In Vitro Propagation of <i>Philodendron erubescens</i> ‘Pink Princess’ and Ex Vitro Acclimatization of the Plantlets
2023
Preekamol Klanrit | Haruthairat Kitwetcharoen | Pornthap Thanonkeo | Sudarat Thanonkeo
This study describes the in vitro propagation and ex vitro acclimatization of <i>Philodendron erubescens</i> pink princess, one of the most popular ornamental variegated foliage plants. For shoot proliferation, the protocorm-like bodies of the <i>Philodendron</i> pink princess were cultured on solid Murashige and Skoog (MS) media supplemented with 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP) and 1-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) at different concentrations. The results revealed that supplementation with BAP alone at a concentration of 1.0 mg/L yielded the maximum number of shoots and leaves. Furthermore, the application of BAP at 1.0 mg/L significantly enhanced the shoot proliferation of <i>Philodendron</i> pink princess when grown in liquid MS medium, yielding 11.2 shoots/explant and 4.7 leaves/explant. When the established microshoots were subjected to root induction using solid MS media supplemented with different kinds and concentrations of auxins, indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) at 3 mg/L resulted in the highest number of roots (3.2 roots/explant) and longest root length (1.9 cm). Three supporting materials, i.e., peat moss, vermiculite, and perlite, were used as planting media for the ex vitro acclimatization of the <i>Philodendron</i> pink princess plantlets. The results demonstrated that the in vitro plantlets acclimatized and exhibited a relatively high survival frequency in all planting media without morphological abnormalities. Peat moss outperformed all other types of planting media in terms of sustaining the vegetative growth of the plantlets. In the future, the approach established in this study could be employed for the extensive production of <i>Philodendron</i> pink princess.
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