Shoot culture dynamics of six Populus clones

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Shoot tips of five genotypically diverse Populus clones, P. alba × P. grandidentata ‘Crandon,’ P. nigra ‘Betulifolia’ × P. trichocarpa, P. nigra × P. laurifolia ‘Strathglass,’ P. maximowiczii × P. trichocarpa ‘Androscoggin’ and P. deltoides × P. nigra ‘Eugenei,’ were collected from hardwood cuttings, sterilized,and established in vitro. Stable shoot cultures were obtained from all clones except P. deltoides × P. nigra ‘Eugenei’. The four poplar clones that formed stable shoot cultures together with a previously established P. tremula ‘Erecta’ clone were placed as two-node explants on either Murashige and Skoog medium or Woody Plant Medium containing benzyladenine to determine the rate of shoot multiplication, shoot growth and other responses of the clones. All five poplar clones showed rapid shoot multiplication when cultured in the presence of 0.4–1.0 μM benzyladenine on Murashige and Skoog medium, although P. tremula ‘Erecta’ produced a greater number of healthy shoots when grown on Woody Plant Medium. Individual shoot growth of all clones was more vigorous when the medium contained 0–0.1 μM benzyladenine, and 100% of such shoots rooted ex vitro.

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