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In vitro propagation of alpinia cultivars in different light sources

Propagação in vitro de cultivares de alpinia em diferentes fontes de luz

Abstract

The light source in tissue culture is often one of the punctual factors for the adequacy of plant production. For this, light emitting diodes (LEDs) have been used in order to increase the growth and development of the plants propagated in vitro. The objective was to evaluate the in vitro propagation of cultivars of Alpinia purpurata ‘Red Ginger’ and ‘Pink Ginger’ in two different light sources (fluorescent or LEDs tubes). The experiment was conducted in a completely randomized design, factorial scheme (2x2), totaling four treatments with ten replicates, and the experimental unit composed of one flask containing five explants. After 55 days, white LED and the ‘Red Ginger’ provided the highest number of shoots. For the number of leaves, the cultivar ‘Red Ginger’ and white LED lamps provided superior results. For shoot length (cm), the cultivar ‘Red Ginger’ kept under fluorescent lamps was superior, and ‘Pink Ginger’ presented superiority when cultivated under LED lights. Thus, even with differentiated responses among genotypes, the use of white LED lamps in the in vitro propagation of Alpinia purpurata ‘Red Ginger’ and ‘Pink Ginger’ cultivars is suggested.

Keywords:
Alpinia purpurata; light emitting diodes (LEDs); tissue culture; Zingiberaceae

Resumo

A fonte de luz na cultura de tecidos muitas vezes é um dos fatores pontuais para a adequação da produção de plantas, para isso, vêm se utilizando os diodos emissores de luz (LEDs) no intuito de aumentar o crescimento e desenvolvimento das plantas propagadas in vitro. O objetivo do trabalho foi avaliar a propagação in vitro de cultivares de Alpinia purpurata ‘Red Ginger’ e ‘Pink Ginger’ em duas diferentes fontes de luz (lâmpadas tubulares fluorescentes ou LED Branco). O experimento foi conduzido em delineamento inteiramente casualizado, esquema fatorial (2x2), totalizando quatro tratamentos com dez repetições, e a unidade experimental composta por um frasco contendo cinco explantes. Após 55 dias, foi possível observar que lâmpadas LED branco e a cultivar Red Ginger proporcionaram o maior número de brotos. Já para o número de folhas, a cultivar Red Ginger e lâmpadas LED branco proporcionaram resultados superiores. Para comprimento da parte aérea, a cultivar Red Ginger mantida sob lâmpadas fluorescentes foi superior, e a Pink Ginger apresentou superioridade quando cultivada sob luzes LED. Assim, mesmo com respostas diferenciadas entre genótipos, sugere-se o uso de lâmpadas LED branco na propagação in vitro das cultivares de Alpinia purpurata ‘Red Ginger’ e ‘Pink Ginger’.

Palavras-chave:
Alpinia purpurata; cultura de tecidos; diodos emissores de luz (LEDs); Zingiberaceae

Introduction

The floriculture industry comprises the cultivation and marketing of cut flowers, foliage and potted plants; in the latter case, the plants can be sold for landscaping and urban planning purposes (Van Huylenbroeck, 2010VAN HUYLENBROECK, J. Status of floriculture in Europe. In: JAIN, S.M.; OCHATT, S.J. (Ed.). Protocols for in vitro propagation of ornamental plants, methods in molecular biology. New York: Humana Press, 2010. p.365-376.; Chandler and Brugliera, 2011CHANDLER, S.; BRUGLIERA, F. Genetic modification in floriculture. Biotechnology Letters, v.33, n.2, p.207-214, 2011. DOI: 10.1007/s10529-010-0424-4
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). With globalization, the world market for flowers previously dominated by European countries, has opened space for new production centers, especially Brazil and among the indicatives for the expansion of floriculture in Brazil are the continental dimensions and climatic conditions, which makes it possible to produce flowers and foliage during the whole year at reduced and competitive costs (França and Maia, 2008FRANÇA, C.A.M.; MAIA, M.B.R. Panorama do agronegócio de flores e plantas ornamentais no Brasil. 2008. Available in: <www.fit.ufsc.br/disciplinas_download.php?cod=954>. Access on: July 12, 2018.
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).

