In Vitro Shoot Development from Three Different Nodes of Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)

Abstract

In plant tissue culture studies, obtaining new plantlets from many different parts of a plant is a very important feature with direct or indirect ways and all nodes are considerable sources, although they show different regeneration capacities comparatively from one species to another. In this study, in vitro direct shoot developments from different nodes of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L. var. Nazilli 84S) was comparatively studied. Cotyledonary nodes, first and second leaf nodes together with hypocotyl, shoot and epicotyl pieces from 35 day old in vitro grown plants were cultured on MS media supplemented with 0.1 mg/l KIN (kinetin). Cultured seeds and explants were kept at growth chamber with photoperiod of 16 hours light (7500 lx) and 8 hours dark, at 25 oC and 70% humidity. A rapid in vitro shoot development was obtained From all three types of explants and no significant differences among young plants were observed. Shoot development was maximum 74 96 in cotyledonary nodes with Followed by 60.7% and 41.6%, respectively for first and second leaf nodes. All these shoots were capable of rooting in Wood), Plant Medium (WPM), supplemented with 1 mg/l IBA (indole-3-butyric acid), and establishing in soil after 15 days.