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In vitro propagation of Sandersonia and Gloriosa

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The in vitro reactions of two closely related endangered species Sandersonia and Gloriosa were studied. Both species responded similarly in vitro. Callus production was initiated on a basal medium containing 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid. Roots were formed on removal of this hormone. Tuber explants from particular parts of the tuber produced plantlets on a range of hormone concentrations. Repeated longitudinal sectioning of the bud also resulted in multiple plantlet formation.

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  1. UN/FRD Research Unit for Plant Growth and Development, Department of Botany, University of Natal, 3200, Pietermaritzburg, Republic of South Africa

    J. F. Finnie & J. Van Staden

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Finnie, J.F., Van Staden, J. In vitro propagation of Sandersonia and Gloriosa . Plant Cell Tiss Organ Cult 19, 151–158 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00035814

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