Estiolamento in vitro de Cattleya labiata e Phalaenopsis sp.

Abstract

Orchids are ornamental plants that stand out mainly in floriculture due to the beauty, the exoticism, the diversity of colors, the sizes and shapes of their flowers. Cattleya labiata and species of the genus Phalaenopsis feature a wide range of color choices that make their flowers much valued and demanded for marketing. Cattleya labiata is native of the Brazilian Northeast and produces purplish and slightly fragrant flowers; and Phalaenopsis sp. produces white flowers for long lasting durability. Tissue culture is widely used in massive multiplication of genres. The in vitro etiolation allows to produce large numbers of plants, reducing the risk of somaclonal variation. For this reason, this study aimed to evaluate the influence of different cultivation environments and concentrations of BAP (6-benzylaminopurine) and NAA (naphthalene acetic acid) in vitro etiolation of the orchids Cattleya labiata and Phalaenopsis sp. Seedlings grown from seeds germinated in vitro with approximately + 1.0 cm in length were inoculated into test tubes containing 15.0 mL of MS medium supplemented with different concentrations of BAP (0.0, 2.0 and 4,0 mg L-1), NAA (0.0, 1.0 and 2.0 mg L-1) and culture environments (dark growth and room with artificial light) in a factorial 2 x 3 x 3 (2 environments x 3 doses of BAP x 3 doses of NAA). At the end of 150 days, the following evaluations were performed: a) number of etiolated shoots; b) number of nodes per etiolated shoot; c) length of the main sprout (cm); d) number of roots, and e) total dry mass (g). The number of etiolated shoots and nodes (per etiolated shoot) on seedlings of C. labiata and nodes per etiolated shoot in Phalaenopsis sp. were higher in the environment in the absence of light independent of the phytoregulator used, however the number of shoots of Phalaenopsis sp. the luminous environment was the most favorable. The species C. labiata showed a higher number of nodes with the use of 2.0 mg L-1 of NAA, in the absence of BAP, and Phalaenopsis sp. provided the highest number of nodes with the use of 2.0 mg L-1 of NAA. In seedlings of C. labiata and Phalaenopsis sp. the height of the main budding was higher in the environment in the absence of light, in contrast, the number of roots and total dry weight of seedlings were higher in luminous environment, and for C. labiata these results were independent regulator growth used.