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Synthetic Seeds of Endangered Medicinal Orchid Species,
Dendrobium crumenatum Sw.
Sutha Klaocheed1and Suphat Rittirat2 1Faculty of Science and Technology,
Prince of Songkla University, Pattani campus, 2Faculty of Science and Technology,
Nakhon Si Thammarat Rajabhat University, Thailand.
ABSTRACT
Climate change and
anthropogenic pressure severely
threaten plant genetic diversity
worldwide. Numerous species are
described as rare or endangered, and
integrated programs are required to
protect and preserve current
biodiversity. Ex situ conservation
methods played an important role in
the conservation of threatened plants.
The main methods used in ex situ
conservation are maintenance of
living plants through cultivation, in
vitro conservation and encapsulation.
An in vitro plant regeneration protocol
was successfully established for
threatened medicinal species,
Dendrobium crumenatum Sw. by
culturing axillary buds. Protocorm-
like bodies (PLBs) of D. crumenatum
Sw. can be induced from callus
segments cultured on MS (Murashige
and Skoog, 1962) medium
supplemented with 0.5 mg/l
Thidiazuron (TDZ). The synthetic
seed technology is becoming popular
due to its wide application in
germplasm conservation and for
exchanges among countries in the
floriculture trade. In this study, this
method was used to study the bead
formations and the conversion
capabilities of D. crumenatum Sw. For
synthetic seed, the superior gel matrix
for encapsulation of D. crumenatum
Sw. was obtained using 3 % (w/v)
sodium-alginate and 100 mM calcium
chloride for 30 minutes. Successful
storage of capsules, until 105 days,
was achieved at 8 ± 2oC with
conversion frequency of 50.0 % when
culture on MS medium supplemented
with 0.2 % (w/v) activated charcoal
(AC). Well-rooted plantlets derived
from capsules were acclimatized in
the greenhouse with 95 % survival
rate. The regeneration protocol
developed in this study provides a
basis for ex-situ germplasm
conservation of medicinal importance
present in D. crumenatum Sw.
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KEYWORDS
Dendrobium Crumenatum, Germ-
plasm Conservation, Micro-
propagation, PLB, Synthetic Seed,
Orchid
INTRODUCTION
The genus Dendrobium s.l.
(Epidendroideae) has in excess of
1,100 species of epiphytic orchids
with a wide distribution from Central
Asia throughout Australasia
(Kamemoto et al., 1999; Kumar et al.,
2011). This genus is one of the largest
among the Orchidaceae, the largest
family of angiosperms (Dressler,
2005; Fay and Chase, 2009). Species
within the Dendrobium genus are
highly prized ornamental assets,
primarily as potted plants with showy
flowers that tend to have a long vase
life (Vendrame et al., 2008). But the
most important aspect of many orchid
species, including Dendrobium
species, is their medicinal and
pharmaceutical value, particularly
Dendrobium crumenatum Sw., which
is abundantly used in traditional
medicine.
To counter exploitation from
wild resources, and to bolster
production of clonal material,
biotechnology-specifically micro-
propagation (Teixeira da Silva et al.,
2015), cryopreservation and low-
temperature preservation (Teixeira da
Silva et al., 2014)-serves as an
important tool for propagation and
preservation purposes (Roberts and
Dixon, 2008; Swarts and Dixon,
2009).
Although many commercial
Dendrobium hybrids are propagated
using clonal procedures, asymbiotic
seed propagation in Dendrobium has
major importance for the conservation
and propagation of wild species
because of loss of habitats and
overexploitation due to agriculture,
urbanization, over collection and
medicinal uses. Dendrobium orchids
are commonly used in traditional
medicine and many wild populations,
for example, of Dendrobium
crumenatum Sw., has become
drastically reduced due to over-
exploitation.
D. crumenatum Sw., com-
monly called pigeon orchid, is a
member of the family Orchidaceae. It
is native to India, Indochina, Taiwan,
Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia,
New Guinea, and Christmas Island. It
is reportedly naturalized in Fiji,
Hawaii, the West Indies and the
Seychelles. It grows in many localities
from full sun to deep shade. D.
crumenatum Sw. produces upright,
sympodial, pseudobulbs that are
swollen at the first 3 or 4 bottom
nodes. The middle portion carries the
leaves of 7 cm long and 2 cm wide that
are very leathery. Top portion of the
pseudobulbs carries the flowers of
about 2.5 cm and of pure white, with
yellow markings on the labellum
(Figure 1). The bloom cycle is
triggered 9 days after a sudden drop in
temperature (at least 5.5°C or 10°F),
usually as a result of rain, although the
same effect can be artificially created.
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D. crumenatum Sw. flowers are
fragrant, but the scent lasts only for
one day.
