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AN EFFICIENT AND REPRODUCIBLE TISSUE CULTURE PROCEDURE FOR CALLUS INDUCTION AND MULTIPLE SHOOTS REGENERATION IN GROUNDNUT (Arachis hypogaea L.)
N. Ahmad, M. R. Khan, S. H. Shah, M. A. Zia, I. Hussain, A. Muhammad, G. M. Ali

N. Ahmad1*, M. R. Khan2, S. H. Shah3*, M. A. Zia2, I. Hussain2, A. Muhammad2 and G. M. Ali2

1PARC Institute of Advanced Studies in Agriculture (PIASA), National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC), Islamabad, Pakistan; 2National Institute for Genomics & Advanced Biotechnology (NIGAB), National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC), Islamabad, Pakistan; 3Department of Agricultural Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan

Page Number(s): 1540-1547
Published Online First: August 03, 2020
Publication Date: August 03, 2020
ABSTRACT

This study was carried out to optimize in vitro regeneration system of groundnut through tissue culture technology that can provide good environment in terms of food security. The two varieties of groundnut (Golden and BARI 2001) were used and an effective in vitro regeneration system was established for selecting the best responsive variety to tissue culture using embryo as an explant sources. MS media having 5.5 mg/l BAP and 1.5 mg/l NAA was found to be best by producing the highest callus induction frequencies (86 & 78%) in Golden and BARI 2001, respectively. Similarly, the maximum multiple shoots/ plant (9 & 6) with optimum length of shoots (4.8 & 4.1 cm) was obtained with the application of 4 mg/l BAP along with 1 mg/l NAA and 1.1 mg/l TDZ in Golden and BARI 2001, respectively. In case of roots initiation, the highest root frequency (90 & 76%) having optimum roots/shoots (8.3 & 6.2) and substantial root length (8.1 & 7.0 cm) was obtained in Golden followed by BARI 2001 variety on MS media having 1 mg/l phytohormone IBA. Results showed that callus and multiple shoot induction and in vitro rooting, varied with different hormonal combinations in the media and the genotype that might be due to genetic variations between the varieties. This study delivers a base line for efficient in vitro propagation and genetic transformation in elite groundnut genotypes for desirable characteristics. 

Keywords: Callus induction, Embryo slices, Genetic transformation, Multiple shoots, Plant growth regulators
Open Access: This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).


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