Main Sector of relevance\IRC classification 3. Biological Sciences

3.1 Clone micro-multiplication of introduced sorts of tall-growing blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.)

Developers’ contact information

State Scientific Institution "The Central Botanical Gardens of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus"
2-v, Surganov Str., 220012 Minsk

Summary

The project refers to the sphere of biotechnologies and is used for accelerated multiplication of introduced sorts of tall-growing blueberry. It may be used in agriculture and forestry, food and medical industry.

Description

The explants selected from annual shoots of introduced tall-growing blueberry sorts are sterilized during 10 minutes. Sterile explants are put down on culture medium and are incubated under the temperature of 25°C, the photoperiod being 16 hours, illumination of 4000 lx. Multiplicative explants are bedded in sterile substratum, avoiding the stage of rooting on culture medium.

Technology type

• Process

Technical advantages and economic benefits

The developed clone micro-multiplication method of introduced sorts of tall-growing blueberry allows excluding from the process flows the rooting stage of regenerants on culture medium. First, the advantage consists in economy of expensive chemical agents, necessary for risogenesis; second, in reduction of working hours spent on wash and bacterial purification of dishes, preparation and autoclaving of mediums, work in laminar boxes; third, in reduction of the period of obtaining regenerants ready for transplanting; fourth, in simplification of the procedure of their relocation in substratum, requiring no washing of roots from agar.

Technology differentiation and uniqueness

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Context in which technology was identified

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Technological keywords

Clone micro-multiplication, introduced sorts, tall-growing blueberry.

Development Stage

• Basic research
• Results of demonstration test available
• Other:
  In pilot production (experimental site).

Intellectual property rights

• Patent pending
• Specific Patent Information:
  September 06, 1996; Patent No 1533, country: Republic of Belarus, patent ststaus: not supported.

Range of applications

Agriculture and forestry, food and medical industry.

Classifier Used at the EU Innovation Relay Centres

• Biological Sciences

Preferable Regions

• North America
• Europe
• Asia

Practical experience

Available.

Environmental impact

None.

Type of collaboration sought

• R&D contract

Terms and restrictions

Joint use of production results. The technology is the property of the development center.

Available technical assistance

• Documentation