CO2 enrichment alters morphophysiology and improves growth and acclimatization in Etlingera Elatior (Jack) R.M. Smith micropropagated plants

Abstract

Conventional in vitro propagation may affect normal morphophysiological characteristics and survival during the acclimatization of commercial plants, such as Etlingera Elatior (Jack) R.M. Smith. CO 2 enrichment, gas-permeable membranes, and reduced carbohydrate concentration in culture media can be used to mitigate these effects. Here, we aimed to determine the impact of photomixotrophic and photoautotrophic growth on morphophysiological responses of E. elatior and its survival during ex vitro acclimatization. In vitro-established plants were placed in flasks containing semisolid MS medium with 0.54 µM α-naphthalene acetic acid and sucrose (0 or 15 g L −1 ). The flasks were sealed with lids with or without orifices covered by gas-permeable membranes and kept for 45 days under forced-air ventilation (360 or 1000 µmol −1 CO 2 ). Growth variables, anatomical and physiological characteristics, and survival rate were evaluated. Overall, 1000 µmol mol −1 CO 2 , gas-permeable membranes, and 15 g L −1 sucrose resulted in plants with higher fresh and dry mass, higher level of photosynthetic pigments, as well as more developed secondary ribs in the leaves, prominent midribs, highly organized and differentiated chlorenchyma cells (palisade and spongy parenchyma), more developed vascular bundles, and intercellular gaps were reduced, compared to conventionally in vitro-propagated plants. Moreover, these conditions promote morphophysiological responses and favored survival of E. elatior plants (75%) when transferred to ex vitro conditions.

Establishment and production of Torch Ginger plants associated with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi inoculation

“…Like most species of the tropical flower group, E. elatior is commonly propagated via rhizome, as it is a method that ensures greater plant homogeneity and faster onset of inflorescence production (between 11 and 18 months after planting) compared to seed propagation (Araújo et al, 2018). However, phytosanitary quality is compromised due to the risk of disease propagation (Pinheiro et al, 2021).…”

Led enhance the growth characteristics and affects the ex vitro aclimatization of sugarcane

“…Several studies report the advantage of using natural ventilation and forced ventilation with CO 2enrichment. For natural ventilation, studies with Pfaffia glomerata (Iarema et al, 2012;Saldanha et al, 2012;Corrêa et al, 2015a;Corrêa et al, 2015b), Capsicum annuum (Batista et al, 2017), Physalis angulata (Santos et al, 2020), Acca sellowiana (Caetano et al, 2021), Capsicum frutescens (Gris et al, 2021), Epidendrum fulgens (Fritsche;Pinheiro;Guerra, 2022), Guazuma ulmifolia (Jesus-Santana et al, 2022), for forced ventilation, studies with Pfaffia glomerata (Saldanha et al, 2013;Saldanha et al, 2014;Ferreira et al, 2019), Lippia alba (Batista et al, 2017), Etlingera elatior (Pinheiro et al, 2021), among others. These studies brought the benefits of the use of gas-porous membranes, which provides a reduction in relative humidity and ethylene gas inside the flasks, which can eliminate or drastically reduce morphophysiological disorders and increase survival during acclimatization.…”