Skoog, F., A revised medium for rapid growth and bio assays with tobacco tissue cultures, Physiologia Plantarum, 15, 3, 473-497, (1962).
- Snedecor, G.W., and Cochran, W.G., Statistical methods. 6th ed. Oxford and IBH Publishing, New Delhi, (1976).
- Abdullah, L., Prospektif agronomi dan ekofisiologi Indigofera zollingeriana sebagai tanaman penghasil hijauan pakan berkualitas tinggi, Pastura, 3, 2, 79-83, (2014).
- Van Hezewijk, M.J., Van Beem, A.P., Verkleij, J.A.C., and Pieterse, A.H., Germination of Orobanche crenata seeds, as influenced by conditioning temperature and period. Canadian Journal of Botany, 71, 6, 786-792, (1993).
- Müller, E., Cooper, E.J., and Alsos, I.G., Germinability of arctic plants is high in perceived optimal conditions but low in the field, Botany, 89, 5, 337-348, (2011).
- Roberts, E.H., Predicting the storage life of seeds, Seed Science and Technology, 1, 499-514, (1973).
- Vertucci, C.W., and Roos, E.E., Theoretical basis of protocols for seed storage. Plant Physiology, 9, 3, 1019-1023, (1990).
- Vertucci, C.W., and Roos, E.E., Seed moisture content, storage, viability and vigour. Seed Science Research, 1, 277-279, (1991).
- Ellis, R.H., Hong, T.D., and Roberts, E.H., Seed moisture content, storage, viability and vigour, Seed Science Research, 1, 275-277, (1991).
- Ellis, R.H., Hong, T.D., and Roberts, E.H., The low-moisture-content limit to the negative logarithmic relation between seed longevity and moisture content in three subspecies of rice, Annals of Botany, 69, 1, 53-58, (1992).
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- Butola, J.S., and Badola, H.K., Seed germination improvement using chemicals in Heracleum candicans wall, a threatened medicinal herb of Himalaya, Indian Forester, 130, 5, 565-572, (2004b).
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- Baskin, J.M., and Baskin, C.C., Classification, biogeography, and phylogenetic relationships of seed dormancy In Pritchard, H., Seed Conservation: Turning Science into Practice, The Royal Botanic Gardens Press, Kew, (2004).
- Ren, C., and Kermode, A.R., Analyses to determine the role of the megagametophyte and other seed tissues in dormancy maintenance of yellow cedar (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis) seeds: morphological, cellular and physiological changes following moist chilling and during germination, Journal of Experimental Botany, 50, 1403-1419, (1999).
- Ren, C., and Kermode, A.R., An increase in pectin methyl esterase activity accompanies dormancy breakage and germination of yellow cedar seeds, Plant Physiology, 124, 231-242, (2000).
- Schmitz, N., Abrams, S.R., and Kermode, A.R., Changes in abscisic acid content and embryo sensitivity to (+)-abscisic acid during dormancy termination of yellow-cedar seeds, Journal of Experimental Botany, 51, 1159-1162, (2000).
- Schmitz, N., Abrams, S.R., Kermode, A.R., Changes in ABA turnover and sensitivity that accompany dormancy termination of yellow-cedar (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis) seeds, Journal of Experimental Botany, 53, 89-101, (2002).
- Terskikh, V.V., Feurtado, J.A., Ren, C., Abrams, S.R., Kermode, A.R., Water uptake and oil distribution during imbibition of seeds of Western white pine (Pinus monticola Dougl. Ex D. Don) monitored in vivo using magnetic resonance imaging, Planta, 221, 17-27, (2005).
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- Adkins, S.W., Loewen, M., Symons, S.J., Variation within pure lines of wild oats (Avena fatua) in relation to degree of primary dormancy, Weed Sciences, 34, 6, 859-864, (1986).
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- Coimbra, M.C., Castro, A.H.F., Different methods for surface sterilization of Pyrostegia venusta (Ker Gawl.) Miers (Bignoniaceae) leaf explants, Plant Cell Culture and Micropropagation, 12, 2, 34-38, (2016).
- Khawar, K.M., and Ozcan, S., High frequency shoot regeneration from cotyledonary node explants of different lentil (Lens culinaris Medik) genotypes and in vitro micrografting, Biotechnology and Biotechnological Equipment, 16, 1, 12-17, (2002).
- Nwachukwu, C.U., and Edeoga, H.O., Tannins, starch grains and crystals in some species of Indigofera .Leguminosae-Papilionoideae), International Journal of Botany, 2, 159-162, (2006).
- Patel, R.G., and Mankad, A.U., Effect of gibberellins on seed germination of Tithonia rotundifolia Blake, International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology, 3, 3, 10680-10684, (2014).
- Desai, A., Panchal, B., Trivedi, A., and Prajapati, D., Studies on seed germination and seedling growth of papaya (Carica papaya L.) CV. madhubindu as influenced by media, GA3 and cow urine under net house condition, Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, 6, 4, 1448-1451, (2017).
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- Meinke, D.W., Molecular genetics of plant embryogenesis, Annual Review of Plant Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology, 46, 369-394, (1995).
- Bewley, J.D., Seed germination and dormancy, Plant Cell, 9, 1055-1066, (1997).
- Taylor, I.B., Sonneveld, T., Bugg, T.D.H., and Thompson, A.J., Regulation and manipulation of the biosynthesis of abscisic acid, including the supply of xanthophyll precursors, Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 24, 253-273, (2005).
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