The Zingiberaceae family includes many species with applications in horticulture, particularly for use in cooking, medicinal, ornamentation and landscaping (Silva et al., 2017SILVA, A.R.; MELO, N.F.; YANO-MELO, A.M. Acclimatization of micropropagated plants of Etlingera elatior (Jack) R. M. Sm. inoculated with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. South African Journal of Botany, v.113, p.164-169, 2017. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2017.08.014
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) and among these species the Alpinia genus stands out because it contains many attractive inflorescences species, which stand out due to their relevant productive potential (Souza et al., 2016SOUZA, R.R.; NASCIMENTO, A.M.P.; PAIVA, P.D.O.; ALMEIDA, E.F.A.; LANDGRAF, P.R.C. Desenvolvimento de alpínia sob diferentes telas de sombreamento e espaçamentos de cultivo. Ornamental Horticulture, v.22, n.2, p.202-207, 2016.) and great horticultural value. Alpinia purpurata (Viell.) K. Schum is a plant native to the Pacific islands and very popular in Brazil and India (Santos et al., 2012SANTOS, G.K.N.; DUTRA, K.A.; BARROS, R.A.; DA CÂMARA, C.A.G.; LIRA, D.D.; GUSMÃO, N.B.; NAVARRO, D.M.A.F. Essential oils from Alpinia purpurata (Zingiberaceae): chemical composition, oviposition deterrence, larvicidal and antibacterial activity. Industrial Crops and Products, v.40, p.254-260, 2012. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2012.03.020
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; Brito et al., 2017BRITO, J.S; FERREIRA, G.R.S.; KLIMCZAK, E.; GRYSHUK, L.; DE LIMA SANTOS, N.D.; DE SIQUEIRA PATRIOTA, L.L.; MOREIRA, LR; SOARES, A.K.A.; BARBOZA, B.R.; PAIVA, P.M.G.; DO AMARAL FERRAZ NAVARRO, D.M.; DE LORENA, V.M.B.; DE MELO, C.M.L.; CORIOLANO, M.C.; NAPOLEAO, T.H. Lectin from inflorescences of ornamental crop Alpinia purpurata acts on immune cells to promote Th1 and Th17 responses, nitric oxide release, and lymphocyte activation. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, v.94, p.865-872, 2017. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2017.08.026
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). Alpinia are not only known for their ornamental value, but also because of potential applications in biotechnology with the discovery of lectin with immunomodulatory effect on their inflorescences (Brito et al., 2017BRITO, J.S; FERREIRA, G.R.S.; KLIMCZAK, E.; GRYSHUK, L.; DE LIMA SANTOS, N.D.; DE SIQUEIRA PATRIOTA, L.L.; MOREIRA, LR; SOARES, A.K.A.; BARBOZA, B.R.; PAIVA, P.M.G.; DO AMARAL FERRAZ NAVARRO, D.M.; DE LORENA, V.M.B.; DE MELO, C.M.L.; CORIOLANO, M.C.; NAPOLEAO, T.H. Lectin from inflorescences of ornamental crop Alpinia purpurata acts on immune cells to promote Th1 and Th17 responses, nitric oxide release, and lymphocyte activation. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, v.94, p.865-872, 2017. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2017.08.026
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).

The use of biotechnology, especially the use of tissue culture techniques, allows the large-scale propagation of seedlings and plant biomass of high genetic and phytosanitary quality, ensuring rapid multiplication of the material and in a short period of time and physical area (Rescarolli and Zaffari, 2009RESCAROLLI, C.L.S.; ZAFFARI, G.R. Produção de mudas de Etlingera elatior (Jack) R.M. Sm. através da cultura de tecidos vegetais in vitro. Revista Brasileira de Plantas Medicinais, v.11, n.2, p.190-195, 2009. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1516-05722009000200013
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; Pelizza et al., 2013PELIZZA, T.R.; SILVEIRA, F.N.; MUNIZ, J.; GRIMALDI, F.; BUFATO, L.; KRETZSCHMAR, A.A. Estabelecimento in vitro de mirtileiro: Cultivares Bluecrop, Duke e Misty. Plant Cell Culture Micropropagation, v.10, n.1-2, p.24-29, 2013.) besides being important for the improvement and conservation of genetic resources However, to be successful, this technique is dependent on some factors related to the culture conditions such as temperature, composition of the nutrient medium, quantity and quality of light, among others.

