Abstract

Native plants are often ignored in horticulture because they may lack major ornamental traits and many of them are difficult to propagate. Creamy indigo (Baptisia bracteata Mnhl.) is a North American legume with considerable potential as a container-grown or ornamental plant for managed landscapes. Nodal explants from aseptically germinated seedlings were evaluated for axilary shoot and leaf development. The explants were cultured on Murashige and Skoog medium (MS) containing adenine sulfate at 80 mg•L-1, 30% sucrose, and different levels of N-6-benzyladenine (BA) (0.5,1.0,2.0 mg•L-1) supplemented with indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) (0.05, 0.1 or 0.5 mg•L-1) or with IAA omitted. Shoot regeneration occurred within 2 to 3 weeks. The best medium for shoot regeneration was MS supplemented with BA at 1.0 mg and IAA at 0.1 mg•L-1. Shoots were transferred onto rooting medium consisting of Ω MS supplemented with 1.0 mg alpha-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) and 1.0 mg indole-3-butyric acid (IBA)/L and 20% sucrose. Rooting took place within 3 to 5 weeks. Plantlets were then planted in soil mix, placed under a polyethylene tent for 2 weeks, and transferred into the greenhouse for further growth.

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