Micropropagation of the therapeutic-honey plants Leptospermum polygalifolium and L. scoparium (Myrtaceae)

Ian Darby; Shahla Hosseini Bai; Helen M Wallace; Stephen J Trueman

doi:10.1071/BT21047

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Micropropagation of the therapeutic-honey plants Leptospermum polygalifolium and L. scoparium (Myrtaceae)

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Micropropagation of the therapeutic-honey plants Leptospermum polygalifolium and L. scoparium (Myrtaceae)

Ian Darby, Shahla Hosseini Bai, Helen M Wallace and Stephen J Trueman

Australian Journal of Botany, Vol.69(5), pp.310-317

2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1071/BT21047

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Abstract

adventitious rooting

auxin

cytokinin

dihydroxyacetone

manuka honey

methylglyoxal

Myrtaceae

propagation

therapeutic honey

tissue culture

topophysis

Leptospermum

Demand for therapeutic honey is driving establishment of Leptospermum plantations. This study developed micropropagation methods for two species – Leptospermum polygalifolium Salisb. and L. scoparium J.R.Forst. & G. Forst. The study determined how shoot proliferation and adventitious rooting were influenced by the original explant position on the seedling and the concentration of benzyladenine (BA) in the proliferation medium. Hormone-free node culture was highly effective for both species. Nodal explants often formed roots in the absence of BA and developed elongated axillary shoots. Median shoot numbers of 584 and 659 were formed in 31–32 weeks from a single L. polygalifolium or L. scoparium seed, respectively. A low BA dose was effective for callogenesis and shoot proliferation of L. polygalifolium, but not L. scoparium. The median number of shoots produced from a single L. polygalifolium seed was 630 using 2.22-mM BA. This dose induced extremely high shoot numbers in some clones because explants often produced extensive callus and multiple short shoots. Shoots formed adventitious roots without indole-3-butyric acid and plantlets were acclimatised to nursery conditions. The original explant position did not influence shoot proliferation or adventitious rooting. Leptospermum polygalifolium and L. scoparium proved amenable to micropropagation, facilitating rapid establishment of nectar plantations.

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Title: Micropropagation of the therapeutic-honey plants Leptospermum polygalifolium and L. scoparium (Myrtaceae)
Authors: Ian Darby (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, GeneCology Research Centre - Legacy
Shahla Hosseini Bai (Author) - Griffith University
Helen M Wallace (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast
Stephen J Trueman (Corresponding Author) - Griffith University
Publication details: Australian Journal of Botany, Vol.69(5), pp.310-317
Publisher: C S I R O Publishing
Date published: 2021
DOI: 10.1071/BT21047
ISSN: 1444-9862; 0067-1924
Organisation Unit: School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; GeneCology Research Centre - Legacy; School of Science, Technology and Engineering; Student Services and Engagement
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99571408102621
Output Type: Journal article

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