Effects of N6-(2-Isopentenyl) Adenine (2iP) on the Growth of Tropical Seagrass Enhalus acoroides after Germination

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Pattama Tongkok
Prasart Kermanee
Chatcharee Kaewsuralikhit

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The influence of a cytokinin, N6-(2-Isopentenyl) adenine (2iP), on growth of Enhalus acoroides was examined in controlled laboratory experiments. Seeds of E. acoroides were collected from Haad Chao Mai National Park, Trang Province, Southern Thailand, on the Andaman Sea side. The seeds were cultured in sterile MS liquid medium containing 25, 50, 75, and 100 µM 2iP in glass culture bottles. The cultures were stored under 25±2˚C in axenic conditions for 64 days. The results showed that 2iP inhibits the initiation of E. acoroides root. The highest average root length was 19.10±1.13 mm in controlled MS medium. The treatment with increasing 2iP concentration showed positive effects on hypocotyl and leaf developments. The highest average hypocotyl length, 1.60±0.00 cm, was found in seedlings from 50 µM 2iP medium. The hypocotyl diameter recorded in controlled MS medium was not significantly different from those in 50 and 100 µM 2iP media. The highest average leaf length was 5.36±0.67 cm in 100 µM 2iP medium. This culture knowledge is a step forward to the in vitro seagrass propagation and restoration studies.


 

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Tongkok, P., Kermanee, P., & Kaewsuralikhit, C. (2018). Effects of N6-(2-Isopentenyl) Adenine (2iP) on the Growth of Tropical Seagrass Enhalus acoroides after Germination. Journal of Fisheries and Environment, 42(1), 14–23. Retrieved from https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/JFE/article/view/96424
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