Micropropagation of diploid and tetraploid Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng

 

Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng is commonly consumed by people in North Sumatra, Indonesia, as a vegetable, which is commonly called Torbangun. Plant tissue culture is an alternative method for the mass-production of transplants. Genetic improvement by somatic cell manipulation such as induction of polyploid plants is needed to improve biomass production as well as their secondary metabolite products. This research aimed to conduct in vitro micropropagation of diploid and tetraploid P. amboinicus on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium containing BAP or Kinetin. Shoot tips were used as explants and cultured on MS medium containing BAP or Kinetin at 0, 0.5, 1 and 2 mg/l given as single concentration. The experiment used a completely randomized design with four replications. Each replication consisted of three explants. The results showed that height of shoots was affected by type of cytokinins. Kinetin at 0.5 mg/l gave the highest shoots of tetraploid plants significantly different with addition of BAP both to diploid and tetraploid plants. The number of multiple shoots and leaves varied in both diploid and tetraploid plants. Root formation was best on the medium without addition of cytokinins. Both diploid and tetraploid plantlets had a high survival rate after acclimatization in the greenhouse

Sari, L., Rudiyanto, Hafiizh, E. A., & Ermayanti, T. M. (2021, May). Micropropagation of diploid and tetraploid Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng. In IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (Vol. 762, No. 1, p. 012040). IOP Publishing.

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