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Propagation of Ornamental Plants
6(2): 67-82, 2006
MICROPROPAGATION OF ORNAMENTAL POTTED PLANTS
Shri Mohan Jain¹*, Matthew A. Jenks², Gyana Ranjan Rout³, and Ljiljana Radojević4;
¹Department of Applied Biology, Horticulture Section, 00014 Helsinki University, Helsinki, Finland,
*E-mail: mohan.jain@helsinki.fi, *Fax: +358-9-239-6038
²Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
¹,²Plant Biotechnology Division, Regional Plant Resource Center, Bhubaneswar-751015, India
4Instiute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”, 142 Despota Stefana Buld.,
Belgrade 11060, Serbia and Montenegro.
Abstract
Micropropagation through in vitro culture techniques is an ideal approach for large-scale propagation of ornamental potted plants, including those having value in the foliage and flowering plants industry. An overview is presented on in vitro propagation techniques that employ organogenesis and somatic embryogenesis. The development and remarkable achievements of ornamental potted plants biotechnology from the last three decades are reviewed. The usefulness of potted foliage and flowering plants in the commercial ornamental industry, as well as propagation techniques are also discussed.
Key words: in vitro culture, meristem culture, multiplication, ornamental plants, potted plants, somatic embryos, shoot bud regeneration
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