In vitro propagation of date Palm using bioreactor technology

Abstract

Technological progress has contributed to solving all problems in all fields. In plant tissue culture technology, technology has helped in solve problems Facing traditional agriculture, such as time constraints, the limitations of the resulting plants, and the production of healthy plants free of diseases and overcome obstacles related to the nutrient medium for growing palm embryos. Previous studies have proven that there are some problems in semi-solid or liquid nutrient media, including a high percentage of Ethylene lack of gas exchange, high concentration of nutrients around the cultivated part, the occurrence of vetrivication, and other things that may hinder the success of agriculture. Progress and development in this field helped to solve problems for all media, as it was achieved to innovate the bioreactor system, or what is called the temporary immersion system. It is a precisely working system consisting of containers linked together and connected to sensitive micro devices that allow for gaseous exchange and reduce the percentage of ethylene around the part. Planted and reduces the immersion time of the planted part in the medium, thus preventing the occurrence of vetrivication Finally, it can be said that this system helped increase the number of palms produced due to the large size of the container that holds a large number of embryos and the nutritional medium. This system is also economically important, as the type of medium used in it is liquid media, and therefore there is no need to add agar, which is considered an additional cost of media components.

Keywords

• modern technology
• bioreactor
• date palm
• in vitro