Acclimatization of Endangered <i>Morus boninensis</i> Grown <i>in vitro</i> Using Re-purposed Plastic Drink Bottles
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- Endoh Keita
- Forest Tree Breeding Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
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- Oribe Yuichiro
- Forest Tree Breeding Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
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- Kitayama Tomohiro
- Ogasawara Subtropical Agricultural Research Center, Tokyo Metropolitan Government Ogasawara Islands Branch Office
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- Murata Souma
- Ogasawara Subtropical Agricultural Research Center, Tokyo Metropolitan Government Ogasawara Islands Branch Office
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- Yoshii Yoshiko
- Non-profit Organization for Research of Wild Organisms in Ogasawara
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- Yokoya Midori
- Non-profit Organization for Research of Wild Organisms in Ogasawara
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- Hanaoka So
- Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University
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- Matsushita Michinari
- Forest Tree Breeding Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
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- Hasebe Tatsutaka
- Forest Tree Breeding Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
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- Tamaki Satoshi
- Forest Tree Breeding Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
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- Kuramoto Noritsugu
- Forest Tree Breeding Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
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- Yamada Hiroo
- Forest Tree Breeding Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
Bibliographic Information
- Other Title
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- 飲料用ペットボトルを再利用した絶滅危惧種オガサワラグワの培養苗の馴化
Abstract
<p>Morus boninensis is a critically endangered tree endemic to Japan's Ogasawara Islands. As part of ongoing ex situ conservation efforts, we have been raising M. boninensis seedlings in vitro to supplement wild populations on the Ogasawara Islands. However, local facilities are insufficient to maintain trees in vitro, and many seedlings die while acclimating to the potted environment. Thus, an improved approach to acclimatization is needed. In this study, we examined a method of acclimating M. boninensis seedlings grown in vitro using re-purposed plastic beverage bottles (PB method). The plastic bottles were cut into two pieces about 7 cm from the bottom. The upper portion was used as a cover and the lower portion as a saucer. After transplanting an in vitro-grown M. boninensis specimen into a pot, water was added to the medium until the saucer was full. The cover was placed over the specimen, which was then acclimated as normal. This approach yielded a 66.7-100% survival rate. Many clonally propagated seedlings have been produced on the Ogasawara Islands; the PB method shows promise for improving their survival and aiding the conservation of a critically endangered species.</p>
Journal
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- Journal of the Japanese Forest Society
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Journal of the Japanese Forest Society 106 (1), 7-12, 2024-01-31
The Japanese Forest Society
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1390017843891075072
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- ISSN
- 1882398X
- 13498509
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- Text Lang
- ja
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- Data Source
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- JaLC
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- Abstract License Flag
- Disallowed