Light is one of the most influential factors for plants grown in vitro (Pawłowska et al., 2018PAWŁOWSKA, B.; ŻUPNIK, M.; SZEWCZYK-TARANEK, B.; CIOĆ, M. Impact of LED light sources on morphogenesis and levels of photosynthetic pigments in Gerbera jamesonii grown in vitro. Horticulture, Environment, and Biotechnology, v.59, n.1, p.115-123, 2018. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13580-018-0012-4
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), because it is responsible for triggering a series of processes related to the growth and development of propagules. However, plant responses depend not only on the absence or presence of light, but also on the variation in luminous quality (Erig and Schuch, 2005ERIG, A.C.; SCHUCH, M.W. Micropropagação fotoautotrófica e uso da luz natural. Ciência Rural, v.35, n.4, p.961-965, 2005. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0103-84782005000400039.
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).

Various light sources (incandescent, fluorescent, metal halide or high pressure lamps) are used in growth rooms, but with advances in lighting technology, there has been a progress in exploring LEDs in environmental controls and morphogenetic responses, as they have unique properties such as long service life, low energy consumption, low mass and volume, low radiant heat emission and the ability to emit specific spectral qualities (Batista et al., 2018BATISTA, D.S.; FELIPE, S.H.S.; SILVA, T.D.; DE CASTRO, K.M.; MAMEDES-RODRIGUES, T.C.; MIRANDA, N.A.; RÍOS-RÍOS, A.M.; FARIA, D.V.; FORTINI, E.A.; CHAGAS, K.; TORRES-SILVA, G.; XAVIER, A.; ARENCIBIA, A.D.; OTONI, W.C. Light quality in plant tissue culture: does it matter? In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Plant, v.54, n.3, p.195-215, 2018. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11627-018-9902-5
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; Pawłowska et al., 2018PAWŁOWSKA, B.; ŻUPNIK, M.; SZEWCZYK-TARANEK, B.; CIOĆ, M. Impact of LED light sources on morphogenesis and levels of photosynthetic pigments in Gerbera jamesonii grown in vitro. Horticulture, Environment, and Biotechnology, v.59, n.1, p.115-123, 2018. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13580-018-0012-4
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). The LEDs have specific wavelengths capable of stimulating the increase in the amount of chlorophyll and carotenoids in plant tissues, increasing the rate of multiplication and length of plants in vitro (Rocha et al., 2013ROCHA, P.S.G.; OLIVEIRA, R.P.; SCIVITTARO, W.B. Uso de LEDs na multiplicação e enraizamento in vitro de framboeseiras. Pesquisa Agropecuária Gaúcha, v.19, n.1/2, p.95-105, 2013.).

It is essential to develop research using LED technology to evaluate the impact on morphogenesis of different plant species for protocol optimization (Batista et al., 2018BATISTA, D.S.; FELIPE, S.H.S.; SILVA, T.D.; DE CASTRO, K.M.; MAMEDES-RODRIGUES, T.C.; MIRANDA, N.A.; RÍOS-RÍOS, A.M.; FARIA, D.V.; FORTINI, E.A.; CHAGAS, K.; TORRES-SILVA, G.; XAVIER, A.; ARENCIBIA, A.D.; OTONI, W.C. Light quality in plant tissue culture: does it matter? In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Plant, v.54, n.3, p.195-215, 2018. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11627-018-9902-5
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), Unfortunately, the genus Alpinia did not receive sufficient attention in the application of tissue culture techniques, and information about the regeneration of the seedlings was limited. In this way, the objective of this work was to evaluate the in vitro propagation of Alpinia purpurata (‘Red Ginger’ and ‘Pink Ginger’) cultivars in two different light sources.

