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Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol. 51, No. 352, pp. 1861-1866, November 1, 2000
© 2000 Oxford University Press

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The role of abscisic acid in controlling leaf water loss, survival and growth of micropropagated Tagetes erecta plants when transferred directly to the field

M.L. Aguilar1, F.L. Espadas1, J. Coello1, B.E. Maust1, C. Trejo2, M.L. Robert1 and J.M. Santamaría1,3

1 Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, Unidad de Biotecnología. Calle 43, 130, Col. Chuburná de Hidalgo 97200, Mérida, Yucatán, México
2 Colegio de Postgraduados. Centro de Botánica. Km 36.5 Carretera México-Texcoco 56230, Montecillos, Edo.de México, México

Plants of Tagetes erecta L. (marigold) cultivated in vitro in ventilated containers exhibited greater control of leaf water loss and increased survival in the field than plants cultivated in sealed containers. Increased field survival of plants cultivated in ventilated containers was attributed to higher levels of endogenous abscisic acid (ABA). Therefore, ABA was supplied exogenously to plants in sealed or ventilated containers by adding ABA (10-6, 10-5, 10-4 M) to the in vitro culture media in order to evaluate control of leaf water loss, growth and field survival. The addition of 10-4 M ABA to the culture media in sealed containers produced plants that had similar control of leaf water loss and were morphologically similar to plants cultivated in ventilated containers without the addition of ABA. Field survival of 10-4 M ABA plants (75%) was increased compared to plants cultivated in sealed containers without ABA (31%), with survival being closer to that of plants cultivated in ventilated containers (90–100%). Plants cultivated with 10-4 M ABA (sealed and ventilated) also exhibited increased plant vigour and leaf area in the field compared to plants cultivated without ABA. The results suggest that the limited field survival and growth of plants cultured in vitro are related to the limited ABA concentrations they accumulate while in vitro. Consequently, conditions that increase the endogenous ABA concentrations of in vitro plants (like ventilation or ABA addition to the medium) would improve the control of leaf water loss, field survival and plant vigour.

Key words: Abscisic acid, field survival, in vitro, micropropagation, ventilation.


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