The encapsulation technique
for creating synthetic seeds is an
important application for in vitro
culture. Synthetic seeds have been
defined as artificially encapsulated
somatic embryos or non-embryogenic
in vitro-derived propagules and are
used for sowing under in vitro or ex
vitro condition (Murashige, 1977;
Aitkens-Christie et al., 1995;
Standardi and Piccioni, 1998).
Synthetic seed technology combines
the advantages of clonal propagation
with those of seed propagation (i.e.,
storability, easy to handle and
transport, protection against diseases
and pests). The most recent
application foresees the use of
synthetic seeds in medium and long-
term storage. To date, there are only a
few reports on micropropagation of D.
crumenatum Sw. No investigation has
so far been conducted on synthetic
seed production in this plant.
Therefore, the current study is meant
to optimize protocol for synthetic seed
production from D. crumenatum Sw.
Problem
Climate change and anthro-
pogenic pressure severely threaten
plant genetic diversity worldwide.
Numerous species are described as
rare or endangered, and integrated
programs are required to protect and
preserve current biodiversity. Ex situ
conservation methods played an
important role in the conservation of
threatened plants.
THE RESEARCH OBJECTIVES
The goal of this study was to
evaluate the effects of different
storage temperatures and time on
conversion of encapsulated
protocorm-like bodies (PLBs) of
Dendrobium crumenatum Sw., a
highly commercially important and
threatened medicinal orchid.
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Plant materials and surface
sterilization
Main shoots of Dendrobium
crumenatum Sw. (15-25 cm long)
were harvested from plants grown in
greenhouse at Faculty of Science and
Technology, Nakhon Si Thammarat
Rajabhat University. The stalks were
cut into the nodal segments each
holding one axillary bud. These nodal
segments (about 3-4 cm in length)
were first washed with tap water and a
few drop of detergent (Teepol), and
then rinsed with water 2-3 times. After
removing their sheaths, they were
surface sterilized with 20 % Clorox®
(5.25 % sodium hypochlorite, NaOCl)
containing 1-2 drops of Tween-20 for
20 minutes. The series of Clorox®
(5.25 % sodium hypochlorite, NaOCl)
percentage were used as 10 %, 5 % for
10 and 5 minutes, respectively. Finally
the excised buds were washed with
sterile distilled water 2-3 times and
cultured on MS (Murashige and
Skoog, 1962) medium supplemented
with 3 % (w/v) sucrose to promote bud
growth. The 4-week-old buds growing
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on MS medium were transferred to
MS medium supplemented with 3 %
(w/v) sucrose, combination of 1.0
mg/l BA and 0.1 mg/l NAA, 0.2 %
(w/v) peptone and 0.2 % (w/v)
activated charcoal (AC) at pH 5.7 to
initiate callus. The callus proliferation
was observed after one month of
culture. These calli were then
transferred to the same medium. The
subculture monthly was recom-
mended to produce more totipotent
calli than the subsequent experiment.
For protocorm-like bodies (PLBs)
formation, shoot buds-derived calli at
1 month of culture from previous step
(MS medium supplemented with 3 %
(w/v) sucrose, combination of 1.0
mg/l BA and 0.1 mg/l NAA, 0.2 %
(w/v) peptone and 0.2 % (w/v) AC)
were transferred to MS medium
supplemented with 0.5 mg/l
Thidiazuron (TDZ) for 60 days of
culture.
Effects of different storage
conditions and intervals on their
conversion ability of Dendrobium
crumenatum Sw.
Individual protocorm-like
bodies (PLBs) of Dendrobium
crumenatum Sw. derived from MS
medium supplemented with 0.5 mg/l
TDZ for 60 days of culture was dipped
and drenched in 3 % (w/v) sodium-
alginate solution containing MS liquid
medium with 3 % (w/v) sucrose, free
of calcium and plant growth regulator
for 10 minutes. Aliquots of the
alginate solution, each containing one
PLB, were aseptically pipette out and
gently dropped individually with
Pasteur pipette into 100 mM calcium
chloride (CaCl2.2H2O) solution. The
droplets containing a PLB were then
allowed to polymerize for 30 minutes
to harden the alginate beads. The
resulting beads (7 - 8 mm in diameter)
were washed in sterile distilled water
for 3 times to remove the traces of
CaCl2.2H2O and transferred to sterile
filter paper in Petri dishes for 5
minutes under a laminar air-flow
cabinet to eliminate the excess of
water.
