Abstract
Means to increase the reproductive capacity of Crocus sativus L., in vitro, are described. Cytokinins and auxin were found to be essential for development of bud explants. Ethylene and ethaphon pretreatments inhibited leaf development but induced corm production. Microsurgery of the apical bud combined with ethylene pretreatment increased both sprouting and corm production.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 89-94 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 1990 |
Keywords
- apical dominance
- auxin
- bud explant
- ethaphon
- ethylene
- kinetin
- zeatin