In Korea most bulbs of calla lily (Zantedeschia spp.) are imported from foreign countries including USA and Netherlands due to frequent viral infection problems in field propagation. To solve this problem, in vitro propagation system of calla lilies has been attempted, which ultimately would have an agronomical impact on Korean calla lily farmers. In this study, we carried out experiments to find an efficient method for multiple shoot formation and subsequent root induction in calla lily ‘Black Star’. Lateral buds were used for the induction of multiple shoots on basal MS media containing various concentrations of auxin and cytokinin. The highest callus and multiple shoot formation was observed in MS medium containing 1.0 mg/L of each NAA and BA, in which 25 (83.3%) explants exhibited callus formation and all 30 explants produced multiple shoots with an average of 14.7 shoots per explant in average length of 4.1 cm. Subsequently, obtained shoots were tested for root induction in MS media containing auxins, IAA, NAA, or 2,4-D, because calla lily shoots derived from tissue culture did not produce sufficient roots that are crucial for the survival under natural environment after transplanting. An average of 4.9 or 3.1 roots was generated after 20-day culture of shoots on MS media containing 1.0 mg/L IAA or 1.0 mg/L 2,4-D, respectively. However, no root formation was observed in MS media supplemented with NAA, indicating that NAA is not adequate for root induction of shoots derived from tissue culture of ‘Black Star’.

1. ‘Florex Gold’ 품종의 측아 기내배양에서 auxin류의 단용처리는 multiple shoot 발생을 유도하지 못했다. Callus 형성은 2,4-D 1.0 mg/L 처리구에서 63.3%로 가장 높았고, multiple shoot 형성은 cytokinin인 zeatin 1.0 mg/L 처리구에서 평균 8.1개로 가장 높게 나타났다. 2. ‘Florex Gold’의 증식 실험에서 callus 형성은 NAA 1.0 mg/L와 BA 1.0 mg/L이 혼용처리된 MS 배지에서 26(86.7%)개의 절편체에서 발생해 가장 높았다. 또한 동일한 배지 조건이 multiple shoot발생에도 가장 효과적이었고, 평균 16.9개(평균길이4.6 cm)의 신초가 발생하였다. 3. ‘Florex Gold’ 신초의 발근유도 실험에서 2,4-D 1.0 mg/L처리가 절편체당 평균 6.7(3.2 cm)개의 뿌리를 유도하여 ‘Florex Gold’ 신초의 발근 유도에 가장 적합한 것으로 나타난 반면 NAA는 발근유도에 부적합 한 것으로 나타났다.