Burma reed (Neyraudia arundinacea Henr.) is a C4 grass native to Southeast Asia and Indomalaya that grows quickly, exhibits strong resistance to environmental stresses, and is extremely adaptable. It can be widely utilized as a bioenergy crop for biomass conversion. In vitro multiple shoots were first established from axillary buds and then subcultured on propagation medium containing 10 μM 6-benzylaminopurine (BA) and 2.0 μM naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA). Multishoot clumps were used as explants to induce somatic embryogenesis and adventitious shoot formation. The results showed that auxin 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid or NAA play a key role for the induction of somatic embryogenesis and adventitious shoot formation, whereas cytokinin BA or kineatin enhance shoot proliferation and plant regeneration from callus and somatic embryos. Efficient somatic embryogenesis, mass propagation, and plant regeneration systems in Burma reed were established.
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9 February 2007
Somatic embryogenesis and adventitious shoot formation in Burma reed (Neyraudia arundinacea Henr.)
Guohua Ma,
Guojiang Wu,
Eric Bunn
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In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant
Vol. 43 • No. 1
February 2007
Vol. 43 • No. 1
February 2007
Adventitious shoot formation
Mass propagation
Neyraudia arundinacea Henr
Plant regeneration
somatic embryogenesis