Factors affecting in vitro flowering and fruiting of green pea (Pisum sativum L.)

Franklin, G and Pius, PK and Ignacimuthu, S (2000) Factors affecting in vitro flowering and fruiting of green pea (Pisum sativum L.). In: Euphytica, 115 (01). pp. 65-74.

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Abstract

Multiple shoots were efficiently regenerated from cotyledonary node and shoot tip explants of Pisum sativum within 15 days on MS medium containing B-5 vitamins and supplelmented with 2.0 mgl(-1) 6-benzylaminopurine. The elongated shoots produced on the same medium were excised and transferred to MS medium containing half strength ammonium nitrate (8.25 gml(-1)) and supplemented with auxins (indole-3-butyric acid or naphthalene acetic acid) either alone or in combinations with gibberellic acid. Rooting and flowering were observed on the 7th and 15th day after their transfer to rooting medium. The flowers self-fertilised in vitro and produced mature pods within 25 days of rooting. These seeds were germinable both in vitro and in vivo. In vitro seeds sown in pots under field conditions developed into flowering plants, and subsequently produced pods with viable seeds.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Euphytica
Publisher:	Springer
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Springer.
Keywords:	cotyledonary node;culture medium;in vitro flowering;in vitro seeds;regeneration.
Department/Centre:	Division of Biological Sciences > Microbiology & Cell Biology
Date Deposited:	19 Jul 2009 08:33
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 04:58
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/17724

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