The encapsulated PLBs were
then placed in sterile Petri dishes (ten
beads/plate), sealed with parafilm and
in different shelves of a refrigerator at
temperature of 4 ± 2°C,
8 ± 2°C and 25 ± 2°C to be stored for
15, 30, 45, 60, 75, 90, 105 and 120
days. The Petri dishes were incubated
under dark conditions. About 30 beads
from each set stored in each
temperature regime were taken out
and cultured on MS medium
supplemented with 3 % (w/v) sucrose
with 0.2 % (w/v) activated charcoal
(AC) every 15 days. The encapsulated
PLBs grew out in the medium
rupturing the beads and were
maintained there for a development
into complete plantlets. The frequency
of conversion (%) was recorded every
15 days of culture.
The culture media were
solidified with 0.75 % (w/v) agar-agar
(commercial grade). The pH of MS
was adjusted to 5.7 with 1 N KOH or
1 N HCl prior to autoclaving for 15
minutes at 121°C. All cultures were
maintained at 25 ± 2°C under a 16 h
photoperiod with light supplied by
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cool-white fluorescent lamps at an
intensity of 10 µmol m-2 s-1
photosynthetic photon flux density
(PPFD).
Greenhouse acclimatization
In vitro rooted plantlets
derived from encapsulated PLBs were
taken out from culture bottles and
rinsed thoroughly with tap water to
remove residual nutrients and agar
from the plantlets. The plantlets were
then transplanted to pots containing
sterilized coconut husks. All plantlets
were grown in the greenhouse with 70
- 80 % relative humidity and about 12
h photoperiod, 300 - 400 µmol m-2 s-1
photosynthetic photon flux density
(PPFD) (shaded sunlight) and 33 ±
2°C to 30 ± 2°C day/night
temperature. The young plants were
sprayed with water twice a day for 2
months.
Experimental design and statistical
analysis
All the experiments were
conducted in a completely
randomized design (CRD) with
5 replicates per treatment and the
experiments were repeated three
times. The results are expressed as
mean ± SE of three experiments. The
data were analyzed by ANOVA using
SPSS version 20 and the mean values
were separated using Duncan’s
multiple range test (DMRT) at a 5 %
probability level.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Effects of different storage
conditions and intervals on their
conversion ability of Dendrobium
crumenatum Sw.
Dendrobium crumenatum Sw.
PLBs (2-month-old) of size ranging
from 0.5 - 0.6 cm in diameter were
encapsulated as synthetic seeds
prepared by alginate encapsulation,
and then stored in artificial endosperm
solution at 4 ± 2°C, 8 ± 2°C and 25 ±
2°C conditions in interaction with
different storage intervals of 15, 30,
45, 60, 75, 90, 105 and 120 days to
evaluate the comparative regrowth
capacity of synthetic seeds.
In this study, among the three
temperature regimes, temperature at 8
± 2°C storage gave promising results
for synthetic seeds conversion.
Conversion percentage of synthetic
seeds decreased from 100.00 % to
50.00 % until 105 days of storage at 8
± 2°C under dark conditions.
However, the PLBs stored more than
105 days in such condition gave no
germination (Table 1 and Figure 2). At
120 days of storage, synthetic seeds
that were stored in sterile Petri dishes
at 8 ± 2°C under dark conditions had
dried up and were unable to
germinate. Encapsulated PLBs stored
at 4 ± 2°C lost their viability
completely (Table 1). At 25 ± 2°C, the
encapsulated PLBs germinated when
storing in sterile Petri dishes under
dark conditions (Table 1). Storage at
room temperature (25 ± 2°C)
implemented in this study was
effective for short-term storage and
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handling without refrigerated
containers, and even storage up to 45
days gave considerable conversion
(100.00 %) in D. crumenatum Sw.
Complete plantlets of D. crumenatum
Sw. developed from each capsules on
conversion medium, were
successfully transferred to ex vitro
conditions. Well-rooted plantlets
derived from capsules were
acclimatized in the greenhouse with
95 % survival. The regeneration
protocol developed in this study
provides a basis for ex-situ germplasm
conservation of medicinal importance
present in D. crumenatum Sw.
Figure 1. Dendrobium crumenatum Sw.
(A); Mature plants of Dendrobium crumenatum Sw. in natural habitat and
(B); flower of Dendrobium crumenatum Sw. shows pure glittering white and a
bright yellow disc on the lip (Scale bar, A = 3 cm and B = 1 cm).
A
B
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Figure 2. Regeneration of encapsulated PLBs of Dendrobium crumenatum Sw.
for 4 weeks on MS medium supplemented with 0.2 % (w/v) activated charcoal
(AC).
(A); after storing at 8 ± 2°C for 15 days,
(B); 30 days,
(C); 45 days,
(D); 60 days,
(E); 75 days,
(F); 90 days,
(G) 105 days (Scale bar = 1 cm).
