title: Micropropagation and in vitro conservation of the rare and threatened plants Ramonda serbica and Ramonda nathaliae.
abstract: Ramonda serbica and Ramonda nathaliae are rare and endemo relict plant species from Balkan Peninsula. An efficient micro propagation and in vitro conservation method via direct and indirect organogenesis from seed and leaf explants, respectively, was established in this study. The seed of both Ramonda species were collected from different populations in Kosovo, and were germinated in nutrient media JG-B without any phytohormone. The highest number of shoots and multiplication rate was observed on JG-B medium supplemented with BAP and IAA (0.5 mg l(-1) each), whereas the highest number of leaves per plantlets was found on WPM and RA medium supplemented with BAP and IAA (0.1 mg l(-1) each). During this stage of micro propagation some significant differences were observed in plantlets from different populations. The indirect organogenesis from parts of leaves of natural plants was not successful due to unavailability of established protocol for disinfections of the plant material. On other hand, parts of leaves from micro propagated plantlets, cultured on MS medium supplemented with different ratio of BAP and NAA, resulted in the highest efficiency for shoot regeneration. In vitro conservation of micro propagated plants at the lower temperature (4 °C) had a significantly positive effect for storage of more than 12 months.
authors: Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Prishtina, Prishtina, Kosovo ; Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania ; Str. Mother Teresa, n.n., 10000 Prishtina, Republic of Kosovo.
authors: Bekim
authors: B
authors: Gashi
authors: Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Prishtina, Prishtina, Kosovo.
authors: Kasamedin
authors: K
authors: Abdullai
authors: Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania.
authors: Valbona
authors: V
authors: Sota
authors: Section of Natural and Technical Sciences, Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana, Albania.
authors: Efigjeni
authors: E
authors: Kongjika
keywords: In vitro conservation; Micropropagation; Organogenesis; R. nathaliae; Ramonda serbica
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