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Isolation of a pure thornless loganberry by meristem tip culture

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‘Thornless Loganberry’ (TL) is a periclinal chimeral blackberry in which a layer of mutant (thornless) epidermis surrounds a core of wild-type (thorny) tiusse. Due to its chimeral arrangement, TL produces thorny adventitious root cuttings and thorny offspring. To separate the chimera into its components parts, meristems of TL were grow in vitro on modified Murashige and Skoog medium to yield callus and adventitious shoots. One of these shoots has survived, flowered, and produced thornless offspring from seed. The importance of this non-chimeral TL is discussed.

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Abbreviations

BA:

6-benzylaminopurine

GA3 :

gibberellic acid

NAA:

naphthalene acetic acid

hybridberry:

polyploid bramble interspecific hybrids

MS:

Murashige & Skoog (1962) high mineral salt medium

TL:

‘Thornless Loganberry’

TLtc :

tissue culture-derived (non-chimeral) ‘Thornless Loganberry’

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  1. H. K. Hall

    Present address: Riwaka Research Station, DSIR, RD 3, Motueka, New Zealand

  2. M. H. Quazi

    Present address: Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, N.W.F.P. Agricultural University, Peshawar, Pakistan

  3. R. M. Skirvin

    Present address: Department of Horticulure, University of Illinois, 1707 So. Orchard, 61801, Urbana, Illinois, USA

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  1. Crop Research Division, DSIR, Private Bag, Christchurch, New Zealand

    H. K. Hall, M. H. Quazi & R. M. Skirvin

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Hall, H.K., Quazi, M.H. & Skirvin, R.M. Isolation of a pure thornless loganberry by meristem tip culture. Euphytica 35, 1039–1044 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00028616

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