Regeneração in vitro de Parapiptadenia rigida

The aim of this research is to develop a micropropagation protocol for Parapiptadenia rigida using aseptic seedling explants from in vitro germinated seeds. To the sprout induction, cotyledonary and nodal segments were inoculated in a ½ WPM culture medium containing 0; 0.25; 0.50; 1.0mg L-1 of BAP or KIN. The rooting of sprouted explants was rooted in a ¼ WPM culture medium containing 0; 0.25; 1.0; 1.75mg L-1 of IBA. It was not necessary the addition of cytokinin in medium to induce sprouting in cotyledonary and nodal segments. However, the doses of 0.50mg L-1, independently of cytokinin type, promoted greater size of sprouts and the largest number of leaves per sprout. The highest rooting potential occurred in cotyledonary segments inoculated in medium with 1.0mg L-1 of IBA. The use of this regeneration protocol allows obtaining Parapiptadenia rigida seedlings.