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A continuously growing callus was obtained from immature endosperm of Morus alba L Cv S-36 cultured on Murashige and Skoog medium containing 5 μm 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid. Shoot buds were produced when the callus was subcultured on a medium containing a cytokinin or a cytokinin and 1-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA). The maximum number of shoots was formed on the medium containing thidiazuron (1 μM), or benzylaminopurine (5 μM) and NAA (1 μM). Shoots were multiplied by forced axillary branching and rooted in vitro. Endosperm-derived plants were established in soil. Each of the ten plants examined cytologically was triploid (3 n=42).
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Received:17 February 1999 / Revision received: 4 May 1999 / Accepted: 19 May 1999
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Thomas, T., Bhatnagar, A. & Bhojwani, S. Production of triploid plants of mulberry (Morus alba L) by endosperm culture. Plant Cell Reports 19, 395–399 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002990050746
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002990050746