OBTAINING Artemisia cina POLYPLOIDY THROUGH PLANT GROWTH REGULATOR TREATMENT IN SHOOT CULTURE

Artemisia cina is a medicinal plant species which produces bioactive compound potential to anti-tumor, antifungal and antibacterial medicines. This study was aimed to obtain A. cina polyploid plants through a treatment of growth regulators in shoot culture. The shoot were treated in 1; 15; 2; and 3...

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Main Authors: Maria Marina Herawati, Endang Pudjihartati, Suwijiyo Pramono, Endang Sulistyaningsih, Aziz Purwantoro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitas Brawijaya 2015-06-01
Series:AGRIVITA Journal of Agricultural Science
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BA
Online Access:http://agrivita.ub.ac.id/index.php/agrivita/article/view/490
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Summary:Artemisia cina is a medicinal plant species which produces bioactive compound potential to anti-tumor, antifungal and antibacterial medicines. This study was aimed to obtain A. cina polyploid plants through a treatment of growth regulators in shoot culture. The shoot were treated in 1; 15; 2; and 3 mg L-1 of 2,4-dichloro phenoxy acetic acid (2,4-D) combined with 1; 1.5; 2; 3 mg L-1 of Benzyladenine (BA) for 28 days. Chromosome analysis showed that the highest polyploidy percentage, 23%, was reached in the treatment of 2 mg L-1 of 2,4-D combined with 1 of BA mg L-1. The polyploidy level varied, comprising 2n=3x, 2n=4x, 2n=5x, 2n=6x, with the highest polyploidy level percentage, 28.57%, and it was attained in the tetraploid (2n=4x). Polyploid plants had larger leaves area, larger stomatal size, and higher chlorophyll content than diploid plants. However stomatal density of polyploidy plants was lower than that of in diploid plants.
ISSN:0126-0537
0126-0537