A Research on Micropropagationof Loropetalum chinense

Authors : Neslihan Babali, Taki Demir

Pages : 12-17

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Publication Date : 2020-12-31

Article Type : Research

Abstract :The ornamental plant sector has been increasing rapidly in the world and in Turkey in recent years. It is aimed to develop micropropagation protocols of Loropetalum chinense(Chinese fringe flower), whichare increasingly used in our country and are difficult to produce with traditional methods.For this purpose, from the MS and DKW mediawhich are used commonly; MS-Mod and DKW-Mod mediaprepared considering the soil requirements of the plants were used for this plant. In Loropetalum chinensemediaexperiments, the best number of shoots per explant (1.76 shoots/explant) was produced on DKW with 1 mg L-1of BAP. Also It was determined that the MS-Mod mediawith 1.00 mg L-1BAP (1.63 shoots/explant) is suitable for Loropetalum chinensemicropropagation. According to the results obtained in the study, the nutrient media that can be used for micropropagation were determined for the plant Loropetalum chinense(Chinesefringe flower).
Keywords : Chinese fringe flower, Clonal propagation, Loropetalum chinense, Micropropagation, Plant media, Tissue culture