Establishment of Axenic Explants and Callus Culture of Clinacanthus Nutans (Rumput Belalai Gajah)
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ESTABLISHMENT OF AXENIC EXPLANTS AND CALLUS CULTURE OF CLINACANTHUS NUTANS (RUMPUT BELALAI GAJAH) Ng Li Ying QK 769 NS76 Bachelor of Science with Honours 2013 (Plant Resource Science and Management) 2013 I ----~-~ Pus at Khidmat Maklumat Akademik UNlVERSm MALAYSIA SARAWAK Establishment of Axenic explants and Callus Culture of Clinacanthus nutans (rumput belalai gajah) F'.KHIDMAT MAKLUMAT AKADEMIK 11111 1IIIIfiiiilili III III 1000246800 NG LI YING (27241) This report is submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Bachelor of Science with Honours in Plant Resource Science and Management Plant Resource Science and Management FACULTY OF RESOURCE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA SARA WAK 94300 KOTA SAMARAHAN DECLARATION I declare that this thesis entitle "Establishment of Axenic explants and Callus Culture of Clinacanthus nutans (rumput belalai gajah)" is the result of my own research except as cited in the references. The thesis has not been accepted for any degree and is not concurrently submitted in candidature of any other degree. Signature: ~ Name: lin 11 Y/Nh Date: / . 1-, dO/~ ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Firstly, I would like to dedicate my sincere thanks to my supervisor, Prof. Dr. Hamsawi Sani for giving me the opportunity to work on this project and his intellectual support throughout this study. His generous, sincere guidance and advice enable me to complete this project on time. Nevertheless, my appreciation is extended to my senior and master students from Tissue Culture Laboratory, FRST, UNIMAS: Fong Yin Mei, Chen Mei Yin and Cherrie Lim for their invaluable time and advice to support me in completing my laboratory work in these two semester. Our sweet memories always on my mind forever. Last but not least, my warmest gratitude to my beloved family and my soulmate Chia Choon Hiung. Their continuous support, care, love and understanding have built me to a better person in my campus life. Thanks for being with me always. Pusat Khidmat Maklumat Akademik UNIVERSm MALAYSIA SARAWAK TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ii APPENDICES iv LIST OF ABBREVIATION v LIST OF FIGURES vi LIST OF TABLES viii ABSTRACT/ABSTRAK ix CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1 CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW 4 2.1 The plants 4 2.2 Botanical description 4 2.3 The economic importance of Clinacanthus nutans 3.3.1 Medicinal uses of Clinacanthus spp. .. 8 2.4 Micropropagation ofmedicinal plants 2.4.1 Selection ofexplants ........................................... 11 2.4.2 Establishment ofaxenic explants .......................... ... 12 2.4.3 Plant growth regulator and media............................ 14 2.5 Callus culture............................................................... 16 2.6 Acclimatization.. ............................................ .... ........... 17 ii CHAPTER 3 MATERIALS AND METHODS 3.1 Development of an effective surface sterilization regime for the explants ................................................................. .... 18 3.2 Establishment of axenic explant .... .................................... 20 3.3 Induction of callus formation through indirect organogenesis. ..... 21 3.4 Shoot regeneration from callus tissue ............. .. ................... 23 CHAPTER 4 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 4.1 Establishment ofaxenic explant 4.1 .1 Effect of different sodium hypochlorite (Clorox®) concentration ................................................... 25 4.1.2 Effect of Sodium hyochlorite (Clorox®) concentrations with benomyl ............................ :.... 32 4.2 Induction of callus fonnation through indirect organogenesis 4.2.1 Induction of callus fonnation using 2,4-D..... .............. 34 4.2.2 Induction of callus fonnation using Picloram ............... 35 4.2.3 Induction of callus fonnation using BAP ................. ... 36 4.3 Shoot regeneration from callus tissue 4.3.1 Shoot regeneration by BAP and in combination with IBA .......... ............... ........ 41 CHAPTERS CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION 43 REFERENCES iii APPENDICES Page Appendix A Murashige and Skoog (1962) medium fonnulation 51 Appendix B Number of axenic, contaminated and damaged leaf 52 explants in half MS soft agar after surface sterilization in 10% of Clorox® concentration at day 14 after initiation of culture Appendix C Number of axenic, contaminated and damaged internode 53 explants in half MS soft agar after surface sterilization in 10% of Clorox® concentration at day 14 after initiation of culture Appendix D Number of axenic, contaminated and damaged shoot tip 54 explants in half MS soft agar after surface sterilization in 10% of Clorox® concentration at day 14 after initiation of culture Appendix E Number of axenic, contaminated and damaged leaf explants 55 in half MS soft 'agar after surface sterilization in 15% of Clorox® concentration at day 14 after initiation of culture Appendix F Number of axenic, contaminated and damaged internode 56 explants in half MS soft agar