RESUMEN
Embriogénesis somática directa en Coffea arábiga L. cvs. Caturra y Catuaí: efecto del triacontanol, la condición de luz, y la consistencia del medio. Se investigó la influencia de la concentración de triacontanol (TRIA) y su interacción con el
Palabras clave: Café, oscuridad, reguladores de crecimiento, medio semisólido, cultivo de tejidos
ABSTRACT
The influence of triacontanol (TRIA) concentration and its interaction with indole-3acetic acid (IAA) on direct somatic embryogenesis (DSE) of Coffea arabica L. cvs Caturra and Catuaí was determined. Additionally, light conditions and culture medium consistency (semisolid vs. liquid) were evaluated. A higher average of somatic embryos per explant from Caturra (3.9 [+ or -] 0.5) and Catuaí (3.6 [+ or -] 0.5) leaves was obtained when 4.55 [micro]M TRIA was added to the half-strength Murashige and Skoog (1962) medium supplemented with 1.1 [micro]M benzilaminopurine (BAP) and 2.85 [micro]M IAA. In relation to medium consistency, the highest number of embryoids in Caturra (3.2 [+ or -] 0.2) and Catuaí (6.0 [+ or -] 0.4) explants was obtained using Yasuda et al. (1985) semisolid medium. Regarding photoperiod, the number of embryoids per explant obtained for Catuaí cultured under a 16 h light photoperiod was 7.6 [+ or -] 1.0 and in the dark 6.2 [+ or -] 0.6. In Caturra, 4.2 [+ or -] 0.4 embryoids were produced in the dark and 3.8 [+ or -] 0.5 with 16 h light. No somatic embryos were observed in Caturra and Catuaí explants after 12 weeks of culture in liquid Yasuda et al. (1985) medium, and under any of the light conditions.