PRESERVATION AND MICROPROPAGATION IN VITRO OF ANTARCTICA PLANTS N. А. Matvieieva, V. B. Belokurova, V. A. Rudas, O. V. Tyshchenko, M. V Kuchuk

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ISSN 1995-5537

"Biotechnology" journal Vol. 3, No. 3, 2010
Р. 23-41, Bibliography 40, Ukrainian.
Universal Decimal classification: 582.32:58.085

PRESERVATION AND MICROPROPAGATION IN VITRO
OF ANTARCTICA PLANTS

N. А. Matvieieva, V. B. Belokurova, V. A. Rudas, O. V. Tyshchenko, M. V Kuchuk

Institute of Cell Biology and Genetic Engineering of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv;
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

Research work on creation of in vitro collection of the representatives of Antarctic flora has been started. Methods of surface sterilization, micropropagation and induction of cell lines for plant species of the Argentine islands (Antarctic) were optimized for two moss species — Warnstorfia fontinaliopsis (Mull.Hal.) Ochyra and Sanionia georgicouncinata (Mull. Hal.) Ochyra & Hedenas (Amblystegiaceae) as well as for Colobanthus quitensis (Kunth) Bartl (Caryophyllaceae). In vitro collection enable to carry out a number of systemic physiological, biochemical, molecular researches of Antarctic Region plants without disturbance of its natural populations.

Key words: antarctic plants, Warnstorfia fontinaliopsis, Sanionia georgicouncinata, Colobanthus quitensis, in vitro micropropagation.