In vitro propagation strategies of medicinally important berry crop, lingonberry (vaccinium vitis-idaea l.)

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https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10050744

Language of the publication
English
Date
2020-05-21
Type
Article
Author(s)
  • Debnath, Samir C.
  • Arigundam, Usha
Publisher
MDPI

Abstract

Lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.) is a health-promoting small fruit crop rich in antioxidant metabolites that helps to reduce the incidence of degenerative diseases. Being heterozygous, lingonberries cannot preserve genetic characteristics through seed propagation. Conventional vegetative propagation, although it produces true-to-type plants, is not economically viable. In vitro propagation can multiply plants much faster than conventional methods. A liquid cultures system under a bioreactor micropropagation system is of significant importance to increase the multiplication rates of in vitro-produced shoots. Enhanced vegetative growth and variation in biochemical constituents are observed in micropropagated plants. Clonal fidelity, although it may be a serious problem for commercial micropropagation, can be verified efficiently by molecular markers. The current review provides detailed and updated information on lingonberry micropropagation along with conventional methods and their effects on morphological, molecular and biochemical characteristics in micropropagated plants, filling the gap in literature.

Subject

  • Agriculture

Keywords

  • antioxidants,
  • plant micropropagation,
  • clonal fidelity,
  • liquid culture,
  • molecular markers,
  • bioreactors

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Pagination

744

Peer review

Yes

Open access level

Gold

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ISSN
2073-4395

Article

Journal title
Agronomy
Journal volume
10
Journal issue
744

Citation(s)

Debnath, S. C., & Arigundam, U. (2020). In vitro propagation strategies of medicinally important berry crop, lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.). Agronomy, 10(5), 744. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10050744

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