LAPSE:2023.28163
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LAPSE:2023.28163
Development of Agar Substitute Formulated with Mucilage and Pectin from Opuntia Local Waste Matter for Cattleya sp. Orchids In Vitro Culture Media
April 11, 2023
The technology for reproducing orchids in vitro has had to evolve due to the demand for these plants and the high cost of the biotechnology used due to the agar, the gelling agent. Consequently, research has tended to search for natural substitutes for agar. Our work describes the use of pectin and mucilage hydrocolloids extracted from the local waste matter of two species of Opuntia (O. ficus-indica and O. robusta) to study as a gelling agent in vitro culture media for Cattleya sp. These hydrocolloids were obtained by alkaline hydrolysis. Subsequently, these were used in proportions of 0.8%, 0.6%, 0.4%, and 0.2% in combination with agar to study the gelation time, texture profile analysis (TPA), seed germination under light and dark conditions, and a phenological study, including orchid analyses of leaves and roots, root and leaf length, seedling height, and width of the best-designed treatment were studied. Our results demonstrate that the treatment composed of 0.4% O. ficus-indica pectin and 0.4% agar improves the germination time, plant growth, and the number of leaves and roots, resulting in a biostimulant formula for optimal in vitro growth of Cattleya sp.
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local waste-based culture media, nopal hydrocolloids, Orchid, plant tissue culture media
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Sánchez-Gutiérrez AE, Soto-Zarazúa GM, España-Sánchez BL, Rodríguez-González S, Zamora-Castro S. Development of Agar Substitute Formulated with Mucilage and Pectin from Opuntia Local Waste Matter for Cattleya sp. Orchids In Vitro Culture Media. (2023). LAPSE:2023.28163
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Sánchez-Gutiérrez AE: Faculty of Engineering, Amazcala Campus, The Autonomous University of Querétaro, Carretera, Chichimequillas sin Número Kilómetro. 1, Amazcala, El Marques 76265, Queretaro, Mexico [ORCID]
Soto-Zarazúa GM: Faculty of Engineering, Amazcala Campus, The Autonomous University of Querétaro, Carretera, Chichimequillas sin Número Kilómetro. 1, Amazcala, El Marques 76265, Queretaro, Mexico [ORCID]
España-Sánchez BL: Consejo Nacional De Ciencia y Tecnologia, Center of Technological Research and Development in Electrochemistry, Escobedo 76703, Queretaro, Mexico [ORCID]
Rodríguez-González S: Faculty of Medicine, The Autonomous University of Querétaro, Queretaro 76120, Queretaro, Mexico [ORCID]
Zamora-Castro S: Faculty of Engineering, Construction, and Habitat, Universidad Veracruzana, Boca del Rio 94294, Veracruz, Mexico [ORCID]
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Processes
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11
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3
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717
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2023
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2023-02-28
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2227-9717
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PII: pr11030717, Publication Type: Journal Article
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