In Vitro Propagation of Crabapple Cultivars1
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- 1 April 1982
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Horticultural Science in HortScience
- Vol. 17 (2) , 191-192
- https://doi.org/10.21273/hortsci.17.2.191
Abstract
Rapid propagation of crabapple (Malus spp.) cultivars was achieved in vitro. Proliferation of shoot tips was induced on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium containing 6-benzylamino purine (BA). Rapid shoot proliferation was obtained at 1 or 2 mg/liter BA. Higher levels (4 or 8 mg/liter) resulted in good shoot proliferation, but a greater percentage of shoots were small or rosetted. Rooting was achieved by transferring individual shoots to MS medium containing naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA). Low NAA levels (0.1 or 0.2 mg/liter) resulted in good root development. Plantlets were successfully transferred to soil.Keywords
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