Synthetic Seeds of Endangered Medicinal Orchid Species, Dendrobium Crumenatum Sw
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Volume 6 Number 1, January 2018 Synthetic Seeds of Endangered Medicinal Orchid Species, Dendrobium crumenatum Sw. Sutha Klaocheed1and Suphat Rittirat2 1Faculty of Science and Technology, Prince of Songkla University, Pattani campus, 2Faculty of Science and Technology, Nakhon Si Thammarat Rajabhat University, Thailand. ABSTRACT exchanges among countries in the floriculture trade. In this study, this Climate change and anthropogenic pressure severely method was used to study the bead threaten plant genetic diversity formations and the conversion worldwide. Numerous species are capabilities of D. crumenatum Sw. For synthetic seed, the superior gel matrix described as rare or endangered, and integrated programs are required to for encapsulation of D. crumenatum protect and preserve current Sw. was obtained using 3 % (w/v) biodiversity. Ex situ conservation sodium-alginate and 100 mM calcium methods played an important role in chloride for 30 minutes. Successful storage of capsules, until 105 days, the conservation of threatened plants. o The main methods used in ex situ was achieved at 8 ± 2 C with conservation are maintenance of conversion frequency of 50.0 % when living plants through cultivation, in culture on MS medium supplemented vitro conservation and encapsulation. with 0.2 % (w/v) activated charcoal An in vitro plant regeneration protocol (AC). Well-rooted plantlets derived was successfully established for from capsules were acclimatized in threatened medicinal species, the greenhouse with 95 % survival Dendrobium crumenatum Sw. by rate. The regeneration protocol culturing axillary buds. Protocorm- developed in this study provides a like bodies (PLBs) of D. crumenatum basis for ex-situ germplasm Sw. can be induced from callus conservation of medicinal importance segments cultured on MS (Murashige present in D. crumenatum Sw. and Skoog, 1962) medium supplemented with 0.5 mg/l Thidiazuron (TDZ). The synthetic seed technology is becoming popular due to its wide application in germplasm conservation and for 127 Volume 6 Number 1, January 2018 KEYWORDS Dixon, 2008; Swarts and Dixon, Dendrobium Crumenatum, Germ- 2009). Although many commercial plasm Conservation, Micro- propagation, PLB, Synthetic Seed, Dendrobium hybrids are propagated Orchid using clonal procedures, asymbiotic seed propagation in Dendrobium has major importance for the conservation and propagation of wild species INTRODUCTION because of loss of habitats and The genus Dendrobium s.l. overexploitation due to agriculture, (Epidendroideae) has in excess of urbanization, over collection and 1,100 species of epiphytic orchids medicinal uses. Dendrobium orchids with a wide distribution from Central are commonly used in traditional Asia throughout Australasia medicine and many wild populations, (Kamemoto et al., 1999; Kumar et al., for example, of Dendrobium 2011). This genus is one of the largest crumenatum Sw., has become among the Orchidaceae, the largest drastically reduced due to over- family of angiosperms (Dressler, exploitation. 2005; Fay and Chase, 2009). Species D. crumenatum Sw., com- within the Dendrobium genus are monly called pigeon orchid, is a highly prized ornamental assets, member of the family Orchidaceae. It primarily as potted plants with showy is native to India, Indochina, Taiwan, flowers that tend to have a long vase Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, life (Vendrame et al., 2008). But the New Guinea, and Christmas Island. It most important aspect of many orchid is reportedly naturalized in Fiji, species, including Dendrobium Hawaii, the West Indies and the species, is their medicinal and Seychelles. It grows in many localities pharmaceutical value, particularly from full sun to deep shade. D. Dendrobium crumenatum Sw., which crumenatum Sw. produces upright, is abundantly used in traditional sympodial, pseudobulbs that are medicine. swollen at the first 3 or 4 bottom To counter exploitation from nodes. The middle portion carries the wild resources, and to bolster leaves of 7 cm long and 2 cm wide that production of clonal material, are very leathery. Top portion of the biotechnology-specifically micro- pseudobulbs carries the flowers of propagation (Teixeira da Silva et al., about 2.5 cm and of pure white, with 2015), cryopreservation and low- yellow markings on the labellum temperature preservation (Teixeira da (Figure 1). The bloom cycle is Silva et al., 2014)-serves as an triggered 9 days after a sudden drop in important tool for propagation and temperature (at least 5.5°C or 10°F), preservation purposes (Roberts and usually as a result of rain, although the same effect can be artificially created. 