Abstract
Tamarix gallica L. was micropropagated from four-to six-node explants taken from mature trees. Shoot proliferation was induced on Linsmaier and Skoog medium containing 30 g l-1 sucrose, 7 g l-1 agar, 200 mg l-1 reduced glutathione (basal medium) and supplemented with 3.3 μM benzyladenine. Adding 0.5 or 1.0 μM indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) to the basal medium increased lateral shoot formation and ease of rooting. Microcuttings repeatedly subcultured on 1.0 μM IBA produced well-developed roots, a high number of axillary shoots and could be acclimatized in the greenhouse.
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Lucchesini, M., Mensuali-Sodi, A. & Vitagliano, C. Micropropagation of Tamarix gallica from nodal explants of mature trees. Plant Cell Tiss Organ Cult 35, 195–197 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00032969
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00032969