Abstract

VILCHEZ, Jorge  and  ALBANY, Nilca. In vitro multiplication of Psidium guajava L. in temporary immersion systems. Rev. colomb. biotecnol [online]. 2014, vol.16, n.2, pp.96-103. ISSN 0123-3475.  https://doi.org/10.15446/rev.colomb.biote.v16n2.42180.

The introduction of new cultivars of guava (Psidium guajava L.) deserves its mass propagation, which can only be satisfied by micropropagation. However conventional micropropagation stopped being economically efficient due to the use of gelling agents and the high number of manual operations. For this reason was considered in this research, generate a methodology to reduce production costs by exclusion of gelling in culture media, assessing temporary immersion systems (TIS) in the in vitro multiplication of guava. For which, the effect of the culture way was evaluated in TIS, type TIB® and RITA® compared the TIS and was evaluated the time (1 and 2 min) and frequency (3 and 4 times / day) of immersions. After six weeks of culture were evaluated: shoots number (NS), nodes number (NN), shoot length (SL) and multiplication rate (MR). With the use of TIS higher values for NS (2.17), NN (3.5), SL (10.7 mm) and MC (2.8) was achieved. When comparing RITA® and TIB, higher values were obtained with the RITA® for NS (3.8), NN (3.8), SL (16.6 mm) and MC (10.4). It was determined that 2 min of immersion with the highest values of NS (3.7), NN (13.4), SL (15.3 mm) and 2 min immersion 3-4 times/day achieved the highest MC (9.4 and 10.4). We conclude that the RITA® culture favored the multiplication in growth and proliferation of shoots of guava.

Keywords : guava; micropropagation; liquid culture media; RITA®; TIB®.

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