Propagation of Ornamental Plants
20(4): 123-128, 2020
IN VITRO PROPAGATION METHODS USING SPORE GERMINATION AND SPORE-DERIVED GAMETOPHYTE MECHANICAL FRAGMENTATION IN PTERIS FAURIEI HIERON.
Bo Kook Jang1,2, Hyuk Joon Kwon3, Ha Min Lee1,2, Kyungtae Park1,2, Ju Sung Cho1,2, Soo-Young Kim3, and Cheol Hee Lee1,2*
1 Division of Animal, Horticultural and Food Sciences, Chungbuk National University, 1 Chungdae-ro, Seowon-gu, 28644 Cheongju, Republic of Korea, *Fax: + 82-43-271-0414, *E-mail: leech@chungbuk.ac.kr 2 Brain Korea 21 Center for Bio-Health Industry, Chungbuk National University, 1 Chungdae-ro, Seowon-gu, 28644 Cheongju, Republic of Korea 3 Biological Resources Bank, National Institute of Biological Resources, 42 Hwangyeong-ro, Seo-gu, 22689 Incheon, Republic of Korea
Pteris fauriei Hieron. was first reported as a new fern species for South Korea in 2014. Since then, propagation information for this species has not been clearly documented. Thus the aim of our study was to determine the in vitro spore germination conditions of P. fauriei and to suggest an efficient propagation method using mechanically fragmented gametophytes. Spore germination was tested under different light spectra (cool white fluorescent light (CWFL), red and blue light), temperature (15, 20, 25, and 30°C), and culture medium (Knop and one-eighth, quarter-, half-, full-, and double-strength Murashige and Skoog (MS)) conditions. Optimal conditions for the best germination (96.1%) were Knop medium, 25°C, and the CWFL. Blue light, low temperature, and double-strength MS medium conditions inhibited spore germination. Sporophyte production by applying the mechanical fragmentation method was done using gametophytes obtained from spore germination. This method produced a maximum of 114.5 sporophytes in full-strength MS medium in vitro. Therefore, we suggest mass production methods for P. fauriei seedlings, which can be easily implemented in the in vitro systems.
Key words: blue light, light spectrum, mechanical fragmentation, sporophyte seedling, unrecorded fern species
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