Title
Use of rita® temporary immersion system to obtain microtubers of several mashua (Tropaeolum tuberosum Ruiz & Pavón) morphotypes
Other title
Empleo de sistemas de inmersión temporal rita® para la obtención de microtubérculos de varios morfotipos de mashua (Tropaeolum tuberosum Ruiz & Pavón)
Date Issued
01 September 2020
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan
Abstract
Background. The Temporary Immersion System (TIS) is an effective strategy to obtain quality mashua microtubers through the in vitro propagation of seedlings in a small space and in a short period of time. Objective. Obtain microtubers of 27 mashua morphotypes (Tropaeolum tuberosum) using the TIS-RITA®. Methodology. The seedlings were previously propagated in MS (Murashige & Skoog) solid medium, supplemented with 3% sucrose, at 5.6 pH and 0.7% agar. After fifteen days of cultivation in this medium, the seedlings were transferred to a MS liquid. For the tuberization process, seedlings with an average size of 10 cm were transferred to TIS-RITA® systems for ten weeks, under conditions of complete darkness, at 19 ± 2 ° C, an immersion frequency of 2 minutes every 3 hours in a MS liquid medium supplemented with 8% sucrose and 2 mg.L-1 benzylamino purine (BAP). Results. The best results of microtubers were obtained with different morphotypes, which are respect to i/size, MAC 06A (1.9 cm) and MAC 056 (1.8 cm); ii / fresh weight, MAC 06A (0.2g) and MAC 092 (0.18 g); iii / quantity, MAC 08A (51 units) and MAC 048 (56 units). Implications. TIS-RITA® can be used to obtain quality and virus-free seeds of a wide variety of commercially important crops. Conclusion. The SIT-RITA® based on the intermittent contact of the explants cultivating medium, is an efficient system to obtain mashua microtubers.
Volume
23
Issue
3
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Biología celular, Microbiología
Biotecnología agrícola, Biotecnología alimentaria
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85099055271
Source
Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems
ISSN of the container
18700462
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus