Micropropagation of a Rare Species, Forsythia saxatilis N. through Tissue Culture

희귀(稀貴) 수종(樹種) 산개나리의 기내(器內) 번식(繁殖)

  • Moon, Heung Kyu (Forest Genetics Research Institute, Forestry Administration) ;
  • Suk, Gene Young (Forest Genetics Research Institute, Forestry Administration) ;
  • Kim, Sun Chang (Forest Genetics Research Institute, Forestry Administration)
  • Received : 1997.07.10
  • Published : 1997.12.31

Abstract

Axillary bud explants from 3-year-old seedlings of Forsythia saxatilis N., rare and endangered species in Korea, were cultured on Murashige and Skoog's medium. The effect of various cytokinins(BAP, kinetin, and zeatin) at the different concentration(0.2, 0.5 and 1.0mg/L) was tested. Although an apparent shoot proliferation was not observed, zeatin showed slight promotional effect on normal shoot and leaf development. Both shoots and adventive roots could be induced simultaneously when the explants were cultured on the medium with kinetin, but adventive rooting was gradually reduced according as BAP and zeatin concentrations increased. Axillary shoot growth was promoted by the etiolation treatment. Shoot proliferation has been maintained more than three years with consecutive subculture. Rooted plantlets were successfully acclimatized in the artificial soil mixture and showed normal growth after transplantation into field.

희귀 수종인 산개나리(3년생)의 산초지 액아를 배양하여 식물체를 유도하였다. 효과적인 증식법 구명을 위해 MS 배지에서 세 가지 싸이토키닌(BAP, kinetin, zeatin)의 농도별 효과를 조사하였다. 증식은 식물 생장조절 물질이나 농도별 효과가 뚜렷하지 않았으나 zeatin 처리시 줄기 및 잎의 발달에 효과가 있었다. kinetin 처리는 줄기 생장과 더불어 모두 발근되는 특징을 보였고, BAP와 zeatin은 발근은 가능하나 고농도로 갈수록 발근율이 감소하였다. 황화처리는 줄기의 생장을 촉진하였다. 줄기는 3년 이상의 계대배양 후에도 정상적인 증식이 가능했다. 발근된 식물체는 인공 배양토에서 100% 활착되었으며 산지에 이식하여 정상 생장하였다. 이상의 결과는 희귀 수종인 산개나리의 기내 번식으로 자생지의 복원이 가능함을 시사한다.

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