Abstract
Objectives: An efficient and reproducible regeneration protocol for rapid multiplication of Albizia lebbeck (L.) was developed by using intact seed explants.Methods: Murashige and Skoog's (MS) medium supplemented with different hormones (BA, Kn, GA3 and TDZ) was used for the induction of multiple shoots from the seed explants. Ex-vitro rooting was performed by using pulse treatment method in auxins (IBA and NAA) and the complete plantlets were transferred to the field.Results: High frequency direct shoot induction was found in aseptic seed cultures of A. lebbeck on Murashige and Skoog medium supplemented with 5.0 µM TDZ (Thiadiazuron). Seeds were germinated after 7 days of culture and induced maximum 8 shoots from the region adjacent to the apex of the primary shoot of the seedling upto 25 days of incubation. Proliferating shoot cultures with increased shoot length was established by sub-culture of excised sprouting epicotyls on MS medium supplied with reduced concentrations of TDZ. Maximum shoot regeneration frequency (76 %) with highest number of shoots (21) and shoot length (5.1 cm) per sprouting epicotyl was observed in the MS medium supplemented with 0.5 µM TDZ after 8 weeks of culture. Different concentrations of Indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) and α-naphthalene acetic acid (NAA) were tested to determine the optimal conditions for ex-vitro rooting of the microshoots. The best treatment for maximum ex-vitro root induction frequency (81 %) was accomplished with IBA (250 µM) pulse treatment given to the basal end of the microshoots for 30 min followed by their transfer in plastic cups containing soilrite and eventually established in normal garden soil + soilrite (1:1) with 78 % survival rate. In addition, histological study was undertaken to gain a better understanding of the regenerated shoots from the epicotyl region.Conclusion: The findings will be fruitful in getting a time saving and cost effective protocol for the in vitro propagation of Albizia lebbeck.Keywords: Woody legume; TDZ; multiplication; epicotyl segment; shoot stumps.Abbreviations used: GA3 (Gibberellic acid); BA (6-Benzyladenine); Kn (Kinetin); TDZ (Thidiazuron); MS (Murashige and Skoog Medium); IBA (Indole-3-butyric acid); NAA (α-Naphthalene acetic acid).
Highlights
Albizia lebbeck (L.) (Fabaceae) is a large, erect, unarmed, spreading tree native to deciduous and semi deciduous forests in Asia from eastern Pakistan through India and Sri Lanka to Burma (Kumar et al, 2007)
The f indings will be fruitful in getting a time saving and cost effective protocol for the in vitro propagation of Albizia lebbeck
Albizia lebbeck is propagated from seed prolonged dormancy, rapid loss of viability, and low germination rates limit natural propagation (Perveen et al, 2011)
Summary
Albizia lebbeck (L.) (Fabaceae) is a large, erect, unarmed, spreading tree native to deciduous and semi deciduous forests in Asia from eastern Pakistan through India and Sri Lanka to Burma (Kumar et al, 2007). It is a good source of fodder and green manure and used for fuel production, furniture making, erosion control and as a shade tree in tea, coffee and cardamom plantations (http://www.worldagroforestrycentre.org). Albizia lebbeck is propagated from seed prolonged dormancy, rapid loss of viability, and low germination rates limit natural propagation (Perveen et al, 2011) To overpass this insufficiency and for safeguarding the species from extinc-
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