This work had as objective to establish protocol for the production of seedlings in vitro from of the conversion of assai palm zygotic embryos (Euterpe oleracea Mart.). The mature zygotic embryos obtained of seeds of mature fruits were excised under aseptic conditions, and cultivated in rehearsal tubes with 10 mL of a MS medium modified by the presence of 0,17 g.L-1 of NaH2PO4, with agar 0,6%, 0,25% activated charcoal and 3% sucrose. Different combinations of NAA were tested (0,54; 2,68 and 5,37 muM) and BAP (0,44; 1,11; 1,55 and 2,22 muM) and a treatment without growth regulator. On the average, the constituted treatments of ANA and BAP were superiors the to a treatment without growth regulator to all the parameters. The concentrations of 0,54 and 2,68 muM of NAA promoted, on the average, larger formation of normal seedlings when compared with 5,37 muM NAA. The presence of 2,68 muM NAA plus 1,11; 1,55 and 2,22 muM BAP was induced largest shoot length. Significant differences were not verified between NAA and BAP concentrations for the number of roots/seedlings. The obtained results allowed verifying that an addition of NAA and BAP in the culture medium was necessary to the conversion of mature zygotic embryos in both vigorous and normal seedlings.
in vitro conversion; Euterpe oleracea; culture media; growth regulator