Materials and Methods

Plant material and growing conditions

Alpinia purpurata (‘Red Ginger’ and ‘Pink Ginger’) seedlings previously established in vitro and maintained on successive subcultures were used as explants in 350 mL glass bottle with 40 mL of MS culture medium (Murashige and Skoog, 1962MURASHIGE, T.; SKOOG, F. A revised medium for rapid growth and bio assays with tobacco tissue cultures. Physiologia Plantarum, v.15, n.3, p.473-479, 1962. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-3054.1962.tb08052.x
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), supplemented with 1.5 mg L-1 of 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP), 0.1 mg L-1 naphthalene acetic acid (ANA), 30 g L-1 sucrose, 100 mg L-1 myo-inositol and solidified with 6.0 g L-1 of agar, for multiplication of the seedlings. The pH was adjusted to 5.8 ± 0.1 before autoclaving at 120 °C, 108 KPa for 20 minutes. The material was maintained in a growth room with a temperature of 25 ± 2 °C, photoperiod of 16 hours and 36 μmol m-2 s-1 of light irradiance, from two fluorescent lamps (‘Luz do Dia Especial’, 40W, Osram, Brazil).

After in vitro multiplication of the seedlings for conducting the experiment, they were inoculated in flasks with the same culture medium and above mentioned conditions, the light sources (72 μmol m-2 s-1 of light irradiance, each) being from four fluorescent lamps or two tubular light-emitting diode lamps (white LEDs - PULSE LED®, 18W).

Parameters of growth and experimental design

The experiment was conducted in a completely randomized design (DIC), in a 2x2 factorial scheme, two cultivars (‘Red Ginger’ and ‘Pink Ginger’) and two light sources (Fluorescent and White LED), totaling four treatments with ten replicates and the experimental unit composed for a bottle containing five explants each. After 55 days, the seedlings were evaluated for number of shoots, number of leaves and length of shoot (cm).

The data were submitted to analysis of variance and the means were compared by the Tukey test (p < 0.05). Because they did not follow the normality assumptions of the errors, the values referring to the number of shoots and number of leaves were transformed to . Statistical analyzes were performed using the SISVAR software (Ferreira, 2011FERREIRA, D.F. SISVAR: A Computer statistical analysis system. Ciência Agrotecnologia, v.35, n.6, p.1039-1042, 2011. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1413-70542011000600001.
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) and the figures made using Sigmaplot 12.5 (Systat Software, Inc, USA).

Results and Discussion

By the analysis of variance, there was a significant interaction between the cultivar factors x light sources for the number of shoots and height of plant, by the F test at 5% of probability. For the variable number of leaves, there was significant difference only for the cultivar factors and light source, separately (p < 0.05).

Our work describes the first report of the influence of the light source in in vitro multiplication of Alpinia purpurata cvs. ‘Red Ginger’ and ‘Pink Ginger’, which resulted in plants as evident differences in the evaluated parameters. In addition, the genotype factor also demonstrated a differentiated response, since the responses are often specific for each genotype under study, that is, the manifestation of the potential of each genotype depends on the genotype-environment interaction.

For the variable number of shoots, when comparing the cultivars within the light sources factor, there was superiority for the cultivar Red Ginger in white LED lamp (3.30) when compared to the fluorescent (2.09). For cultivar, regardless of the light source, Red Ginger was superior to Pink Ginger (Figure 1A). Rocha et al. (2017)ROCHA, P.S.G.; OLIVEIRA, R.P.; SCIVITARRO, W.B.; MOSELE, S.H. Uso de LEDs na multiplicação in vitro de três cultivares de bananeira. Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Hortícolas, v.11, p.247-252, 2017. DOI: https://doi.org/10.17584/rcch.2017v11i2.6666
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, working with three banana cultivars, observed that the “Grande Naine” presented 2.6 shoots, with differences of almost a shoot when compared to the other cultivars. The same authors also reinforce that the LEDs can exert positive effects in the increase of the number of shoots, which can vary between the cultivars of the same species.

Figure 1
Number of shoots (A), shoot length (B) and number of leaves (C, D) of two cultivars of Alpinia purpurata (Red Ginger and Pink Ginger) in vitro submitted to two light sources (fluorescent or white LED lamps). Averages followed by the same lowercase letter do not differ the light sources and averages followed by the same capital letter do not differ the cultivars, by the test of Tukey, to 5% of probability (A-B); Equivalent lowercase letters do not differ the means by Tukey's test (p < 0.05) (C-D).

