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    Establishment of Micropropagation System for Mulberry (Morus alba L.)
    (Department of Applied Sciences. Faculty of Humanities and Sciences,SLIIT, 2025-10-10) Munasinghe, S.; Priyadarshani, S. V. G. N.; Chithramali, J.
    Mulberry (Morus alba L.) is an economically and ecologically significant woody perennial widely cultivated for sericulture, pharmaceuticals, and nutraceutical applications. However, conventional propagation methods are limited by low multiplication rates, genetic heterogeneity, and vulnerability to pests and diseases. This study aimed to develop a standardised and efficient micropropagation protocol for M. alba to support large-scale, uniform plant production. Explants (nodes, stems, and leaves) from healthy threeyear- old mother plants were subjected to ten surface sterilisation treatments using combinations of Clorox (10%), AgNO₃ (0.1 g/L), Tween 20, fungicides, and antibiotics. The optimised sterilisation method achieved a contamination rate of <5% and a survival rate >90%. Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with 5.0 mg/L 6-Benzylaminopurine (BAP) and 0.2 mg/L Naphthalene Acetic Acid (NAA) yielded the highest shoot induction and shoot biomass across nodal and leaf explants. Significant callus formation was observed in nodal and stem explants, while browning -particularly in leaf cultures was mitigated using Woody Plant Medium and citric acid.
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    Efficient low cost seesap (CSUP) technique for micropropagation of newly introduced sweetener plant, Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni
    (Academic Journals, 2019) Peiris, S; Lankika, P. C; Thilakarathne, P. L
    Stevia rebaudiana is a non-caloric sweetening herb, which has a high potential for commercialization. During this study low cost media sterilization, seesap (CSUP) technique which applies sodium hypochlorite was used as an alternative to autoclaving. In vitro cultures were established using nodal segments collected from stevia mother plants. These in vitro shoots were cultured on Murashige & Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with 16 combinations of 6- benzyl amino purine (BAP) and kinetin (KN) with 3% sugar at 5.8 pH, to investigate the in vitro shoot multiplication. The developed shoots were transferred to half MS medium supplemented with 0, 1 and 2 mg/L Indole butyric acid (IBA) with 3, 4 and 5% sugar in nine combinations at 5.8 pH, to investigate the rooting. The well rooted stevia plantlets were transferred to Jiffy™ bags for hardening. The results showed that the combination of 1.0 mg/L BAP and 1.5 mg/L KN resulted in the highest number of shoots (11.8 shoots/shoot). The combination of 2.0 mg/L IBA with 5% sugar in half MS medium resulted in the highest root induction (7.2 roots / plant) and root elongation (1.02 cm). The plants grown in culture medium containing 5% sucrose gave 100% survival rate at acclimatization.
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    CSUP technique: a low cost sterilization method using sodium hypochlorite to replace the use of expensive equipment in micropropagation
    (National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka, 2012-03-28) Peiris, S; De Silva, E. D. U. D; Edussuriya, M; Attanayake, A. M. U. R. K; Peiris, B. C. N
    The ability of in vitro micropropagtion to produce high quality planting material in large quantities is hindered by their high cost of production. Hence the price of planting material is high, making them unaffordable to growers. However, a larger portion of the capital and running cost of micropropagation can be reduced using CSUP (pronounced as seesap) technique, where sodium hypochlorite is used to sterilize glassware and culture media followed by culturing without using a laminar flow cabinet. This study was undertaken with the objective of evaluating the feasibility of the CSUP technique to replace the sterilization carried out using autoclaves and laminar flow cabinets. Sodium hypochlorite in four concentrations 5, 10, 15 and 20% (v/v) were used to rinse glassware and accessories prior to pouring the appropriate culture medium for anthurium cv ‘Tropical Red’ in vitro shoot multiplication. The culturing of axenic shoots was carried out inside a glass-cage and cultures were placed in the growth room. Autoclaved culture medium and a laminar flow cabinet were used in the case of the control cultures. Results revealed that the percentage of contaminationfree cultures, dry weight increase and the shoot multiplication were not significantly different between the respective treatments and the controls, as well as among treatments of different sodium hypochlorite concentrations. Therefore, the CSUP technique using 5% (v/v) sodium hypochlorite solution can be adopted to replace the use of an autoclave and the laminar flow cabinet in the major micropropagation activity of in vitro multiplication.