128 Volume 6 Number 1, January 2018 D. crumenatum Sw. flowers are THE RESEARCH OBJECTIVES fragrant, but the scent lasts only for one day. The goal of this study was to The encapsulation technique evaluate the effects of different for creating synthetic seeds is an storage temperatures and time on important application for in vitro conversion of encapsulated culture. Synthetic seeds have been protocorm-like bodies (PLBs) of defined as artificially encapsulated Dendrobium crumenatum Sw., a somatic embryos or non-embryogenic highly commercially important and in vitro-derived propagules and are threatened medicinal orchid. used for sowing under in vitro or ex vitro condition (Murashige, 1977; Aitkens-Christie et al., 1995; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY Standardi and Piccioni, 1998). Plant materials and surface Synthetic seed technology combines sterilization the advantages of clonal propagation Main shoots of Dendrobium with those of seed propagation (i.e., crumenatum Sw. (15-25 cm long) storability, easy to handle and were harvested from plants grown in transport, protection against diseases greenhouse at Faculty of Science and and pests). The most recent Technology, Nakhon Si Thammarat application foresees the use of Rajabhat University. The stalks were synthetic seeds in medium and long- cut into the nodal segments each term storage. To date, there are only a holding one axillary bud. These nodal few reports on micropropagation of D. segments (about 3-4 cm in length) crumenatum Sw. No investigation has were first washed with tap water and a so far been conducted on synthetic few drop of detergent (Teepol), and seed production in this plant. then rinsed with water 2-3 times. After Therefore, the current study is meant removing their sheaths, they were to optimize protocol for synthetic seed surface sterilized with 20 % Clorox® production from D. crumenatum Sw. (5.25 % sodium hypochlorite, NaOCl) containing 1-2 drops of Tween-20 for Problem 20 minutes. The series of Clorox® Climate change and anthro- (5.25 % sodium hypochlorite, NaOCl) pogenic pressure severely threaten percentage were used as 10 %, 5 % for plant genetic diversity worldwide. 10 and 5 minutes, respectively. Finally Numerous species are described as the excised buds were washed with rare or endangered, and integrated sterile distilled water 2-3 times and programs are required to protect and cultured on MS (Murashige and preserve current biodiversity. Ex situ Skoog, 1962) medium supplemented conservation methods played an with 3 % (w/v) sucrose to promote bud important role in the conservation of growth. The 4-week-old buds growing threatened plants. 129 Volume 6 Number 1, January 2018 on MS medium were transferred to Pasteur pipette into 100 mM calcium MS medium supplemented with 3 % chloride (CaCl2.2H2O) solution. The (w/v) sucrose, combination of 1.0 droplets containing a PLB were then mg/l BA and 0.1 mg/l NAA, 0.2 % allowed to polymerize for 30 minutes (w/v) peptone and 0.2 % (w/v) to harden the alginate beads. The activated charcoal (AC) at pH 5.7 to resulting beads (7 - 8 mm in diameter) initiate callus. The callus proliferation were washed in sterile distilled water was observed after one month of for 3 times to remove the traces of culture. These calli were then CaCl2.2H2O and transferred to sterile transferred to the same medium. The filter paper in Petri dishes for 5 subculture monthly was recom- minutes under a laminar air-flow mended to produce more totipotent cabinet to eliminate the excess of calli than the subsequent experiment. water. For protocorm-like bodies (PLBs) The encapsulated PLBs were formation, shoot buds-derived calli at then placed in sterile Petri dishes (ten 1 month of culture from previous step beads/plate), sealed with parafilm and (MS medium supplemented with 3 % in different shelves of a refrigerator at (w/v) sucrose, combination of 1.0 temperature of 4 ± 2°C, mg/l BA and 0.1 mg/l NAA, 0.2 % 8 ± 2°C and 25 ± 2°C to be stored for (w/v) peptone and 0.2 % (w/v) AC) 15, 30, 45, 60, 75, 90, 105 and 120 were transferred to MS medium days. The Petri dishes were incubated supplemented with 0.5 mg/l under dark conditions. About 30 beads Thidiazuron (TDZ) for 60 days of from each set stored in each culture. temperature regime were taken out and cultured on MS medium Effects of different storage supplemented with 3 % (w/v) sucrose conditions and intervals on their with 0.2 % (w/v) activated charcoal conversion ability of Dendrobium (AC) every 15 days. The encapsulated crumenatum Sw. PLBs grew out in the medium Individual protocorm-like rupturing the beads and were bodies (PLBs) of Dendrobium maintained there for a development crumenatum Sw. derived from MS into complete plantlets. The frequency medium supplemented with 0.5 mg/l of conversion (%) was recorded every TDZ for 60 days of culture was dipped 15 days of culture. and drenched in 3 % (w/v) sodium- The culture