In vitro induction of callus and flowers in immature oil palm inflorescences.

• Autor(a) principal: MONTEIRO, M. G. T.
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: SOUZA, J. M. de M., PINHEIRO, H. A., LEMOS, O. F. de, OLIVEIRA, R. P. de, BOÁS, B. B., SOUZA, F. I. B. de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da EMBRAPA (Repository Open Access to Scientific Information from EMBRAPA - Alice)
• Texto Completo: http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/1143334; https://doi.org/10.5296/jas.v8i4.16114
• topic: Elaeis Oleifera; Elaeis Guineensis; Auxina; Dendê; Picloram

This work aimed to investigate the effects of different combinations of auxin (0, 225 and 450 μM Picloram) and Murashige and Skoog salts (50% and 100% MS salt concentrations, respectively named as ½ MS and MS) in mediate the induction of callus and flowers from immature inflorescences (developmental stages I-9, I-12 and I-15) of the oil palm BRS ? Manicoréhybrid. In I-9 inflorescence explants, the rate of callus induction was 17% higher in ½ MS than in MS; while in both I-12 and I-15 inflorescence explants, callus induction was over than 95% regardless of the MS salt concentration. The higher rate of callus induction in I-9 inflorescences was mediated by 450 μM Picloram, while the callus induction rates for either I-12 or I-15 inflorescences were higher than 92% regardless of Picloram concentration. Floral induction was lower in I-9 inflorescence explants (45% floral induction rate) than in both I-12 and I-15 inflorescence explants (floral induction rate higher than 90%). Our results suggest that Picloram (450 μM) and MS salts concentrations (½ MS) led to the highest rates of calluses and flowers induction in younger inflorescence explants (I-9); however, the medium composition is indifferent on callus and flower induction in I-12 and I-15 inflorescences.