The light source contributed to the different in vitro growth responses of both cultivars of Alpinia purpurata; this is one of the factors that most influence the regulation of the photosynthetic and photomorphogenic responses necessary for the culture of each species in vitro, since there are active photoreceptors under certain wavelengths (Lee et al., 2007LEE, S.-H.; TEWARI, R.K.; HAHN, E.-J.; PAEK, K.-Y. Photon flux density and light quality induce changes in growth, stomatal development, photosynthesis and transpiration of Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal. plantlets. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture, v.90, n.2, p.141-151, 2007. DOI: 10.1007/s11240-006-9191-2
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; Gupta and Jatothu, 2013GUPTA, S.D.; JATOTHU, B. Fundamentals and applications of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) in vitro plant growth and morphogenesis. Plant Biotechnology Reports, v.7, n.3, p.211-220, 2013. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11816-013-0277-0
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), which influence the anatomical, physiological, morphological and biochemical processes of the plant (Chen et al., 2014CHEN, C.-C.; HUANG, M.-Y.; LIN, K.-H.; WONG, S.-L.; HUANG, W.-D.; YANG, C.-M. Effects of light quality on the growth, development and metabolism of rice seedlings (Oryza sativa L.). Research Journal of Biotechnology, v.9, n.4, p.15-24, 2014.). Plants respond to light stimuli, which may interfere with size, number of shoots per explant, length of shoots, habit of growth, flowering, fruiting, among others (Carvalho et al., 2011CARVALHO, R.F.; TAKAKI, M.; AZEVEDO, R.A. Plant pigments: the many faces of light perception. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, v.33, n.2, p.241-248, 2011. DOI: 10.1007/s11738-010-0533-7
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; Rocha et al., 2013ROCHA, P.S.G.; OLIVEIRA, R.P.; SCIVITTARO, W.B. Uso de LEDs na multiplicação e enraizamento in vitro de framboeseiras. Pesquisa Agropecuária Gaúcha, v.19, n.1/2, p.95-105, 2013.).

To verify the reproducibility of anatomical and morphological changes, experiments should be performed comparing LED lights with fluorescent lamps (Macedo et al., 2011MACEDO, A.F.; LEAL-COSTA, M.V.; TAVARES, E.S.; LAGE, C.L.S.; ESQUIBEL, M.A. The effect of light quality on leaf production and development of in vitro-cultured plants of Alternanthera brasiliana Kuntze. Environmental and Experimental Botany, v.70, n.1, p.43-50, 2011. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2010.05.012
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). Positive results with the use of white LED were obtained by Wilken et al. (2014)WILKEN, D.; GONZALEZ, E.J.; GERTH, A.; GÓMEZ-KOSKY, R.; SCHUMANN, A.; CLAUS, D. Effect of immersion systems, lighting, and TIS designs on biomass increase in micropropagating banana (Musa spp. cv. ‘Grande naine’). In vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Plant, v.50, n.5, p.582-589, 2014. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11627-014-9605-5
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in in vitro development of Musa sp. When evaluating the behavior of the Rubus idaeus species cultivated under blue, red or green LED lamps; Growlux; or fluorescent lamps Rocha et al. (2013)ROCHA, P.S.G.; OLIVEIRA, R.P.; SCIVITTARO, W.B. Uso de LEDs na multiplicação e enraizamento in vitro de framboeseiras. Pesquisa Agropecuária Gaúcha, v.19, n.1/2, p.95-105, 2013. observed smaller shoots mean when the plants were submitted to fluorescent lamps and superior results in the red LED. No presente trabalho, foi observado efeito diferenciado para cada cultivar, no qual a Red Ginger teve efeito diferenciado quando cultivado sob LED branco. These differences can be explained because the quality of light emitted stimulate changes in plant metabolism and act differently in each species cultivated in vitro (Gupta and Jatothu, 2013GUPTA, S.D.; JATOTHU, B. Fundamentals and applications of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) in vitro plant growth and morphogenesis. Plant Biotechnology Reports, v.7, n.3, p.211-220, 2013. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11816-013-0277-0
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).