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Table 1. Effects of different storage temperatures and time on conversion of encapsulated PLBs of Dendrobium crumenatum Sw.
Storage temperature Storage duration Conversion (%)
(°C) (days) (Mean ± SE)
4 ± 2°C 15 0.00 ± 0.00h
30 0.00 ± 0.00h
45 0.00 ± 0.00h
60 0.00 ± 0.00h
75 0.00 ± 0.00h
90 0.00 ± 0.00h
105 0.00 ± 0.00h
120 0.00 ± 0.00h
8 ± 2°C 15 100.00 ± 0.00a
30 96.67 ± 3.33b
45 88.33 ± 1.67c
60 78.33 ± 1.20d
75 70.00 ± 1.15e
90 62.33 ± 1.45f
105 50.00 ± 1.15g
120 0.00 ± 0.00h
25 ± 2°C 15 100.00 ± 0.00a
30 100.00 ± 0.00a
45 100.00 ± 0.00a
60 *
75 *
90 *
105 *
120 *
Similar letters within the same columns mean no significant difference at P ≤
0.05 by DMRT.
*Encapsulated PLBs germinated when storing in sterile Petri dishes.
Gantait et al. (2012) and Gantait and
Sinniah (2013) observed that
encapsulated PLBs of Aranda Wan
Chark Kuan ‘Blue’ x Vanda coerulea
Grifft. ex. Lindl. and encapsulated
shoot tips of monopodial orchid
hybrid Aranda Wan Chark Kuan
‘Blue’ x Vanda coerulea Grifft. ex.
Lindl. could generally maintain
maximum germination percentage
when stored at 4°C for 90 and 160
days; however, there is a decrease in
the conversion percentage to plantlets
when the storage at low temperature is
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prolonged Lambardi et al. (2006). In
this study, among the three
temperature regimes, encapsulated
PLBs stored at 4 ± 2°C lost their
viability completely due to the
fluctuation in temperature and cold
stress during the storage. The failure
of prolonged storage in 4 ± 2°C was
also described in earlier reports
(Pradhan et al., 2014) where, low
temperature (4 ± 2°C) storage of
artificial seeds of Cymbidium
aloifolium was rather short. Similarly,
the germination rate of encapsulated
protocorm of Cymbidium bicolor
Lindl. was reported to be low
(Mahendran, 2014) under storage in
this temperature. Likewise, the
conversion of encapsulated nodal
segments of Punica granatum L. also
showed markedly decline, following
storage at low temperature (Naik and
Chand, 2006). However, the response
of synthetic seeds to storage
temperature appears to be species
specific. Some responds to either 4°C
(Saiprasad and Polisetty, 2003; Lisek
and Olikowska, 2004; Singh et al.,
2010; Sharma and Shahzad, 2012;
Gantait et al., 2012; Gantait and
Sinniah, 2013) or room temperature
(Devi et al., 2000; Mohanraj et al.,
2009; Hung and Trueman, 2011;
Gantait et al., 2012; Gantait and
Sinniah, 2013).
From the success of the present
study, encapsulation of PLBs of this
orchid appears to be a promising tool
for storage and on-demand supply of
plant material for propagation or
germplasm exchange. Similar use of
the encapsulation method for storage
have also been reported earlier in
many other endemic and endangered
orchids like Cymbidium bicolor
(Wood et al., 2011) and Ipsea
malabarica (Hartman et al., 1997).
The in vitro storage achieved for D.
crumenatum Sw. in our study has the
prospective to cut the cost for
maintaining the continuous
proliferating PLB cultures because of
the abridged requirement for manual
labor due to less frequent subculture.
According to Rai et al. (2008), an
important feature of the encapsulated
vegetative propagules is their
capability to retain viability after
storage for a sufficient period required
for exchange of germplasm.
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOM-MENDATIONS
1. Successful storage of
Dendrobium crumenatum Sw.’s
capsules, until 105 days, was achieved
at 8 ± 2oC with conversion frequency
of 50.0 % when culture on MS
medium supplemented with 0.2 %
(w/v) AC.
2. This study developed highly
effective techniques for synthetic seed
production, short-term conservation
and regeneration of plantlets. The
synthetic seed development protocol
illustrated here offers a substitute
scheme for mass propagation and
germplasm distribution of this
commercially important and
threatened orchid species to
laboratories and extension centers in
distant places.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This research was financially
supported by Prince of Songkla
University, Pattani campus, Pattani
94000, Thailand (Grant No. 59005).
The authors would like to thank the
Department of Technology and
Industries, Faculty of Science and
Technology, Prince of Songkla
University, Pattani campus, Pattani
94000, Thailand, for providing
laboratory facilities for this
investigation.
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