In Vitro Propagation of <i>Humulus lupulus</i> through the Induction of Axillary Bud Development

<i>Humulus lupulus</i> (hop) is a necessary material for beer brewing. Improved breeding cultivars of hops with enhanced tolerance to environmental stresses, such as drought and heat stress, accompanying climate change have been developed. However, a propagation system, which is needed f...

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Main Authors: Takeshi Hirakawa, Seia Tanno
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-04-01
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description <i>Humulus lupulus</i> (hop) is a necessary material for beer brewing. Improved breeding cultivars of hops with enhanced tolerance to environmental stresses, such as drought and heat stress, accompanying climate change have been developed. However, a propagation system, which is needed for the proliferation of new cultivars, is not currently available for hops. In this study, we found that treatment of stem explants with 0.01–0.05 ppm gibberellic acid (GA<sub>3</sub>) induced the development of axillary buds in the hop cultivar Kirin-2, resulting in the proliferation of shoot branching. Additionally, 0.01 ppm benzyl adenine (BA) enhanced the development of axillary buds formed in response to 0.05 ppm GA<sub>3</sub> in various hop cultivars, particularly Nugget. The development of axillary buds was strongly repressed by the application of 0.05 ppm BA at a concentration equal to the 0.05 ppm GA<sub>3</sub> concentration, which showed the possibility that a high concentration of cytokinin preferentially prevents the effect of GA<sub>3</sub> on the development of axillary buds in hops. These results indicated that combined treatment of stem explants with GA<sub>3</sub> and cytokinin at appropriate concentrations is effective for the propagation of proliferated hop cultivars through shoot branching.
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spelling doaj.art-a7923c259fad448b927a056a11d03c892023-11-30T21:46:35ZengMDPI AGPlants2223-77472022-04-01118106610.3390/plants11081066In Vitro Propagation of <i>Humulus lupulus</i> through the Induction of Axillary Bud DevelopmentTakeshi Hirakawa0Seia Tanno1Kirin Central Research Institute, Kirin Holdings Company, Ltd., 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2, Fujisawa 251-8555, Kanagawa, JapanKirin Central Research Institute, Kirin Holdings Company, Ltd., 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2, Fujisawa 251-8555, Kanagawa, Japan<i>Humulus lupulus</i> (hop) is a necessary material for beer brewing. Improved breeding cultivars of hops with enhanced tolerance to environmental stresses, such as drought and heat stress, accompanying climate change have been developed. However, a propagation system, which is needed for the proliferation of new cultivars, is not currently available for hops. In this study, we found that treatment of stem explants with 0.01–0.05 ppm gibberellic acid (GA<sub>3</sub>) induced the development of axillary buds in the hop cultivar Kirin-2, resulting in the proliferation of shoot branching. Additionally, 0.01 ppm benzyl adenine (BA) enhanced the development of axillary buds formed in response to 0.05 ppm GA<sub>3</sub> in various hop cultivars, particularly Nugget. The development of axillary buds was strongly repressed by the application of 0.05 ppm BA at a concentration equal to the 0.05 ppm GA<sub>3</sub> concentration, which showed the possibility that a high concentration of cytokinin preferentially prevents the effect of GA<sub>3</sub> on the development of axillary buds in hops. These results indicated that combined treatment of stem explants with GA<sub>3</sub> and cytokinin at appropriate concentrations is effective for the propagation of proliferated hop cultivars through shoot branching.https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/11/8/1066propagationshoot branchinggibberellic acidcytokinin
spellingShingle Takeshi Hirakawa
Seia Tanno
In Vitro Propagation of <i>Humulus lupulus</i> through the Induction of Axillary Bud Development
Plants
propagation
shoot branching
gibberellic acid
cytokinin
title In Vitro Propagation of <i>Humulus lupulus</i> through the Induction of Axillary Bud Development
title_full In Vitro Propagation of <i>Humulus lupulus</i> through the Induction of Axillary Bud Development
title_fullStr In Vitro Propagation of <i>Humulus lupulus</i> through the Induction of Axillary Bud Development
title_full_unstemmed In Vitro Propagation of <i>Humulus lupulus</i> through the Induction of Axillary Bud Development
title_short In Vitro Propagation of <i>Humulus lupulus</i> through the Induction of Axillary Bud Development
title_sort in vitro propagation of i humulus lupulus i through the induction of axillary bud development
topic propagation
shoot branching
gibberellic acid
cytokinin
url https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/11/8/1066
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