For the shoot length, comparing the light sources, the cultivar Red Ginger was superior when produced under fluorescent light (1.99 cm), being significantly superior to the white LED (1.46 cm). Differently from what was observed for Pink Ginger, in which the white LED (2.19 cm) was superior to fluorescent lamps (1.83 cm) (p < 0.05). When compared to light source, there was significant difference only for white LED, in which Pink Ginger (2.19 cm) was significantly higher than Red Ginger (1.46 cm) (Figure 1B). The apical elongation of the plants can be affected in different bands of the light spectrum, due to the alterations caused in the endogenous concentration of auxins present in the plants (Araújo et al., 2009ARAÚJO, A.G.; PASQUAL, M.; RODRIGUES, F.A.; RODRIGUES, J.D.; CASTRO de, E.M.; SANTOS, A.M. Crescimento in vitro de Cattleya loddigesii Lindl. em diferentes espectros luminosos associados com ácido giberélico. Ceres, v.56, n.5, p.542-546, 2009.). In the present study, the quality of the light spectrum may have been one of the factors responsible for the differences found in the shoot length variable among the cultivars, in which the cultivar Pink Ginger obtained higher averages. This indicates that there are differentiated responses between species and even between cultivars with respect to light absorption (Pasa et al., 2012PASA, M.D.S.; CARVALHO, G.L.; SCHUCH, M.W.; SCHMITZ, J.D.; TORCHELSEN, M.D.M.; NICKEL, G.K.; SOMMER, L.R.; LIMA, T.S.; CAMARGO, S.S. Qualidade de luz e fitorreguladores na multiplicação e enraizamento in vitro da amoreira-preta ‘Xavante’. Ciência Rural, v.42, n.8, p.1392-1396, 2012. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0103-84782012000800010
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)

The quality of fluorescent light is not considered ideal because it has wavelengths ranging from 350 to 750 nm (Rocha et al., 2007ROCHA, P.S.G.; SCHUCH, M.W.; BIANCHI, V.J.; FACHINELLO, J.C. Qualidade da luz na micropropagação do porta-enxerto de Prunus cv. Mr. S. 2/5. Bioscience Journal, v.23, n.3, p.32-40, 2007.), acting in proportions below those required for the growth of plants using light quality. For Hung et al. (2015)HUNG, C.D.; HONG, C.-H.; JUNG, H.-B.; KIM, S.-K.; KET, N.V.; NAM, M.-W.; CHOI, D.-H.; LEE, H.-I. Growth and morphogenesis of encapsulated strawberry shoot tips under mixed LEDs. Scientia Horticulturae, v.194, p.194-200, 2015. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2015.08.016
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, the use of light emitting diodes has many advantages, among which the growth and in vitro morphogenesis of several species are strongly favored.

For the number of leaves variable, the cultivar Red Ginger (4.38) was superior to Pink Ginger (3.49) (p < 0.05) (Figure 1C). When analyzing the behavior of this variable for light qualities, the white LED (4.57) was significantly higher when compared to fluorescent (3.30), stimulating the performance of this variable (Figure 1D). Plant characteristics, such as growth rate, development of vegetative and reproductive organs, total biomass and distribution of photoassimilates are affected by the quality of light (Posada et al., 2011POSADA, F.; PEÑA-OLMOS, E.J.; ULRICHS, C. Crescimento y eficiência fotoquímica del fotossistema II em plantas de fresa (Fragaria sp.) afectadas por lacalidad de la luz: inplicaciones agronómicas. Revista U.D.C.A Actualidad & Divulgación Científica, v.14 n.2, p.43-53, 2011.), due to the specific wavelengths contribute to the increase of the amount of chlorophylls and carotenoids in the plants (Rocha et al., 2013ROCHA, P.S.G.; OLIVEIRA, R.P.; SCIVITTARO, W.B. Uso de LEDs na multiplicação e enraizamento in vitro de framboeseiras. Pesquisa Agropecuária Gaúcha, v.19, n.1/2, p.95-105, 2013.).

The results of this study offer potential to improve the efficiency of in vitro propagation of target species cultivars and reduce plant production costs. Thus, it is concluded that although there are differentiated responses between cultivars and light, the white LED is efficient for the in vitro multiplication of Alpinia purpurata cv. Red Ginger and Pink Ginger can be used as an additional source of light in in vitro propagation of this species, producing high quality plants with potential for large scale production to be applied as ornamental or in the production of phytochemical compounds and pharmacological factors.

Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank the research funding agency CAPES (Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior) for the scholarships granted to the post-graduate students participating in the study.

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Publication Dates

  • Publication in this collection
    29 Apr 2019
  • Date of issue
    Jan-Mar 2019

History

  • Received
    19 July 2018
  • Accepted
    20 Dec 2018
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