Effects of Mineral Content, Sucrose Concentration and Light Intensity on the Growth of Venus Flytrap (Dionaea Muscipula J. Ellis) in Vitro

The Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula J. Ellis) of the Droseraceae family is a carnivorous plant with economic value. It can catch small insects – with a trapping structure formed by its leaves. This study investigated the effects of several factors on the growth of Venus flytrap in vitro (mineral composition, sucrose concentration and light intensity). The results showed that, MS 1/3 medium supplemented with sucrose 20 g/L and light intensity of 6000 lux were suitable for the growth of Venus flytrap. Explants that were previously cultured on medium supplemented with sucrose 10 g/L were able to grow well under photoautotrophic condition (the increased fresh and dry weights were 636 mg/plant and 91 mg/plant, respectively, after 3 weeks of culture)