The objective of this research was to evaluate the effect of different sources of light in strawberry micropropagation, under increasing levels of BAP in culture medium. 'Sabrosa' shoots were inoculated in MS medium supplemented with 30g L-1 sucrose, 100mg L-1 myo-inositol, 7 agar g L-1 and BAP (0; 0.3; 0.6; 0.9; e 1.5mg L-1), pH 5.8. The explants were cultivated at 25+2°C, 16 hours photoperiod and 20µmol m-2 s-1. The luminosity was supplied by different sources of light (blue-EDEB 3LA1 LED, green-EDET 3LA1 LED, red-EDER 3LA3 LED, Growlux fluorescent lamp and white fluorescent lamp). The experimental design was a factorial entirely randomized (5 concentrations of BAP x 5 light sources) with six replications. The experiment was repeated in three successive subcultures of 35 days each, being evaluated the shoot number per explant and shoot height. The carotenoids and chlorophyll a and b determinations were carried out after the third subculture, independently of BAP concentration. Shoot number per explant was higher under red and green LEDs. BAP concentrations between 0.82 and 1.22mg L-1 in culture medium showed higher multiplication rate depending on the light source. Shoot length was highest in culture medium without BAP under all light sources. Shoots cultivated under red LEDs showed higher concentration of photosynthetic pigments, while those under green LEDs and Growlux light bulbs showed the lowest.
Fragaria x ananassa; 6-benzylaminopurine; tissue culture; light source; light quality; micropropagation
