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Acta Prataculturae Sinica ›› 2021, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (6): 214-220.DOI: 10.11686/cyxb2020229

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A micropropagation system for Miscanthus×giganteus based on axillary buds and evaluation of its salt tolerance

Ye WANG1(), Hui-ping CHEN2(), Run-zhi LI1, Zhen PENG1, Xi-feng FAN3, Ju-ying WU3(), Liu-sheng DUAN1,2()   

  1. 1.College of Plant Science and Technology,Beijing University of Agriculture,Beijing 102206,China
    2.Engineering Research Center of Plant Growth Regulator,Ministry of Education,College of Agronomy,China Agricultural University,Beijing 100193,China
    3.Beijing Research and Development Center for Grass and Environment,Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences,Beijing 100097,China
  • Received:2020-05-21 Revised:2020-08-25 Online:2021-05-21 Published:2021-05-21
  • Contact: Ju-ying WU,Liu-sheng DUAN

Abstract:

The aim of this study was to develop a micropropagation system for Miscanthus×giganteus and to evaluate its salt tolerance. We used nodal segments as explants and determined the optimum developmental stage to collect explants, the best culture medium for axillary bud induction, and the conditions for differentiation of callus and roots. Then, we established a regeneration system via tissue culture. The tissue culture system was based on the axillary shoot growth pathway. The best results were obtained by collecting nodal segments about 15 mm in length from plants at the 5-6 leaf stage, and sterilizing them by surface-spraying with 75% ethanol followed by immersion in 1.0% sodium hypochlorite for 20 min. Under these conditions, the pollution rate was zero and the adventitious bud induction rate was 85.2%. The most suitable medium for induction and subculturing of callus was Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium containing 5.0 mg?L-1 6-benzylaminopurine and 0.25 mg?L-1 1-naphthaleneacetic acid; the multiplication rate on this medium was 320.3%. For rooting and growth of cluster buds, the most suitable medium was MS medium containing 5.0 g?L-1 activated carbon. The salt tolerance of Miscanthus×giganteus plantlets was evaluated under hydroponic culture conditions. Increasing concentrations of NaCl in the hydroponic culture medium led to decreased growth rate of the plantlets. The plantlets were able to survive normally in medium containing 0.8% NaCl in the hydroponic system, indicative of high salt tolerance. These results provide a theoretical and technical basis for the rapid propagation of Miscanthus×giganteus that can be further developed for genetic transformation and the production of Miscanthus×giganteus lines for cultivation in salinized areas.

Key words: Miscanthus×giganteus, nodal segments, micropropagation, salt tolerance