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Abstract
Two rare and endangered orchids, Rhynchostylis retusa, and Ascocentrum ampullaceum var. auranticum, a narrowly endemic orchid from Manipur, were used for the present study. These two orchids were selected as parents because they have desirable traits like dense and floriferous, colorful, and long-lasting flowers. Our goal is to develop a hybrid species that is intermediate and improved over its parents in terms of floral characteristics by the F1 generation. When A. ampullaceum var. auranticum was the female parent, a 90 % crossability success rate was attained. Half-strength Murashige and Skoog (MS) basal medium with no phytohormones was used for seed germination in vitro and protocorm development of the putative hybrid. The basal medium containing 1 mg/L BAP and 0.5 mg/L NAA showed the highest growth response with 7.57 shoots/explant, 5.90 leaves/explant, and 57.19 PLBs/explant, while the medium enriched with 1 mg/L NAA produced the maximum number of roots (4.95) after 150 days of inoculation. The assessment for rapid determination of genetic purity of the developed hybrid (F1 plants) between A. ampullaceum var. auranticum and R. retusa was carried out by using the molecular markers, SCoT and SSR. The F1 plants' complementing banding patterns, which they inherited from their parents, confirmed that they were pure hybrids. These PCR-based molecular markers could be used for the early assessment of hybridity.
Plant GeneAgricultural and Biological Sciences-Plant Science
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4.50
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42
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51 days
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Plant Gene publishes papers that focus on the regulation, expression, function and evolution of genes in plants, algae and other photosynthesizing organisms (e.g., cyanobacteria), and plant-associated microorganisms. Plant Gene strives to be a diverse plant journal and topics in multiple fields will be considered for publication. Although not limited to the following, some general topics include: Gene discovery and characterization, Gene regulation in response to environmental stress (e.g., salinity, drought, etc.), Genetic effects of transposable elements, Genetic control of secondary metabolic pathways and metabolic enzymes. Herbal Medicine - regulation and medicinal properties of plant products, Plant hormonal signaling, Plant evolutionary genetics, molecular evolution, population genetics, and phylogenetics, Profiling of plant gene expression and genetic variation, Plant-microbe interactions (e.g., influence of endophytes on gene expression; horizontal gene transfer studies; etc.), Agricultural genetics - biotechnology and crop improvement.