after surface sterilization in 15% of Clorox® concentration at day 14 after initiation of culture Appendix G Number of axenic, contaminated and damaged shoot tip 57 explants in half MS soft agar after surface sterilization in 15% of Clorox® concentration at day 14 after initiation of culture iv LIST OF ABBREVATIONS BAP 6-benzyl amino purine Benomyl Methyl [l-[(butylamino )carbonyl]-l H-benzimidazol-2-yl]carbamate B5 Gamborg B5 medium rnA Indole-3-butyric acid MS Murashige and Skoog medium NAA Naphthalene acetic acid Picloram 4 Amino-2,5,6-trichloropicolinic acid PPMTM Plant preservative mixture WPM Wood Plant Medium 2,4- D 2,4- dichlorophenoxyacetic acids v LIST OF FIGURES Figure No. Page 2.1 The Snake Grass (Clinacanthus nutans) leaves 6 2.2 The Snake Grass (Clinacanthus nutans) seedling 7 4.1 Percentage of axenic explants with response to 10% Clorox® 26 concentration in 10 minutes after 14 days 4.2 (a) Axenic leaf explants after culturing for 14 days in halfMS 27 medium (b) Fluffy and whitish callus formed at the cut edge of internode explants after culturing for 14 days in half MS medium (c) Axenic shoot tip explants after culturing for 14 days in half MS medium (d) Damaged leafexplants after culturing for 14 days in halfMS medium 4.3 Percentage ofaxenic explants with response to 15% Clorox® 29 concentration in 10 minutes after 14 days 4.4 (a) Leaf explants contaminated with pinkish bacteria 31 (b) Internode explants contaminated with whitish fungi (c) Shoot tip explants contaminated with whitish fungi and bacteria 4.5 Comparison between percentage of axenic explants with response 32 to 10% Clorox® concentration with and without the addition of 0.1 % of Benomyl fungicide in 10 minutes after 14 days 4.6 (a) Internode without any sign of regeneration in MS medium 35 supplemented with different concentration of2,4-D (b) Shrunk and yellowish brown callus formed at the cut edges of internode explant 4.7 Percentage of internode explants producing callus with response 37 to different BAP concentration after 2 months of cultures vi 4.8 (a) A light callusing fonned at the cut edges of internode explant 39 after one week of culturing in MS medium supplemented with 0.5 mg/l BAP (b) A light callusing fonned at the cut edges of internode explant after one week of culturing in MS medium supplemented with 1.0 mg/l BAP (c) Creamy white and fluffy callus fonned at the cut edges of internode explant after four weeks ofculturing in MS medium supplemented with 1.5 mg/l BAP (d) Creamy white and fluffy callus fonned at the cut edges of internode explant after four week of culturing in MS medium supplemented with 2.0 mg/l BAP 4.9 (a) Yellowish brown callus fonned at the cut edges of internode explant 40 after 2 months of culturing in MS medium supplemented with 0.5 mgll BAP (b ) Yellowish brown callus formed at the cut edges of internode explant after 2 months of culturing in MS medium supplemented with 1.0 mg/l BAP (c) Creamy white and fluffy callus fonned at the cut edges of internode explant after 2 months of culturing in MS medium supplemented with 2.0 mg/l BAP (d) Creamy white and fluffy callus fonned at the cut edges of internode explant after 2 months ofculturing in MS medium supplemented with 2.0 mg/l BAP 4.10 (a) No any sign of shoot regenerated from the callus derived from explant 42 after two weeks of culturing in MS medium supplemented with 2.0 mg/l BAP and 1.0mg/l IBA (b) Died callus without any shoot induced after four weeks of culturing in MS medium supplemented with 2.0 mg/l BAP and 1.Omg/l IBA vii LIST OF TABLES Tables No. Page 4.1 Chi-squared comparison between different types ofexplants 28 with response to 10% Clorox® concentration 4.2 Chi-squared comparison between different types ofexplants 30 with response to 15% Clorox® concentration 4.3 Chi-squared comparison between different BAP on 38 explants producing callus viii Establishment of Axenic explants and Callus Culture of Clinacanthus nutans (rumput belalai gajah) Ng Li Ying Plant Resource and Management Programme Faculty of Science and Technology Universiti Malaysia Sarawak ABSTRACT Clinacanthus nulans (Burm.f.) Lindau (snake grass) of family Acanthaceae is known as a herb, shrub or ornamental grass used for medicinal purposes. Clinacanthus nlltans is a famous tropical herb and have been used widely in Southeast Asia especially in Sabah, Malaysia as an anti- inflammatory drug for the treatment of wound, disinfection and cancer. The purpose of this study is to establish an effective surface sterilization protocol and to develop an in vitro propagation of Clinacanthlls nutans using plant hormone. The study started with the establishment of axenic explants culture. Shoot tips, internode and leaves from grown seedling of snake grass were as the ex plants. Resulted showed most of the explants were found damaged by treatment of 15% 'Clorox®' . The protocol below would result in 93% contamination-free internodes explant in culture. The protocol involves dipping explants first in 70% ethanol for 30 seconds followed by agitating the explants in 10% 'Clorox®' for 10 minutes, rinsed at least three times with distilled water and then dipped in 0.1% of benomyl fungicide for one hour, rinsed for three times before culture in half MS medium.